Poole Business Awards
Dorset Local Business Awards
Free and Easy to Enter
Across the County .... Across the Year
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NOW OPEN FOR 2024/25 ENTRIES​
Open now and closing on Tuesday, 22nd April '25. The awards ceremony will be at lunchtime on Thursday, 22nd May at The Lighthouse in Poole.
Just click the boxes below to enter your own business or to nominate/recommend the ones you love in Poole. Scroll down to the individual category boxes if you're not sure which category to enter - you can enter as many as you like but with a different entry for each one. Plus we have a brand new category THE HIGH STREET IMPACT AWARD - read the guidelines to find out more about that one and the other entry criteria as well.
WHO ARE WE?
Recognising Brilliance, Rewarding Excellence
Welcome to the Poole Business Awards, the premier platform celebrating the business excellence in our community. Our mission is to recognise and reward local businesses that have made significant contributions to the local economy, business innovation, and community spirit.
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Local businesses are the backbone of the UK economy
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MEET SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS WINNERS
OUR 2024/25 CATEGORIES
Like to be a category sponsor - get in touch here
HOW TO ENTER AND WHY YOU SHOULD
Awards Entries and Recommendations
You are able to enter the Poole Business Awards for Free! Whether you're a business owner or a local resident, you have the opportunity to recommend outstanding local businesses in multiple award categories as well as entering your own business.
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Why Enter? Being shortlisted/winning boosts team morale, raises your
business profile and can bring more PR and more customers. People are drawn to 'award-winning' businesses and trust them.
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Entry Process for Poole Business Awards
Participating in the Poole Business Awards process is a straightforward yet significant step towards recognising business excellence and innovation in Poole. Whether you are a business owner or a local resident, anyone can enter or recommend a business. Here's how
Step 1
Identify the Category
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Online
Submission
Step 3
Fill in the
Details
Step 4
Submit
Poole Business Awards Judges
The Poole Business Awards are judged by a group of independent judges. The process is entirely online and the judges do not know who the other judges are. They receive a brief and a copy of the entries and recommendations/nominations plus a voting spreadsheet.
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They vote in each category for their first choice, second and so on. They return the spreadsheet which is fed into the master sheet which tells us who are the winners.
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Independent voting for fairness.
OUR 23/24 SPONSORS
Like to be a sponsor in the 2024/25 awards - get in touch here
We at ActionCOACH are delighted to be the headline sponsor of the Poole Business Awards. The principle behind the awards are aligned with our own value at ActionCOACH. Two of our "points of culture" are "excellence" and "success", so we are proud to align with this initiative highlighting top-performing businesses across the area
Headline Sponsor for Poole Business Awards
