New for 2022, SME News is thrilled to be launching the Family Business Awards!
The UK has over 5 million family businesses which generate almost a third of UK GDP - family businesses truly are the backbone of the UK!
New for 2022, SME News is thrilled to be launching the Family Business Awards!
The UK has over 5 million family businesses which generate almost a third of UK GDP – family businesses truly are the backbone of the UK!
Boasting a variety of sizes, sectors, regions, and length of services – many of these businesses have been operating for hundreds of years, their longevity and enduring success are a true testament to their company and family name! Passed down through generations you can really feel the honour and pride of each family business.
Whether its family owned, operated, ran, managed, a husband-and-wife team, a mother and daughter, a father and son – all are applicable!
The Family Business Awards look to highlight those that have worked hard, provided a quality service, and innovated their way through the UKs hardships – we at SME News want to recognise and reward those family businesses that are vital to the UK.
Taking part in B2B awards can be hugely beneficial for any company for reasons such as:
Brand recognition
Boosting staff morale
New business opportunities
Increase your online presence
Builds trust
Gives you a competitive edge
Aids recruitment and employee retainment
This prestigious programme is open to any Family Business trading in the United Kingdom and is completely FREE to enter.
The Family Business Awards 2022 are judged purely on merit. To determine our worthy winners, our in-house research team carefully analyse the information that is available both online and in the public domain, as well as any materials supplied by nominees. Additionally, nominees are invited to share details of their family business via our optional questionnaire to get their points across during the judging phase!
Once the decision has been made the winners are welcome to choose from our range of competitively priced promotional packages to celebrate the good news! These consist of several fashionable items to help spread the message of your success, as well as editorial opportunities to be featured within this year’s celebratory magazine – also winners can select the complimentary package if they would prefer!
If you would like to nominate either yourselves or another business you feel is worthy, then please complete the voting form. Alternatively, if you would like further information about how the Family Business Awards 2022 can benefit your organisation, then please do not hesitate to contact the programme co-ordinator Kaven Cooper directly at [email protected]
Monday 4th April 2022
Monday 11th July 2022
August 2022
Kaven is a highly driven, committed and dedicated individual who sets himself high standards which comes across in everything he does. Kaven has a keen passion for business as well as the determination to offer great service and maximum benefit to each of SME News' nominees and award winners.
The SME News team work ardently to identify market leaders, innovators and enterprising start-ups, driving many of the nominations themselves.
We also encourage external nominations via the SME News subscribers, online visitors, social media followers, clients and wider circulation.
Nominating parties are invited to put forward either third-party businesses whom they hold in high regard, or their own organisation.
All nominees are formally requested to accept their nomination. Should any firm or individual rather decline at this point, they are simply taken out of the running.
Those formally accepting are given the opportunity to submit additional materials in support of their nomination. Although there is no obligation to complete and supply material, we have found that many nominees value this stage, in the process, as much as our research team do.
Our dedicated research team will assess all information presented to them.
The team gather information independently from a variety of publicly accessible sources, which are assessed alongside any material supplied by a nominating party or the nominee themselves.
The research team casts their final judgment, based on various criteria including: client dedication, innovation, business growth, longevity, online reputation, customer feedback and business performance.
Once winners are determined, they are personally notified before any public announcement is made, allowing time for any communications throughout the wider business and the coordination of marketing strategies.
Unfortunately, not everyone can be a winner; however, all who take part are encouraged to come back next year.
Once the press embargo is lifted, details of our SME award winners will be made public via the website, award winners’ magazine and subscriber newsletter.
We are prepared to offer a range of promotional packages and items to SME award winners, which vary from inclusion in the free-of-charge winners’ directory, to trophies, content in our magazine and on our website.
We encourage all winners to publicly announce their win independently. Announcements via company websites, social media, via publicly released press releases, and through local and national press are all great ways of maximising the exposure which can be gained from such an amazing achievement. If you have need of further advice, on how to gain maximum exposure from your win, please feel free to get in touch. We are happy to assist our clients with their needs.
Our featured winners are included in our celebratory awards magazine, published online and circulated to the circulation of SME News. All winners are included in our winners directory. Once a year's winners have been announced the full list of winners for that year will be available to view by clicking on the equivalent button displayed below.
It is the first year this award has run. Winners will be displayed here after the official announcement, so come back and see them soon!
Jane Henderson - Director
Jane is one of three directors at AI Global Media, the publishing house behind SME News. Jane is committed to ensuring that each winner of an SME News award not only has a great experience but also gains maximum value for their win.
Jeremy Roe - Head of Research
Jeremy is dedicated to his research team and to the readers, nominees and award winners of SME News. Jeremy's diligent approach is carried across to this team members ensuring quality in the research carried out on behalf of SME News.
Martyn Walters – SME News Lead Researcher
Martyn joined the business in 2015 and rapidly became an integral part of the research team. Martyn has a keen interest in understanding businesses from those just starting out to those that have cemented their place in their market for decades or more. He also understands that an award win such as one of SME News’ can be a powerful marketing tool for small businesses making it key for the research team to select those most fitting and most worthy of one of these highly sought-after awards.
Steven Simpson - SME News Awards Team Leader
Steven came to the group in 2015 and has since proven to be a most respected, conscientious and valued team member. Steven oversees a number of SME News' key awards programmes ensuring that all nominees and winners receive a great experience from the team and that our winners are supported in gaining maximum exposure from such an amazing achievement.