2025 Award Categories

The Good Small Business Awards 2025

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Announce the Winners | Celebrate Best Practice | Showcase Live Impact Demonstrations

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Sustainable Technology

Exploring new technologies that drive sustainable business and foster the development of greener solutions

Sustainable Disruptor

A business that has successfully implemented a disruptive business model, based on good sustainability-led business principles

Circular Economy

A business that has designed and/or implemented effective methods to reduce waste and promote the circular economy

Sustainable Supply Chain

Highlighting companies that integrate sustainability initiatives into their supply chains

Sustainable Innovation

Companies that have applied new ideas to create value for people and the planet

Net Zero

Recognising companies that are leading the charge in advancing the transition to a net-zero economy

Sustainability Leadership

A business owner/leader who has made strides in sustainability for transformational future impact

Community Social Impact

Organisations driven by demonstrable community social impact – best suited to CICs, NfPs and charities, but is open to all organisations.

Diversity & Inclusion

Celebrating companies that lead the way in championing diversity, equity, and inclusivity in the workplace

Manufacturing Champion

A manufacturing business that has achieved excellent sustainability impact

Digital & Creative Champion

Companies that have achieved excellent sustainability impact in the Digital & Creative industry

Retail & Wholesale Champion

Companies that have achieved excellent sustainability impact in the Retail and/or Wholesale industry

Health & Wellbeing Champion

A business that has achieved excellent sustainability impact in the Healthcare, Social Care and Mental Health industries

Hospitality & Leisure Champion

A business that has achieved excellent sustainability impact in the Hospitality & Leisure industry

Good Small Business of the Year 2025

The winner of this award is selected by the Judges.

Who can enter?

The Good Small Business Awards recognises small businesses with a legal entity and 1 to 200 employees based in the UK who meet these Awards entry requirements. All personal information will be kept confidential.

These Awards provide a platform for small businesses to showcase how best practice sustainability strategy, innovation and activities have transformed their business and brought opportunities to fulfil their people in developing their local economies and inspiring their market to achieve a better environment.

Terms & Conditions

  • The Awards are free to enter.
  • All entries must be submitted through the online system on the Good Small Business Awards portal.
  • Entries received after the deadline date will not be considered.
  • All entries must meet the entry criteria and entry conditions or the entry will be discarded.
  • The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Sponsors may not enter a category they are sponsoring and judges will not judge a category they are entering.
  • The judges reserve the right to move your entry to another category or add your entry to another category.
  • All comments, facts and figures submitted on your entry must be accurate to the best of your knowledge and will be kept confidential.
  • By submitting your entry, you are agreeing for you and your business to partake in the publicity of the awards, including any images taken on the awards night.
  • It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure any testimonials, customer information or data supplied as part of the entry meets GDPR guidelines.
  • You may enter more than one category if relevant to your business.
  • Entries must be individually tailored to each category and may be removed if the content is duplicated.
  • Entrants may be asked to provide further information supporting entry forms that will be permanently deleted within three months of the Awards Ceremony.
  • We reserve the right to:
    • withdraw a category at any time
    • extend the entry deadline
    • change the Awards dinner date
    • change some tickets to online (for example, to meet COVID restriction requirements)

Contact us at awards@goodsmallbusiness.co.uk if you have any queries about the entry process.