What makes a business truly British?
Perhaps it is the independent spirit. The fair play. The dry determination to keep going. The corner shops and family firms, the inventors and the exporters, the businesses that put the kettle on and then get on with it.
The Best British Business Awards exist to recognise the businesses that represent the best of that: enterprising, fair, and very good at what they do.
Built in Britain.
Best in class.
Worth recognising.
The best of British business is all around us.
A corner shop that has become the heart of its street.
An inventor in a garden shed who built a global brand.
A family firm that has survived wars, recessions and pandemics.
A manufacturer bringing production back to Britain.
A start-up proving British ideas still lead the world.
Every one of these is the best of British.
Every one of them deserves to be recognised.
“You are the best of British.”
“It is time Britain said so.”
The qualities that make British business great.
Invention
The British habit of building something better.
Fair play
Treating customers, staff and suppliers properly.
Staying power
Businesses that have seen it all and kept going.
Enterprise
The independent spirit behind every new venture.
Quality
Work that carries the British name with pride.
Community
Firms at the heart of their towns and villages.
From the corner shop to the global brand.
The Best British Business Awards are open to businesses of every size, in every corner of the country.
The Inventor
Who started in a shed and never looked back.
The Independent
Keeping British high streets alive.
The Family Firm
Generations of doing things right.
The Manufacturer
Making it here, again.
The Exporter
Selling British quality to the world.
The Start-up
The next great British name.
Which one sounds like your business?
A British award can travel a long way.
Trust
Independent recognition can give customers at home and abroad a reason to trust you.
A story
It gives you something to share with customers, partners and press.
Pride
A moment for your team to celebrate what they have built.
Reach
It can help your name travel beyond your local market.
Connections
An evening among some of Britain's best businesses.
Legacy
A recognised milestone in a British business story.
Recognition only matters when it is earned.
The value of an award depends on the integrity behind it, so the way entries are judged should be clear before anyone enters.
Free to enter
Nominating and entering cost nothing. No category depends on buying a ticket, a table or a package.
Independent judging
Entries are scored by an independent panel, not by the organisers, working under a confidentiality agreement.
Read moreClear criteria
Every category publishes what the judges look for, so you can read it before you enter.
Read moreConflicts managed
Judges declare any conflict of interest and stand aside from the entries it touches.
Read moreSponsors support the awards. They never decide the results.
The best of British is not always the biggest.
Some of the finest British businesses have one shop, one workshop or one van.
Perhaps you started at the kitchen table.
Perhaps you are the third generation running the firm.
Perhaps you brought jobs back to your town.
Perhaps your product is made entirely in Britain.
Perhaps you never thought of yourselves as award winners.
Perhaps others do.
The question isn't:
“Are we British enough, big enough, good enough?”
A better question might be:
“Are we the kind of business Britain should be proud of?”
The best British businesses are famously modest.
They may say:
“Oh, we're nothing special.”
“We just muddle through.”
“I wouldn't want the fuss.”
And sometimes that is exactly why somebody else needs to say:
“You are special.”
“Britain is better for you.”
“You deserve to be recognised.”
If a British business came to mind, perhaps it is up to you to put them forward.
From a name to the night itself.
Discover
Find the award category that fits the achievement best.
Nominate
Nominate your own business, or a British business you admire.
Tell the story
Share what was achieved, and the difference it made.
Judging
Eligible entries are judged against the published criteria.
Recognition
Finalists and winners are celebrated at the awards.
Britain is full of businesses worth celebrating.
Maybe it is the shop on your corner.
Maybe it is the inventor down the road.
Maybe it is the family firm that never gave up.
Or maybe it is yours.