YOUR
LOCAL
BUSINESS
AWARDS
Free and Easy to Enter
Portland Business Awards
Brought to you in association with Portland Port
Dorset Local Business Awards
Across the Year ..... Across the County
WHO ARE WE?
Recognising Brilliance, Rewarding Excellence
Welcome to the Portland Business Awards, the premier platform celebrating the business excellence in our community. Our mission is to recognise and reward local entrepreneurial businesses that have made significant contributions to the local economy, business innovation, and community spirit
Local businesses are the backbone of the UK economy
The 2025 awards open in Spring 2025
Watch the Highlights of the 2024 Awards
Click on the below to watch a short video of the highlights.
To see which Portland businesses are winners in the West Dorset Gold Business Awards click the image below
MEET OUR 2024 WINNERS
Photos courtesy of Mogfish Marketing and Aham Photos
OUR CATEGORIES
Like to be a category sponsor in the 2025 awards - get in touch here
Best Place to Work Award
Restaurant of the Year Award
New Business Award
Young Entrepreneur Award
Small Business of the Year Award
The Café/Pub/Casual Dining
Award
Business Innovation
Award
Green/Eco Award
Community Support Award
The Family Business
Award
Independent Business Award
The Customer Service Award
B2B Business Award
ENTERING THE AWARDS AND WHY YOU SHOULD ENTER
Awards Recommendation & Entry
Enter the Portland Business Awards for Free! Whether you're a business owner or a local resident, you have the opportunity to enter your own business, or where you work, and recommend (nominate) outstanding local businesses in multiple award categories.
Why Enter?
People trust and are drawn to 'award-winning' businesses so being shortlisted or winning can not only boost team morale but can increase you profile and attract new customers.
Click the button below to initiate the process and help spotlight business excellence, innovation, and community impact.
Process for the Portland Business Awards
Participating in the Portland Business Awards recommendation (nomination) process is a straightforward yet significant step towards recognising business excellence and innovation in Weymouth. Whether you are a business owner or a local resident, anyone can recommend (nominate) a local business. Here's how
Step 1
Identify the Category
Step 2
Online
Submission
Step 3
Fill in the
Details
Step 4
Submit
The Judging Process
Portland Business Awards Judges
The Portland 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 plus a voting spreadsheet. 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.
OUR 2024 SPONSORS
Like to be a category sponsor in 2025 - get in touch here
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We at ActionCOACH are delighted to be the headline sponsor of the '23/24 Portland 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 Portland Business Awards
