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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

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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 

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The​ 2025 awards open in Spring 2025

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Watch the Highlights of the 2024 Awards

Watch the 2024 Portland Business Awards. Just click on the below picture.

Click on the below to watch a short video of the highlights.

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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
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Best Place to Work Award

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Restaurant of the Year Award

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New Business Award

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 Young Entrepreneur Award

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Small Business of the Year Award

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The Café/Pub/Casual Dining

Award

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 Business Innovation

Award

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Green/Eco Award 

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Community Support Award

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The Family Business

Award 

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 Independent Business Award

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The Customer Service Award

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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 

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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

ActionCOACH Dorset

We at ActionCOACH are delighted to be the headline sponsor of the Portland Business Awards.

The principles behind the awards are aligned with our own values at ActionCOACH.  Two of our "points of culture" are "excellence" and "success", so we are proud to align with this initiative that highlights top-performing businesses across Dorset.

There is a diverse range of categories embracing all sectors across the county, so we look forward to meeting all involved and congratulating the winners!

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