Partner with Bournemouth’s Business Community
Not a logo on a one-night banner — a year-round relationship with the region’s most ambitious businesses, building all the way to a gala that becomes the climax of the story.
The Bournemouth Excellence Awards aren’t a single evening — they’re a 6–12 month platform connecting thousands of business relationships across the region. Partnering puts your brand inside that platform: the community, the showcases, the networking, the media and the database.
You show up where local businesses actually spend their year — not just the night they collect a trophy. And when the gala arrives, it lands as the celebration of a relationship you helped build, in front of 600+ of the people who matter.
The awards night is the climax — not the whole story. Your partnership is the story.
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Born in BCP. Connecting the South of England.
The Bournemouth Excellence Awards is rooted in one of the South’s most vibrant business communities — while creating an open platform for businesses, entrepreneurs and leaders from across the wider South of England to participate, connect and be recognised.
BCP Businesses
A strong home-market business community
Micro & Small Businesses
The entrepreneurial backbone of our home market
Employees
Working across the BCP economy
And our opportunity goes beyond BCP
The Awards are open to engaging the wider South of England business community, creating opportunities to participate as:
BCP is our foundation — not our boundary.
Sources: ONS UK Business Counts (BCP enterprises); ~17,700 of ~18,300 BCP businesses are micro or small.
More than sponsorship
A whole surface of ways to be part of the platform — and for the community to do business, all year round.
Sponsors & Partners
Headline, theme, category, experience, media and community partnerships across the year.
Learn moreExhibitors & Showcases
Stands, showcase areas and live demos that put businesses in front of buyers.
Learn moreSpeakers & Panels
Thought-leadership slots, panels and stage moments for experts and leaders.
Learn moreTables & Hospitality
VIP tables, corporate hospitality and premium seating at the gala.
Learn moreSuppliers & Delivery Partners
Venue, production, catering, print, film and creative — the supply chain behind the programme.
Learn moreCommunity Membership
Year-round membership of the Bournemouth Business Community — the WhatsApp network and database.
Learn moreMedia & Content Partners
Co-branded content, coverage and amplification across the whole campaign.
Learn moreYear-Round Commercial Opportunities
Introductions, referrals and B2B Growth Hub services and events beyond the awards.
Learn moreWho a partnership puts you in front of
A partnership isn’t one night of exposure — it’s months in front of Bournemouth’s business community. The figures below are the substantiated foundation; verified reach figures are shared with partners during onboarding.
Gala attendance
Expected guests on the night
Award themes
Influence · Women · Excellence · Leadership
Award categories
A category for every business
Campaign duration
A year-round programme
Cost to enter
Free — maximising participation
Reach across the campaign
- Bournemouth-area businesses reachable
- On request
- Business owners & directors
- On request
- Email / database reach
- On request
- Social reach
- On request
- Website impressions
- On request
- Expected nominations
- On request
- Expected entrants
- On request
- Finalists
- On request
- Partner organisations
- On request
- Media partners
- On request
Figures marked “On request” are confirmed with partners individually — we only publish numbers we can substantiate.
A Year-Round Audience
Reach the region’s businesses across a 6–12 month programme — not just one evening.
Always-On Visibility
Your brand across the community, showcases, media, database and the gala itself.
Community Leadership
Be seen backing the businesses and people that make Bournemouth thrive.
Measurable Return
Warm introductions, hospitality and qualified leads that drive real ROI.
Sponsor an outcome — not a logo
Tell us what you want to achieve and we build the partnership around it. Every asset is matched to your goal.
Brand
“I want Bournemouth businesses to know who we are.”
Headline or theme naming, logo across the campaign, on-screen and stage branding, programme features.
Leads
“I want conversations with business owners.”
VIP tables and hospitality, curated introductions, exhibition space and networking access.
Authority
“I want our company positioned as an expert.”
Speaking slots, a judging seat, panels, thought-leadership content and awarding moments on stage.
Community
“We want to demonstrate our commitment to Bournemouth.”
Community or theme partnership, category association and local-champion positioning all year.
Recruitment
“We want Bournemouth’s best employers and professionals to know us.”
Employer-brand visibility to 600+ businesses, talent-facing category association and on-night presence.
Sales
“We want to generate commercial opportunities.”
Exhibition and showcase space, live demos, buyer introductions, database reach and year-round exposure.
A rung for every ambition
From entry-level association to the headline position. No fixed packages — every partnership is bespoke and priced to the assets and objectives it carries.
- 1
Supporter
Entry-level association
- 2
Community Partner
Community visibility, all year
- 3
Award Category Partner
Own one award category
- 4
Theme Partner
Own one of the four themes
- 5
Experience Partner
Drinks, dinner, stage, VIP or entertainment
- 6
Media Partner
Content and amplification
- 7
Strategic Partner
Campaign-wide involvement
- 8
Founding Partner
High-level, year-one association
- 9
Headline Partner
The highest commercial position
Standout value · Theme Partner
“Working Women Awards — presented in partnership with your brand”
Presenting-partner billing on a whole theme commands considerably more than sponsoring a single award — and puts your name on every mention of that theme, all year.
Not sure which rung fits? Start a conversation and we'll shape it around your objective.
Inventory, not adjectives
Not “great exposure” — a menu of tangible, deliverable assets across the whole campaign. Your package is drawn from this list and scales with your partnership level.
Before the event
- Sponsor profile in the awards programme
- Inclusion in the email campaign to our database
- Dedicated social posts across our channels
- A dedicated sponsor profile on the website
- Logo & mention in nominee communications
- Exposure in the WhatsApp community
- A content feature or interview
- A webinar or panel opportunity
During the event
- Stage branding on the night
- Exhibition / showcase space
- A VIP table with premium hospitality
- A speaking opportunity
- Presenting an award on stage
- Curated delegate introductions
- Professional event photography featuring your brand
- An on-site video interview
After the event
- Co-branded winner content
- A post-event sponsor interview
- Inclusion in the highlight video
- Press & PR coverage
- Database follow-up (where consent permits)
- Presence in winner communications
- Continued year-round digital recognition
The network & infrastructure to deliver
The Bournemouth Excellence Awards are delivered by B2B Growth Hub Limited. This isn’t a single evening bolted together — it runs on real infrastructure: a year-round programme, a live business community, a searchable database and the channels to carry it. That is what a partnership plugs into.
A year-round programme
A 6–12 month calendar — launch, category showcases, networking, exhibitions, finalist reveals and the gala. Not one night.
A live community
A WhatsApp community and business database connecting Bournemouth businesses all year — the network a partnership reaches.
Exhibitions & showcases
Dedicated showcase and exhibition infrastructure that puts businesses — and partners — in front of buyers.
Four themes, 145+ categories
A structured awards taxonomy spanning every sector and every kind of excellence.
A marketing engine
Email, social, web and press channels that carry the programme — and your brand — across the whole campaign.
Backed by B2B Growth Hub
Part of a wider business-growth operation of events, advisory and services — infrastructure, not improvisation.
What makes ours different
Where a typical awards is one evening, ours is a year-round platform: the community, the database, the showcases and the programme are the product — the gala is the climax. That is the infrastructure a partnership actually plugs into.
Full organiser credentials, references, past-event photography and our partner and media list are available to serious partners on request.
Let us build the right package together
Share a few details and our partnerships team will prepare a tailored proposal aligned to your goals and budget.
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