The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards are open for 2026. And this year they have an exciting new media partner!
ITV is the official media partner for The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards 2026. The partnership brings with it a brand new category, the ITV Growth Accelerator Award, and the winner of this category will receive a massive £500,000 of television advertising on ITV.
“The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards has always been about celebrating the very best of British enterprise. This partnership with ITV marks an exciting new chapter – moving beyond recognition to active commercial support for the businesses shaping the next phase of UK growth.“
Sarah Austin, Managing Director, Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards
The awards celebrate the resilience, innovation, and creativity of British businesses. They are one of the most prestigious and largest business awards in the UK and are considered by most ‘the ones to win.' And we are delighted to be a partner for the awards for yet another year.
Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards Categories
There are 20 categories available this year;
- The Lloyds Leading SME Business of the Year
- The Lloyds Outstanding Mid Market Business of the Year
- The Lloyds AI Gamechanger of the Year Award
- The Lloyds Scale Up Trailblazer Business of the Year Award
- The ITV Growth Accelerator Award
- The Cazenove Capital Femal Founder of the Year Award
- The Blick Rathenberg Mid-Market Growth Business of the Year Award
- The Gerald Edelman Family Business of the Year
- The Vistage Small Business Growth Award
- The Department for Business & Trade International Expansion of the Year Award
- The Inclusion Award
- The Small Business of the Year Award
- The Business Enabler of the Year Award
- The Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- The Technology Business of the Year
- The Innovation Award
- The Customer Loyalty Award
- The Employer of the Year Award
- The Purpose Beyond Profit Award
- The Sustainable Impact Award
IMPORTANT DATES
Entries Open: 8 March 2026
Entry Deadline: 19 June 2026
Shortlist Announced: Mid-July 2026
Awards Ceremony: 10 November 2026
Click here for more information on the 2026 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards.
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