About the North Cheshire Business Awards
The North Cheshire Business Awards are dedicated to celebrating the success, talent and all that's good about business in North Cheshire.
Why enter the North Cheshire Business Awards?
Being part of the North Cheshire Business Awards gives you a ‘money can’t buy opportunity’ to raise and promote your brand and to be aligned with a number of household names from our region.
Winning (or in-fact just being nominated for) awards is a strong indicator of trustworthiness among prospective customers. Businesses that regularly enter and win awards consistently out-perform those organisations who don’t bother and successful businesses like to work with other successful businesses.
Entering and winning business awards demonstrates to your customers that your business is at the top of its game, reinforcing their reasons for using you in the first place.
It also helps build brand loyalty as customers are always keen to stick with businesses which are perceived to be doing well and being short-listed for an award acts as a third-party endorsement for your business. A win can give a real stamp of credibility within your industry sector and is a sign of quality for potential customers.
But it’s not just about new customers; awards are a fantastic way to recognise the hard work of your employees and help boost staff morale. Knowing they have contributed to the business winning an award is a great motivator to continue to perform for your company. And who doesn’t like a good night out?
Your staff will welcome the opportunity to let their hair down and enjoy the celebrations at the Gala Ceremony.
Last, but certainly not least, winning an award elevates your business above your peers enabling you to attract the best talent. Who doesn’t want to work for an award-winning company?
For all these reasons North Cheshire Chamber of Commerce is immensely proud to be organising these Awards. It is a celebration of everything that is good about doing business in North Cheshire and it enables us to recognise individuals, teams and whole businesses for their outstanding achievements across many disciplines.
Testimonials
Ed Salt – Delamere Dairy
"We were delighted to receive the North East Cheshire Business Award for Export last year in recognition of overcoming the challenges of exporting and for displaying a positive future in exporting
Nick Entwistle – One Minute Briefs
"I am delighted to win this award alongside Big Brand Ideas"
Dave Turner – Topspeed Couriers
"Winning the Best Business Award was a key step in the development of Topspeed’s growth
Anna Nicholls – Axon IT
“Winning Business of the Year: Turnover £1 - £5Million at the North East Cheshire Business awards gave our entire team a boost
Karen Jackson – Robert Jackson Solicitors
"I was very pleased to accept the award for Business of the Year, Turnover Over £5m on behalf of Roberts Jackson Solicitors
Jonathan Corris – Roberts Jackson
"We were over the moon to be named Business of the Year Turnover over £5million at the North East Cheshire Business Awards
Debbie Jukes – Equilibrium
"I was delighted that Equilibrium won the Excellence in Customer Service award, after all we put in a lot of effort to provide a great service to our clients. Having this independently recognised reinforces the fact that clients are placed at the heart of our business, and acknowledges the fantastic achievements of the team."
Rachael Calthrope – Apprentice at AstraZeneca
"I am delighted to have won the Apprentice of the Year award
Lindsay Brown – Motor Trade Delivery
"Winning the NECB Award for Innovation & Design was the icing on the cake for what has been an exceptionally busy year for Motor Trade Delivery.
It has not only provided appropriate recognition for our dedicated team of staff but it has also significantly raised the profile of the business which will lead to new collaborative opportunities and income generation
Kate Ravenscroft – SAS Daniels
"As a long standing local business we were delighted to be recognised at last year’s awards"
Jodie Houghton – Big Brand Ideas
“Winning Small Business of the Year at the North East Cheshire Business Awards was a huge triumph for Big Brand Ideas.
It opened our doors to some fantastic new opportunities as well as highlighting to our existing client base that we are investing heavily in to our staffing infrastructure, enabling us to consistently deliver the highest quality of work.
The growth experienced after the award win will see us returning again this year, bigger and better than ever!”
Amy Wood – Bollington Brewing
"Winning the NECB Team of the Year Award was an incredible achievement
Janna Caley – Boxed Red Marketing
"To have Boxed Red named Team of the Year has been one of my proudest moments so far"
Annelouise Speakman – Destinology
“We were thrilled to receive the customer service accolade at last year’s awards"
FAQs
The deadline for entries to the North Cheshire Business Awards is 2nd May 2025. All entries must be submitted online via the Award Website.
Yes, you can enter into as many categories as you like. Take a look at our categories page and read through the criteria for each to see which one(s) you might be best suited for entering.
You must either be a member of North Cheshire Chamber of Commerce or located within the North Cheshire Chamber region to be eligible to enter, see our map here. You can enter as many awards as you like and you are still eligible even if you have been a previous winner!
Why not! There are a whole host of reasons why entering the North Cheshire Business awards could be beneficial to you and your business.
There is no strict limit on word count for candidate entries, however ideally these will be kept between 750 to 1500 words. Read the individual requirements on the entry form for your category to make sure.
Yes, supporting materials can be included as proof of your achievements, but only if they are inserted into the actual entry itself. Please do not include these as an additional attachment to your entry form.
Following the closing date, all applicable entries will be reviewed by our panel of judges and a shortlist drawn up.
Shortlisted finalists will be asked to attend for interview with the judging panel in order they can place finalists.
The purpose of the interviews is to enable the judges to get a more detailed understanding of the entry as well as the opportunity to ask questions.
Judging Day will be on Thursday 5th June 2025 and if invited, you must attend.
Interviews will be held between 10:30am-3:30pm.
Judging will take place in June.
The shortlist will be announced soon after, and you will be notified as to whether or not you have made the list before it is announced to the public.
All shortlisted entrants are expected to attend the ceremony.
The event will be held at Champneys Mottram Hall on Friday 11th July, 2025 from 6:45pm
Yes of course. Tickets will be on sale from 1st May via this website.
Of course! Whether you won or not, or maybe you fancy entering into another category, there’s no limit on how many times you can enter your business in for an award.
