Award Categories

SME Ely Business Awards

SME Ely Business Awards

Winners in this category won’t be standing still and doing the same old things, they’ll be moving and shaking, leading in their markets. In terms of this category, enterprise can be defined as showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects.

SME Ely Business Awards

You’ve come into business in the last 2 years (start date on or after the 1st January 2020) with a bang and are really getting noticed for what you do. Tell us what makes you the best of a great new crop.

SME Ely Business Awards

Innovation in your business means doing something new, different, smarter or better that will make a positive difference. Innovation therefore ranges from implementing a time-saving office procedure to a brand new product.

SME Ely Business Awards

This award will go to the business that can show outstanding initiative, boldness and imagination in the enterprise, as well as sound management practices. Entrants to this award will be expected to demonstrate sustainable growth combined with a degree of commercial success that is exceptional for the size of the business.

SME Ely Business Awards

This award will go to the business that can show outstanding initiative, boldness and imagination in the enterprise, as well as sound management practices. Entrants to this award will be expected to demonstrate sustainable growth combined with a degree of commercial success that is exceptional for the size of the business.

SME Ely Business Awards

This award will go to a business person or entrepreneur who shows outstanding initiative, boldness and imagination in the enterprise, as well as sound management practices. Entrants to this award will be expected to demonstrate sustainable growth combined with a degree of commercial success that is exceptional for the size of the business.​ Our judges will be looking for entrepreneurial skills and evidence of how they have seen opportunities and are striving in their business.​

SME Ely Business Awards

This award will be presented to the best female owned business or female who has had a positive impact on a business. They will show how they have exceptional drive to succeed. How have you been integral to making the business or businesses a success.

SME Ely Business Awards

This category celebrates both Community Businesses and Not for Profit Organisations. What these businesses have in common is that their focus is on positively benefitting society. All profit from a community business is reinvested in the local area and all profit from a charitable organisation goes to fulfilling their objectives.​

SME Ely Business Awards

This award recognises businesses prioritising their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices and demonstrating a commitment to change.

SME Ely Business Awards

Our criterion to win the award is simple – tell us how you as an employer look after your people so they take care of your business.

SME Ely Business Awards

The winners of Family Business of the Year will be combining their passion in business with their shared family values. Your business may have been passed down to you or you have started a business to pass on to your children in the future. The judges will be looking at how you can grow you…

SME Ely Business Awards

High growth firms are referred to as ‘gazelles’ for the way they are racing ahead, contributing massively to employment growth.
Our judges want to know about your achievements and plans for even more success.

SME Ely Business Awards

Business Networking has become a very important part of many businesses marketing and sales strategy. Some groups have been around many years, some have only recently started. It is important that whatever way you run your group, it must be successful – prove it and you could be the winners.
The judges will want to know if you are an independent or part of a franchise or national network. The history behind your formation, the people involved, numbers attracted and your vision for the future. Go on – prove your group is the best…

SME Ely Business Awards

The winner of the category will be innovating and adapting their business to not only thrive but benefit the wider community. Have you changed the products or services you are producing to help during a crisis or are lending your team to assist elsewhere? Our judges will not only be looking at how you plan to create a positive impact, but what you are currently doing to put this in place.

SME Ely Business Awards

The judges of the Retail Business of the Year category are looking for the businesses that exceed customers expectations, build long-term customer relationships and provide a service that is consistently outstanding.
Retail Business or the Year includes any businesses who sell products or services directly to consumers.

SME Ely Business Awards

The winner of this category will give outstanding assistance and advice to those who buy or use the business or organisation’s products or services. They will be able to provide customer testimonials to back up their submission.

SME Ely Business Awards

Being “green” and “sustainable” in business terms means reducing or removing the harmful impact that products and/or services have on the environment.

SME Ely Business Awards

Irrespective of your size, your website says it all. It should look great, be really easy to navigate, showcase whatever it is you do but most importantly, it should engage the viewer and keep them on your site for as long as you need them.

SME Ely Business Awards

For business people aged 30 or less (by 1st January 2022) who have demonstrated a high degree of entrepreneurship, creativity and vision for the future. The judges will be looking to identify an individual who has set up a business or has had a significant influence in the business, that has set and achieved objectives…