Bournemouth Excellence
Awards2027
Recognising the Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Leaders Shaping Bournemouth and Beyond.
Born in BCP. Connecting the South of England.
A guide for partners, sponsors and advertisers. Use the arrows or your keyboard to move through.
Counting down to the gala
Not an awards night. An engagement platform.
A Bournemouth business engagement platform that culminates in a prestigious annual awards celebration.
The awards night is the headline moment — but the platform is the product. Across 6–12 months it connects businesses, sponsors, partners, exhibitors, suppliers, speakers and members into one commercial community, with the gala as its climax.
4 themes, a year-round community and the region’s businesses in one room — free to enter, open to every sector, and built to give ambitious businesses the credibility and connections they deserve.
The night, in numbers.
Unique Themes
Guests Expected
Unforgettable Night
Free to Nominate
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.
A community, not a database.
Each stage feeds the next. The awards bring businesses in; the community turns them into entrants, finalists, attendees, sponsors, suppliers, partners — and customers for one another.
Every new customer, partner and supplier is a reason for the next business to join — and the flywheel turns again.
The people in the room.
A partnership puts you in front of the decision-makers who shape Bournemouth business.
Founders & Owners
The entrepreneurs building the region’s standout businesses.
Senior Leaders
Directors, executives and decision-makers across every sector.
Rising Talent
The next generation of leaders, innovators and changemakers.
Press & Partners
Regional media, sponsors and community partners.
Four themes, four communities.
Each theme honours a different kind of excellence — and gathers its own community.
Influence
Iconic Influencer Awards
Celebrating the influencers, creators and personalities whose ideas move audiences and shape culture.
Women in Business
Working Women Awards
Recognising the achievements, leadership and resilience of women driving business forward in every sector.
Business Excellence
Best Business Awards
Honouring the standout businesses, teams and entrepreneurs setting the standard for the region.
Leadership
The Leadership Award
A distinguished accolade for the leaders whose vision and influence leave a lasting mark on business and community.
Award categories of your choice.
A category for every business, of any size or sector. Entry is free — enter as many as you like.
Business of the Year
New Business of the Year
Customer Service Excellence
Hospitality & Dining
Business Innovation
Community Impact
Employer of the Year
Young Entrepreneur
Family Business of the Year
Green & Sustainability
High Street Impact
B2B Business Award
From entry to ovation.
Step 01
Nominations Open
Entries and public nominations are open now — completely free to enter.
Step 02
Submit Your Entry
Tell your story across one or more categories. Enter as many as you like.
Step 03
Independent Judging
A panel of independent experts reviews and scores every single entry.
Step 04
Finalists Announced
The highest-scoring businesses are revealed and celebrated as finalists.
Step 05
The Awards Gala
An unforgettable evening of celebration at the Citygate Centre, 138a Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth BH8 8AS.
Step 06
Winners Revealed
Gold winners are crowned live and the Overall Winner is named.
600+ business leaders. One night.
On 25 June 2027, the region’s most ambitious businesses gather at the Citygate Centre, Bournemouth for an evening of celebration, networking and recognition.
For Partners & Sponsors
Partner with Bournemouth’s business community — the gala is the climax, not the whole story.
More than a logo on a banner.
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.
A year-round platform
Months of presence across the community, programme and gala — not one night.
A community, not a database
A living network that compounds — your brand grows in value as it grows.
Tangible inventory
Real, deliverable assets before, during and after — never vague “exposure”.
Backed by B2B Growth Hub
The infrastructure and team to actually deliver what we propose.
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 moreWhat do you want to achieve?
Tell us the outcome you’re after — and we build the partnership around it. Assets follow objectives, not the other way around.
Brand · Leads · Authority · Community · Recruitment · Sales
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.
Six ways to partner.
Each can be tailored and combined. The next slides break them down.
Headline Partner
The highest commercial position
Founding Partners
High-level, year-one association
Theme Partners
Own one of the four themes
Category Partners
Own an award category
Experience Partners
Own a moment of the night
Media & Community Partners
Content, amplification & the network
Headline Partner
The highest commercial position
- Title billing across the whole programme
- Premier logo placement & stage presence
- A keynote or awarding moment
- Priority hospitality & a VIP table
- Featured on every campaign touchpoint
One of our most sought-after positions
Founding Partners
High-level, year-one association
- Founding-partner status & recognition
- First call on any category
- Premier positioning across the programme
- A distinction no future partner can claim
Theme Partners
Own one of the four themes
- Presenting-partner billing on a whole theme
- “[Theme] — presented in partnership with you”
- Association with every mention of the theme
- Stage presence at the theme’s awards
One of our most sought-after positions
Category Partners
Own an award category
- Your brand on a chosen category
- Present the award on stage
- Optional judging involvement
- Featured across category showcases
Experience Partners
Own a moment of the night
- Drinks reception, dinner, stage or entertainment
- Branding across the guest experience
- A premium hospitality allocation
- Face-to-face with decision-makers
Media & Community Partners
Content, amplification & the network
- Co-branded content & coverage
- Audience & reach exchange
- Presence in the community & database
- Year-round association
Your brand — before, during & after.
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
Audience & reach.
Months in front of Bournemouth’s business community — here is the substantiated foundation.
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 campaign that carries your brand.
Your brand travels with the programme across every owned channel, all year.
Email campaign
Regular emails to the business database and nominee list.
Social media
Ongoing content — nominee spotlights, announcements and countdowns.
Website
Featured placement across the site and entrant communications.
WhatsApp community
Direct exposure inside the live Bournemouth Business Community.
Reach an engaged, high-value audience.
Put your brand in front of 600+ business leaders on the night — and thousands more through our year-round campaign, press and social channels.
Event Programme & Collateral
Full-page and feature placements in the official programme handed to every guest.
On-Screen & Stage Branding
Your brand featured on the big screen and stage throughout the ceremony.
Website & Digital
Featured placement across the awards website and entrant communications.
Social & Press
Sponsored features across our social channels and regional press campaign.
The team behind the awards.
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.
Where the return comes from.
Sponsorship here isn’t a cost centre — it’s a channel. Here’s why it pays back.
Months, not minutes
Value accrues across a 6–12 month campaign, not a single evening.
Qualified relationships
Introductions, hospitality and a room of decision-makers — not passive impressions.
A compounding asset
The flywheel means your association grows more valuable as the community grows.
Measurable deliverables
A defined inventory of assets you can point to — and measure.
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.
Build your own partnership.
Every partnership is bespoke — mix and match objectives, positions and inventory into a package built around your goals and budget.
Pick your objective
Brand, leads, authority, community, recruitment or sales.
Choose your position
Headline, founding, theme, category, experience or media & community.
We build it
A bespoke package of inventory, priced to your goals and budget.
Let’s build something together.
Whether you want to enter, partner or both — the inaugural Bournemouth Excellence Awards are open now, ahead of the gala on 25 June 2027.
Free to enter · Takes 10 minutes · No payment, ever