Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2024 applications open!

The nominations for the prestigious Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2024 are now open until Monday 7 October. Businesses of all sizes and in all sectors are invited to apply. 

The seventh edition of the awards aims to celebrate and showcase local businesses and their outstanding contributions to Royal Greenwich. The awards are free to enter, and open to anyone who owns or manages a business in Royal Greenwich. For 2024, we have introduced two new categories for individuals, Entrepreneur — Under 30 and Entrepreneur — Over 30, which aim to inspire future business leaders.

The awards are run in association with headline sponsor LandsecU+I and supported by the South East London Chamber of Commerce. By taking part, businesses will be in the running to win the Business of the Year top prize of £3,000 to spend on their business, courtesy of past winner and 2024 sponsor BPTW.  

This year’s awards offer 14 categories to choose from. Businesses can enter a maximum of two of the following categories: 

Best Food and Drink Venue  
Sponsored by Drury Tea & Coffee 

Best New Business  
Sponsored by London City Airport 

Entrepreneur – Under 30 
Sponsored by University of Greenwich 

Entrepreneur – Over 30 
Sponsored by Berkeley Homes 

Greener Greenwich 
Sponsored by The O2 

Health and Wellbeing  
Sponsored by GLL-Better 

High Street Business  
Sponsored by Hindwoods  

Innovation  
Sponsored by Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) 

Made in Greenwich  
Sponsored by Grant Saw 

Market or Mobile Trader  

Digital  
Sponsored by Digital Greenwich Connect 

Professional Service  
Sponsored by Lifeforce Security 

Tourism and Culture  
Sponsored by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers 

Staff Development 
Sponsored by London South East Colleges 

Councillor Jackie Smith, Cabinet Member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Skills and Greenwich Supports, said:  

“The search is on for Royal Greenwich’s most exceptional businesses! We want to shine a light on the important work of our business community and their contributions to the borough. This is an opportunity to celebrate your businesses’ achievements and your employees and teams.  

"We want to hear from businesses that go above and beyond, whether that’s by providing excellent customer service, enriching the local community or offering fantastic training and development for their staff.  

“I encourage all company owners and managers to nominate themselves to raise their profiles, boost staff morale, build their networks and be in with the chance of winning. Good luck to everyone nominating themselves!” 

Councillor Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, said: “Our borough is home to over 9,000 businesses and the Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards are a much-anticipated date in our calendar, celebrating the diversity, creativity and resilience of our wonderful business community. They offer us an opportunity to highlight the crucial role businesses play in delivering inclusive growth, whether by investing in the borough or providing opportunities to local people.  

“If you know a business which deserves to win an award, encourage them to enter before nominations close on 7 October so that they’re in with a chance winning”. 

The shortlist will be announced in December, with eleven of the category winners, and the overall winner, chosen by the judging panel. Best Food & Drink, High Street Business and Market & Mobile Trader will be selected by public vote, which will open in December.  

This year’s judges will be  

• Councillor Jackie Smith, Cabinet Member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Skills and Greenwich Supports (Head Judge) 
• Christofi Christou, Economic Inclusion Manager, Peabody, and Vice-President of the South East London Chamber of Commerce 
• Kemi Madumere, Co-director of Brighter Futures Project, Compass Supported Living, and Camouflage Cafe 
• Councillor Majid Rahman, Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development 
• Mark Jenkinson, Director and Founder, Crystal Associates 
• Paddy Rogers, Director (Chief Executive Officer) of Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) 
• Dr Hetty (Wenxian) Sun, Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Executive Business Centre - Research & Knowledge Exchange at the Greenwich Business School 

All the judges were chosen for their experience and expertise across different fields and their contributions to the borough. Find out more about the panel of judges.  

The sparkling awards ceremony will be held at InterContinental O2 Hotel on 7 February 2024, where Greenwich Hospital is sponsoring the champagne reception and Lovell is sponsoring the Mayor’s Charity Raffle. 

Nominations must close on 7 October.  

Get nominating at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/businessawards