Dorset Local Business Awards
Across the Year ..... Across the County
WHO ARE WE?r
Recognising Brilliance, Rewarding Excellence
We specialise in promoting and celebrating local business success and entrepreneurial spirit in the Dorset and surrounding areas. Our primary focus is on organising local 'town' business awards, an initiative that highlights and rewards the achievements of businesses within the region. These awards serve not only as a recognition of business excellence but also as a platform for networking and business community engagement. By spotlighting the success stories of local enterprises, Marketing West plays a role in supporting and encouraging the growth and development of SME's in Dorset, contributing to the vibrant local economy.
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SINCE MARCH 2020 WE HAVE HAD
44 AWARDS ACROSS DORSET
590 WINNERS
6180 ENTRIES
2,560 AT THE CEREMONIES
​Across the Year ......... Across the County
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MEET SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS WINNERS
Marketing West's local business awards in Dorset boast impressive achievements: to date over 6,000 entries, attendance by more than 2,000 business leaders, 6,000 video views, and 22,000 website visits. Importantly, these awards have reinvested over £140,000 back into Dorset's local economies, showcasing our commitment to regional growth.
Upcoming Dates for the Awards
Dates | Event |
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Thursday December 5th | Sherborne Business Awards |
Thursday 16th January | Gillingham Business Awards |
Thursday 30th January | Bournemouth Business Awards |
Thursday 13th January | Bridport Business Awards |
Awards Recommendations & Entry
All our awards are free and easy to enter via an simple on line form. Whether you're a business owner or a local resident, you have the opportunity to recommend outstanding local businesses in multiple award categories.
Nomination Process for any of the Business Awards
Participating in the Business Awards nomination process is a straightforward yet significant step towards recognising business excellence and innovation in your local area. Whether you are a business owner or a local resident, anyone can recommend a business. Here's how
Step 1
Identify the Category
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Submit Documentation
Step 2
Online
Submission
Step 3
Fill in the
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Our Judging Process
The 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.
WINNERS COMMENTS
The awards are fantastic to give your business some local recognition for all the hard work being done behind the scenes. The awards have really helped us personally, but also given the business more exposure which has also led to more business as a result. Can not thank everyone associated with the awards enough!
Christopher Philbrick, Director CJ Mortgage Hub
We took part in the very first Dorchester business awards and were fortunate to win Best Artisan and Best Overall Business Awards and have supported and entered these awards when we can. Winning now 5 awards over the years is a fantastic achievement and the effect on our business is hugely magnified plus added to our social media gives stunning results.
Neil Strudwick Owner of Goldcrest Jewellers.
Nothe Fort is genuinely honoured to have won Gold for the Customer Services award.
We appreciate that there are many local hardworking businesses across a wide range of sectors who are amazing at customer care. The awards event was a humbling and joyful event. Thanks so much for your incredible support.
Mary-Anne Edwards Co General Manager, Nothe Fort
As a relatively new non-profit business, this award means the world to us. Not only does it recognise and celebrate the amazing environmental education work we deliver across schools and communities, it also helps us to raise our profile and to reach businesses, charities and schools that we could collaborate with in the future. Thanks to Marketing West, the category sponsor The West Dorset Magazine, and the judges for choosing Little Green Change as the Green/Eco Business Award winner at the West Dorset Gold Business Awards 2024.
Clare Matheson, Founder Little Green Change
Weymouth Foodbank are delighted to receive this award. Recognition by the business community is important to us. It encourages businesses to donate or fundraise for us, knowing that it will be used in an effective way to feed hungry people. "
Jean- Paul Dervley, Chair Weymouth Foodbank.
