Award Categories

Each year we have 10 categories for family businesses to enter, the categories for 2024 offer something for everyone.

Family Business of the Year

The headline category in the Midlands Family Business Awards is for established family businesses across all industry sectors that can demonstrate sustained success across a broad range of measures. Sponsored by MHR

Best Digital Tech Innovation

This award will go to the family business that can demonstrate how digital and technological innovation has had a positive impact on their business, embracing technological evolution while staying true to their family values, ensuring sustained success. Sponsored by Family Business Futures

Best Small Family Business

The Best Small Family Business award is for family businesses with a turnover not in excess of £5m and a business plan designed to ensure continued growth and sustainability. This is our most popular category. Sponsored by Ward Recycling

Employer of the Year

This award recognises family businesses that seek to be an employer of choice. If people are at the heart of your organisation then this award category is for you. Sponsored by The Wilson Organisation

Fastest Growing Family Business

This award recognises those family businesses that can demonstrate strong and sustained growth, whilst maintaining family values. Sponsored by PwC

Marketing Campaign of the Year

This Award celebrates the innovative, impactful, and strategic marketing initiatives that drive business success and growth in today's competitive landscape that have been initiated, executed, or significantly led by the family business. Sponsored by STENCIL

Property & Construction Excellence

This award is for family businesses of any size across the property and construction sectors that can demonstrate success across a broad range of measures. Sponsored by Buckles

Service Excellence

Always a popular category, the Service Excellence award is for family businesses of all sizes across all sectors, that can demonstrate how a clear focus on service has had a positive impact on both the business and its customers. Sponsored by Premier Community

Sustainability

The Sustainability Award recognises family businesses that are committed to making a difference through their ESR activities, demonstrating how their values have a positive impact on their people, their community and the environment. Sponsored by The Handy Family Company

Young Director of the Year

This award is for the younger generation of family business directors, either family members or non-family, and will recognise those individuals that have made a significant difference to the business and will make a positive impact on their future. Sponsored by Shakespeare Martineau

People's Choice

The People’s Choice category gives the community an opportunity to choose their favourite family businesses from our 2024 Finalists, with voting open throughout September. Sponsored by Streets Chartered Accountants.

Online Entries

Access the 2024 Entry Portal