Award FAQs 2025 – Stockport Business Awards

Terms & Conditions 2026

Make sure you are eligible to enter by checking the ‘Am I Eligible to Win’ section in our FAQ to make sure the business you are entering has a postcode which falls within the boundary of the Stockport borough.
The judges will be focusing on several key areas, including business strategy, trading performance, future objectives, growth, sustainability, and the business’s competitive advantage. Please ensure that all questions are completed in full, including those relating to financial data and forecasts. If you would prefer to provide these figures separately, sent confidentially by yourself or someone with access to financial information, you are welcome to email them to louiselamaris@cngrp.co.uk or to make contact to transfer the documents in an agreed secure manner. All financial information is treated with strict confidentiality and will only be viewed by our panel of award judges, all of whom are experienced professionals and members of recognised professional bodies.
All entries must be completed using an official Stockport Business Awards entry form to be judged. Incomplete entries will not be judged.
Entries are free and must be received by 5pm on Friday 13th June 2026.
Once an entrant has been announced as a shortlisted company it cannot withdraw from the process.
The person’s whose name is on the entry form as “Contact Name” will be the permanent contact throughout the course of the awards program, and will receive all correspondence, including receipt-of-entry and winning-entry acknowledgements.
In July 2026 the official SBA judging panel will consider nominations and organisers will publish the shortlists for each award prior to the awards ceremony. The awards team will contact all entrants to inform them if they have/ have not been shortlisted.
All businesses are welcome to attend the awards evening on the 8th October. Shortlisted businesses should book at least 2 tickets to be at the awards evening. Ticket sales will open to the public in the summer. All businesses can reserve their tickets beforehand by emailing: louiselamaris@cngrp.co.uk
The awards will be judged according to the criteria for each category.
Stockport Business Awards is not liable for any costs incurred by candidate organisations during the entry or judging process.
Once the shortlist is published, organisations that have made the shortlist may publicise this fact (including using the official awards logos as provided by a representative of Stockport Business Awards) but can only do so with written permission from the awards organisers and in accordance with the policies issued.
A follow up visit by representatives of the Organisers of Stockport Business Awards may be required as part of the process. Visits will take place at a time and date TBA.
If it is found that any entrant has knowingly provided false information on their application for their entry, Stockport Business Awards reserves the right to withdraw any entry at any time submitted by that organisation.
The award winners will be announced at the event taking place at Royal Nawaab, Stockport on Thursday 8th October 2025. Winners agree to participate in post event publicity if requested to do so.
If in the opinion of the Organisers a nomination is reasonably likely to cause material damage to the reputation of Stockport Business Awards or any of its sponsors, the Organisers shall at its sole discretion choose to disqualify that nomination.
Organisations may be short-listed for more than one award and the appropriateness of the category in which it sits may also be examined by the judges.
Organisations cannot enter for an award if they are a sponsor.
The Stockport Business Awards will retain copies of all entries. Winning entries may be used in order to give feedback or as an example to other entrants if requested.
The Organisers or the judges may disqualify any entry that does not adhere to the rules.
No nominee shall engage in any activity that may damage the integrity of the awards scheme or ceremony. Any such actions shall be raised with the Stockport Business Awards who will take any decision on disqualification. The Stockport Business Awards decision with respect to disqualification is final.
The decisions of the judges will be final and will not be subject to any appeal. All entrants must agree to be bound by them.
By entering Stockport Business Awards an organisation is committed to buying at least one ticket to the awards ceremony if they are shortlisted in order to send along a representative who will receive the award if the organisation wins. Winning companies must be in attendance and if a winning company does not buy tickets Stockport Business Awards reserves the right to drop that company to second place and present the award to the company which originally came in second place.
By entering or agreeing to participate in the Stockport Business Awards, all entrants agree to the above terms and conditions.
Tickets purchased: Tickets cancelled 4 weeks before the event will receive a full refund Tickets cancelled 3 weeks before the event will receive 75% of the tickets price back. Tickets cancelled 2 weeks before the event will receive 50% of the tickets price back. Tickets cancelled 1 week before the event will receive no refund. If the event is cancelled or postponed due to COVID you will be entitled to a full refund or you carry your tickets over to the new date.

Eligible Postcodes

To be eligible to win an award a company MUST have a postcode which falls within the boundary of the Stockport Borough (SK1 – SK12).

Why Enter

Schemes like this give business people the chance to show what they can do and gives us all the opportunity to celebrate with them and learn how to improve ourselves! This all works towards the goal of creating a vibrant, successful business community in the Stockport Borough. We urge you to nominate your business for three very important reasons;

Raise your profile

Every winner and finalist gains from regional exposure through a co-ordinated PR campaign before and after the event. In addition, a presentation of all finalists will be shown on the evening which can only result in a raised profile among some of the most influential people in the region from the public and private sectors.

Acknowledge your team’s efforts

Show your team that you care. Achievements can be easily forgotten in the hustle and bustle of business life so completing the entry form allows you to reflect on who’s contributed to your success.

Promote your market

Creating the right impression with your team, clients, partners and investors has never been so important. With objective and robust judging the Awards provide credible third party endorsement of the success of your business. And the very fact you’ve entered proves that you’re proud of your successes and highlights your commitment to excellence.

Eligible Postcodes

To be eligible to win an award a company MUST have a postcode which falls within the boundary of the Stockport Borough.

SK1 1	SK1 2	SK1 3	SK1 4	SK2 5	SK2 6	SK2 7	SK3 0	SK3 8	SK3 9
SK4 1	SK4 2	SK4 3	SK4 4	SK4 5	SK5 6	SK5 7	SK5 8	SK6 1	SK6 2
SK6 3	SK6 4	SK6 5	SK6 6	SK6 7	SK6 8	SK7 1	SK7 2	SK7 3	SK7 4
SK7 5	SK7 6	SK8 1	SK8 2	SK8 3	SK8 4	SK8 5	SK8 6	SK8 7

Frequently Asked Questions

When will the entries open?

When is the deadline for entries?

What is the location criteria?

Can I enter for more than one category?

Am I eligible to win?

Why should I enter?

Are supporting materials allowed to be submitted alongside my entry?

When will the shortlisted be announced?

When is the awards evening and who should attend?

Raise your profile

Acknowledge your team’s efforts

Promote your market