Early Bird Tickets Available Now!

'Early Bird' tickets are available up to midnight on September 30th. Click HERE to reserve your place at the party of the year, celebrating the best of the best businesses in the area.

Helen Lederer To Host 2024 Awards

This year's presenter of the Eastbourne Business Awards will be ... Helen Lederer!!
Helen is a recognised specialist at hosting business awards. She engages finalists with energy and a genuine interest in their success stories. We are delighted that she has agreed to host the Eastbourne Business Awards this year.
Best known for her role as "Catriona" in "Absolutely Fabulous", Helen starred alongside Jennifer Saunders for all six series and the movie of the show.
In the early 80's Helen was part of a group of comedians who made their name at London's Comedy store. Members including Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, the late Rik Mayall and Ben Elton.
Helen is known for her wit and humour preforming her own material as a stand-up comedian, she also created the "Girl at the Bar" in the BBC comedy sketch show "Naked Video". She has also starred in numerous theatre productions such as "Educating Rita" & "Having a Ball".
Helen has also made notable appearances in various television shows and is a columnist for Woman & Home. She is currently a guest columnist for i newspaper and "Funny old world" and writes for The Mail on Sunday, The Express and The Daily Telegraph, Helen is also an 'agony aunt' for Woman's Weekly.
Her first novel "Losing It" was nominated for the PG Wodehouse Comedy Literary Prize. She went on to set up her own Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP) in 2018 to celebrate women in comedy.
Helen's memoir "Not That I'm Bitter" was published this year- and is receiving 5-star reviews!

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2024

Celebrating Excellence: The Eastbourne Business Awards 2024

In the heart of East Sussex lies a community alive with entrepreneurial spirit and ingenuity. Here, businesses both small and large have created the best place to live, work and play in the UK!
Here's how:

Eastbourne is recognised as the best connected town in the UK with average broadband speeds of over 700 mbps up and down-load speeds.
With beautiful beaches and stunning countryside, Eastbourne offers great work / life balance attracting talented business people and investment to the area.
But most importantly, East Sussex has the most positive enterprise culture because we all work together to overcome barriers to business and grow the local economy.

Whether you are a sole trader or a multi-national company, these business awards highlight not only the exemplary achievements of individual business people but also the collective impact of our joint business community. So we come together each year to celebrate the innovation, leadership, and commitment to social responsibility of the local businesses who drive our region forward and shape its future.

Welcome to the Eastbourne Business Awards – where excellence knows no bounds, and the possibilities are endless.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2022

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2023

This Event is Proudly Sponsored by:

Charity Partner:

Event Sponsors:

Early Bird Tickets Available Now!

'Early Bird' tickets are available up to midnight on September 30th. Click HERE to reserve your place at the party of the year, celebrating the best of the best businesses in the area.

Helen Lederer To Host 2024 Awards

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2024

Eastbourne is recognised as the best connected town in the UK with average broadband speeds of over 700 mbps up and down-load speeds.
With beautiful beaches and stunning countryside, Eastbourne offers great work / life balance attracting talented business people and investment to the area.
But most importantly, East Sussex has the most positive enterprise culture because we all work together to overcome barriers to business and grow the local economy.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2022

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2023

This Event is Proudly Sponsored by:

Charity Partner:

Event Sponsors:

Entries And Nominations Have Now Closed

Thank you for entering or nominating the outstanding businesses that represent our area. The judging process has now commenced.

Finalists will be announced on Friday 4th October 2024, 09:00 AM.

Winners will be announced at the awards evening on Friday 29th November 2024, 06:30 PM, ticket information can be found HERE .

Eastbourne Business Awards - Entires And Nominations Have Now Closed

Photo courtesy of
Mark Dimmock Photography

Outstanding New Business / Start-up Award

This award is for start-ups and new businesses. Tell us about your product or service. How do you deliver great customer service? Tell us about your growth,...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

FOUNDRY Eastbourne

Small Business Award

(1-9 employees)

Small Business Award

(1-9 employees)

This award is for the sole traders and small businesses. Tell us about your customer service, your growth, your innovative ideas, your routes to market, your...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Brewers

SME Business Award

10-49 employees

SME Business Award

10-49 employees

This award is for small and medium sized businesses. Tell us about your customer service, your growth, your innovative ideas, your routes to market, your green...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Advanta

Large Business Award

(50+ employees)

Large Business Award

(50+ employees)

This award is for the more established business. Tell us about your customer service, your growth, your innovative ideas, your routes to market, your green...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Gardners Books

Outstanding Family Business Award

Many successful businesses are family businesses. Does yours deliver great service and/or products? How good is your customer service? How well do you look...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

The Rainbow

Outstanding Young Achiever / Apprentice Award

This award is for young employees and young self employed people. Are they a young person with great positive attitude, drive and a strong work ethic? Are...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

East Sussex College

Outstanding Professional Service Award

Whether you are an estate agent, a solicitor, an accountant, a surveyor or in any other professional service, this award could be yours. Tell us about your...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

H R Dept

Community Business Award

Do you have a strong CSR policy? Are your team volunteering to help and support the community? Do you support local charities on a regular basis? Do you make a...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Barwells Solicitors

Health and Wellbeing Award

Are you delivering high quality health and wellbeing? Do you safeguard the mental health and wellbeing of your staff and/or clients? Do you care about your...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

First Choice Dental Clinic

Outstanding Sustainable / Green Business Award

Tell us how you have hard-wired sustainability into your business. What have you done to reduce your carbon footprint? How do you encourage your team to be...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Identity

Outstanding Tourism / Accommodation Award

This award is for exceptional hotels, holiday lets, guesthouses or tourist attractions. Do you have 5* reviews on Google and TripAdvisor? What do your staff...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Lightning Fibre

Outstanding Food & Drink Award

This award is for exceptional bars, cafés, restaurants and public houses. Do you have 5* reviews on Google and TripAdvisor? What do your staff and customers...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Pomodorro E Mozzarella

Customer Service Excellence Award

This award is for any business that delivers excellent customer service. How do you look after your staff? Happy staff make happy customers so how do you...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Handelsbanken

Creative Excellence Award

How creative and innovative is your business? Do you contribute to the cultural health and wellbeing of your customers and the wider community? Tell us what...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

PRG Marketing Communications

Digital Excellence Award

How innovative is your business? Do you offer great digital service and support to your clients? Do you use digital technology in innovative ways? How do you...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Southern IT

Employer of the Year Award

Do you work for a team or manager that cares about you and your colleagues? Tell us what they do to support you. Is there a strong training programme? A...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

LWC

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is for someone who goes the extra mile in their business. They care equally about their staff and customers. They have made a significant...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

The Beacon

Overall Business of the Year 2024

The winner of this category will be chosen from the category winners above. They will be the ‘Best of the Best’ 2024.
They could be any size from a sole...read more

Award Sponsored By:

W Bruford

Entries And Nominations Have Now Closed

Thank you for entering or nominating the outstanding businesses that represent our area. The judging process has now commenced.

Finalists will be announced on Friday 4th October 2024, 09:00 AM.

Winners will be announced at the awards evening on Friday 29th November 2024, 06:30 PM, ticket information can be found HERE .

Photo courtesy of
Mark Dimmock Photography

Outstanding New Business / Start-up Award

This award is for start-ups and new businesses. Tell us about your product or service. How do you deliver great customer service? Tell us about your growth,...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

FOUNDRY Eastbourne

Small Business Award

(1-9 employees)

Small Business Award

(1-9 employees)

This award is for the sole traders and small businesses. Tell us about your customer service, your growth, your innovative ideas, your routes to market, your...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Brewers

SME Business Award

10-49 employees

SME Business Award

10-49 employees

This award is for small and medium sized businesses. Tell us about your customer service, your growth, your innovative ideas, your routes to market, your green...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Advanta

Large Business Award

(50+ employees)

Large Business Award

(50+ employees)

This award is for the more established business. Tell us about your customer service, your growth, your innovative ideas, your routes to market, your green...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Gardners Books

Outstanding Family Business Award

Many successful businesses are family businesses. Does yours deliver great service and/or products? How good is your customer service? How well do you look...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

The Rainbow

Outstanding Young Achiever / Apprentice Award

This award is for young employees and young self employed people. Are they a young person with great positive attitude, drive and a strong work ethic? Are...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

East Sussex College

Outstanding Professional Service Award

Whether you are an estate agent, a solicitor, an accountant, a surveyor or in any other professional service, this award could be yours. Tell us about your...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

H R Dept

Community Business Award

Do you have a strong CSR policy? Are your team volunteering to help and support the community? Do you support local charities on a regular basis? Do you make a...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Barwells Solicitors

Health and Wellbeing Award

Are you delivering high quality health and wellbeing? Do you safeguard the mental health and wellbeing of your staff and/or clients? Do you care about your...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

First Choice Dental Clinic

Outstanding Sustainable / Green Business Award

Tell us how you have hard-wired sustainability into your business. What have you done to reduce your carbon footprint? How do you encourage your team to be...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Identity

Outstanding Tourism / Accommodation Award

This award is for exceptional hotels, holiday lets, guesthouses or tourist attractions. Do you have 5* reviews on Google and TripAdvisor? What do your staff...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Lightning Fibre

Outstanding Food & Drink Award

This award is for exceptional bars, cafés, restaurants and public houses. Do you have 5* reviews on Google and TripAdvisor? What do your staff and customers...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Pomodorro E Mozzarella

Customer Service Excellence Award

This award is for any business that delivers excellent customer service. How do you look after your staff? Happy staff make happy customers so how do you...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Handelsbanken

Creative Excellence Award

How creative and innovative is your business? Do you contribute to the cultural health and wellbeing of your customers and the wider community? Tell us what...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

PRG Marketing Communications

Digital Excellence Award

How innovative is your business? Do you offer great digital service and support to your clients? Do you use digital technology in innovative ways? How do you...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

Southern IT

Employer of the Year Award

Do you work for a team or manager that cares about you and your colleagues? Tell us what they do to support you. Is there a strong training programme? A...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

LWC

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is for someone who goes the extra mile in their business. They care equally about their staff and customers. They have made a significant...read more

Nominations/Entries Have Now Closed

Award Sponsored By:

The Beacon

Overall Business of the Year 2024

The winner of this category will be chosen from the category winners above. They will be the ‘Best of the Best’ 2024.
They could be any size from a sole...read more

Award Sponsored By:

W Bruford

The Judging Panel

We are grateful to our prestigious judging panel, all of whom have a wealth of experience and business knowledge and share a passion to see businesses in this area succeed.

Stephen Holt

Eastbourne borough council

Ian Fletcher-Price

Posturite ltd

Ashley Pugh

Head Judge

Paul Matthews

Insight6

Keith Ridley

Matt Garcia

Identity

Gail Mckay

Bournefree magazine

Christina Ewbank

Stephen Holt

Eastbourne borough council

Ian Fletcher-Price

Posturite ltd

Ashley Pugh

Head Judge

Paul Matthews

Insight6

Keith Ridley

Matt Garcia

Identity

Gail Mckay

Bournefree magazine

Christina Ewbank

Tickets Are Available Now

Secure your tickets for this fantastic event where businesses meet and celebrate the area's success.

‘Early Bird’ tickets are available up to midnight on September 30th. Click here to reserve your place at the party of the year, celebrating the best of the best businesses in the area.

All tickets are available from the Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce website.

Eastbourne Business Awards - Tickets Are Available Now

Photo courtesy of
Mark Dimmock Photography

Tickets Are Available Now

Secure your tickets for this fantastic event where businesses meet and celebrate the area's success.

‘Early Bird’ tickets are available up to midnight on September 30th. Click here to reserve your place at the party of the year, celebrating the best of the best businesses in the area.

All tickets are available from the Eastbourne Chamber of Commerce website.

Photo courtesy of
Mark Dimmock Photography

The Winter Gardens

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2024 will be held at the beautiful Victorian Winter Gardens, but numbers will be restricted to a maximum of 400 people, so book your tickets without delay!

Early bird tickets are available throughout September at £79.00 each including VAT. From October 1st the price will be £89.00 each including VAT.

Eastbourne Business Awards - The Winter Gardens

Photo courtesy of
Mark Dimmock Photography

The Winter Gardens

The Eastbourne Business Awards 2024 will be held at the beautiful Victorian Winter Gardens, but numbers will be restricted to a maximum of 400 people, so book your tickets without delay!

Early bird tickets are available throughout September at £79.00 each including VAT. From October 1st the price will be £89.00 each including VAT.

Photo courtesy of
Mark Dimmock Photography

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