Verwood Business Awards
Dorset Local Business Awards
Across the year ..... Across the County
THE AWARDS
Launching January 2025
Open to all local businesses - Free and easy to Enter
Click here to join us at the launch on Wednesday January 8th at lunchtime
WHO ARE WE?
Recognising Excellence, Rewarding Success
Welcome to the Verwood Business Awards, the premier platform celebrating the business excellence in our community. Our mission is to recognise and reward enterprising 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
WHY ENTER? - WHY BE A SPONSOR
Why Enter?
People are drawn to award winning businesses and trust them - being shortlisted or winning gives credibility and re-assures existing clients/customers that they picked the right company to do business with. They can lead to increased sales/profits, boost team morale and give an edge over competitors. These exciting new awards are free and easy to enter.
Someone will win and it could be you!
Why Nominate
Nominating a local business is a way to show your support for the ones you think worthy of an award- remember though it is not the number of nominations that make a winner but the quality i.e. the reasons you give for that business really standing out ahead of its competitors.
Why be a Sponsor?
The awards recognise excellence, promote innovation and give sponsors a chance to be visibly seen supporting their business community whilst promoting their business and taking advantage of the networking opportunities. They are able to meet new contacts and potentially achieve new business and at the same time enhance their credibility.
OUR CATEGORIES
Like to sponsor a category then get in touch
HOW TO ENTER AND WHY YOU SHOULD
Awards Recommendation & Entry
Enter the VERWOOD 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.
Click the button ABOVE IN YOUR CHOSEN CATEGORY to initiate the recommendation/nomination process and help spotlight business excellence, innovation, and community impact in VERWOOD.
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Why Enter? People trust award winning businesses and being a winner or shortlisted business in the awards boosts team spirit, attracts new customers, and raises your profile.
Recommendation/Nomination Process for the Verwood Business Awards
Participating in the Verwood Business Awards nomination process is a straightforward yet significant step towards recognising business excellence and innovation in the area.. Whether you are a business owner or a local resident, anyone can recommend a business. Here's how
Step 1
Identify the Category
Step 2
Online
Submission
Step 3
Fill in the
Details
Step 4
Submit Documentation
VERWOOD BUSINESS AWARDS JUDGING
The Verwood 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 SPONSORS
Our awards sponsors will be announced after the launch in January - we have a headline sponsor (see below) and then a sponsor per category. If you would like to know more then please get in touch. We also have a chosen charity that gets a free sponsorship to help them promote their services - we know its tough currently for a lot of charities in the UK so hope this is a way to help one in our local community.
We at ActionCOACH are delighted to be the headline sponsor of the 2025 Verwood 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 the Verwood Business Awards
