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Award Categories

Micro Business of the Year - The Dawn Torrington Award

The judges will consider businesses operating in any commercial or industrial sector but are...

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Workforce Health & Well-being Award

This award seeks to recognise and champion the incredible steps taken by those businesses that...

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Young Entrepreneur

The judges are looking for an individual who has shown the desire to succeed and who has the...

Young Business of the Year

The judges are looking for a business that has been trading between 1 and 4 years, who has shown...

Supporting Young People Award

The winning business will be able to demonstrate an on-going programme of providing young people...

Start-Up Business of the Year

The winner will be able to demonstrate that from the initial seed of an idea they identified an...

Community Engagement Award

There are so many ways in which companies can provide support to their local community, and this...

Business of the Year < £1m

The winning business will have a turnover of less than £1million and must be able to...

Business of the Year £1m - £5m

The winning business will have a turnover between £1-5m million and must be able to demonstrate...

Business of the Year £5m+

The winning business will have a turnover in excess of £5 million and must be able to...

Business Person of the Year

The winner of this category will be an Oldham-based individual who has made a significant...

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Entry Process & Information

The Oldham Business Awards are open to all business in the Borough of Oldham with 11 different categories available to enter including, Start Up, Business of the Year > £5M, and Community Engagement. The entry process is simple and it is ok to enter multiple categories so long as an individual entry form is submitted for each category. All applications are judged by an independent panel made up of an Oldham Business Awards Steering Group Member and the individual Category Sponsor.

Please direct any queries to info@oldhambusinessawards.co.uk

2024 Oldham Business Awards timeline

Applications opened: Thursday 7th March.

Applications closed: Friday 19th April.

Awards Judging: held during June/July 2024.

Finalists Announcement: Finalists will be announced on 11th July.

The Event – The Oldham Business Awards Gala Dinner and Award Celebration will take place on Friday 13th September 2024 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham.