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Are you ready to celebrate with us? Nominations are CLOSED!

The female business awards - spreading joy

Spreading joy; Boosting confidence; Recognising achievements

 And it’s our biggest, and most exciting launch of the year! Why? Because it's all about you…

The Female Business Awards 2024 are here - and everyone is invited to enter, AND join us at the awards gala evening on the 15th November.

 

Entering awards are amazing for your confidence, credibility, raising your profile and celebrating all that you’ve achieved in your business.

Entries are now OPEN in all categories, so why not nominate those that are a trailblazer in their field, are amazing people and deserve recognising as such? Feel free to nominate yourself too, we have to be our own biggest cheerleader.

2024 Categories

Professional Service Provider

Professional Service Provider

Professional Service Provider

Professional service business that displays unwavering support for their clients, providing professional advice, support and services.Led by women, driven by results, focusing on the successful outcomes for clients.

EG: finance, legal, consultant, HR, architect, training, social media management, web developer

Product Business

Professional Service Provider

Professional Service Provider

Makers, reseller of products, via the high street, online, Etsy, NOTHS, Ebay store, Amazon store.  EG: fashion, food and drink, pet products, hampers, accessories, skincare 

New Business

Professional Service Provider

New Business

Rising star, who’s been trading for less than 2 years. Making waves and showing passion, excellence and commitment to customer service, growth and their business. 

Direct Sales/ franchise owner

Sustainability & Planet-friendly

Direct Sales/ franchise owner

Treating this as a business, and not a hobby. Showing unrivalled enthusiasm, business skills and customer excellence to build their business without the ick. EG: Tropic, UW, One2One Diet, Arbonne, travel, all franchised businesses

Health, Beauty & Wellbeing

Sustainability & Planet-friendly

Direct Sales/ franchise owner

Self-care, holistic treatments, body, mind and beauty therapies and support. EG: holistic therapist, counselling and therapy, hair and beauty, fitness, nutrition  

Sustainability & Planet-friendly

Sustainability & Planet-friendly

Sustainability & Planet-friendly

Businesses who are leading the way in eco-friendly and sustainability in all that they do. EG; IT usage, products and services to help others, reducing their carbon footprint, consumables and items used within their business 

Services to local communities

Services to local communities

Services to local communities

Supporting local community projects, charities and other initiatives to help improve local environments and communities. 

Coach, Mentor or Trainer

Services to local communities

Services to local communities

 Sharing their knowledge, skills and passion to help others in life or business. Lifting others up, helping them achieve more, improving self-belief.    

Diversity & Inclusion champion

Services to local communities

Diversity & Inclusion champion

 Person or business that is leading the way for diversity and inclusion, in the workplace, business and life. 

Please note that unlike the other categories, this is open to people of all genders. However, because this is the Female Business Awards all nominations for this award must serve women in business, and champion equality for women as part of their diversity and inclusion.

Service Excellence

Marketing or Social Media Campaign

Service Excellence

 Providing customer service excellence across their business, interaction with their customers and how they do business as a whole.  

Growth Champion

Marketing or Social Media Campaign

Service Excellence

 Business owner who has expanded their business over the last year, could be in terms of income, employees, location, service offering. All with excellence, passion for others and a real flair for success.    

Marketing or Social Media Campaign

Marketing or Social Media Campaign

Marketing or Social Media Campaign

 Promotion is key in business. Who has created a campaign that stands out, shows enterprise and initiative and something a little different. This may be across all industries, size of campaign and methods of promotion - radio, TV, podcasts, launch campaigns, social media, email etc. 

Creative Business

Changemaker/ Innovator

Creative Business

  Showcasing the best creative brains around. Those providing products, assets, words, images and support to make brands, campaigns, people stand out from the crowd.  

EG: photographer, graphic design, branding, artists, web developers, podcasting, music, writing, products, event planners, marketing and promotion, social media management  

Lifetime Legend

Changemaker/ Innovator

Creative Business

  Celebrating someone who has consistently gone above and beyond over the years, a trailblazer for female entrepreneurship, a supporter for everyone they work with or have been in contact with. 

Changemaker/ Innovator

Changemaker/ Innovator

Changemaker/ Innovator

Who has taken a risk, done something unique and innovative, looking to change other people’s points of view and really standing up for something they are passionate about? 

Finalists to be announced Sept '24

We're excited for the updated list of categories, as we wanted to make sure that all businesses from across any industry could be included.

Nominations are now closed, and finalists will be announced in September!

Excited and nervous at the same time!

awards process:

Nominations & Applications

Open 7th March - 31st May 2024

All nominees contacted by email

This will be after the nomination close on the 31st May 2024

Judging begins

Nominee's will be asked for further details if they wish to continue - EG: what makes them stand out, why they want to be considered, what impact they have to their clients, evidence of their successes etc

Judging process

A team of business and industry experts will independently review all applications against set criteria, and provide their own 'score'. All judges scores are then collated to determine the top 5 in each category to be put forward as Finalists. Where the scores are the same, there  may be more than this.

Finalists notified

All Finalists will be notified by email at the start of September 2024.

Awards Gala Evening

To be held on the 15th November, 2024 at the Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel. All finalists will be requested to purchase at least 1 ticket to the ceremony (as we want to celebrate with you), but partners, colleagues and friends are 100% welcome.

We'll announce the 2024 winners, have some amazing food, get some dancing done, support and congratulate each other.

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