Non-members are eligible to enter the awards if their registered business address is Doncaster.

However, there is an associated charge which must be paid prior to the closing date for written entries. If no payment is received prior to this date entries will not be submitted for judging.

As of Friday the 28th of July, entries for this year's Doncaster Business Awards are now closed.

Brand new categories have been introduced for the 2023 Business Awards. Descriptions for each of these can be found on our dedicated page here.

In order to support smaller businesses that are likely to have less resources to dedicate to the awards process, a handicap system will be in place. You can find out more information about the handicap system on our judging process page.

Each of the awards has specific criteria.

Initial written submissions will be scored against this (stage 1) by the Business Awards Panel. Each criteria will be scored out of ten, one being poor and ten being excellent.

If you are successful in Stage 1, you will then be assessed against the criteria once again at the interview stage (stage 2).

Further information is available on our judging process page.

Doncaster Chamber does not provide individual support for entrants.

However, we do run workshops on both writing an entry (stage 1) and finalist interviews (stage 2). While the deadline for the former has now passed, details about the latter will be revealed closer to the relevant time.

Once entries open for the awards, the relevant forms will specify the stage 2 judging dates (for those who are successful in getting through the first stage).

As a general rule, we are unable to reschedule these dates for nominees (due to the complexities of managing various diaries, including those of the judges), although exceptions can be made in special circumstances.

With that said, please try to ensure that you are available for the stage 2 judging dates before submitting your entry.

You will be contacted by Doncaster Chamber and informed if you have been successful as a finalist and made it through to the 2nd stage of judging.

No companies are automatically granted tickets.

Feedback is submitted with the notification emails for stage 1.

For stage 2, the winners are obviously announced on the awards night itself. The other finalists may receive feedback upon request afterwards.

As of Friday the 28th of July, entries for this year's Doncaster Business Awards are now closed.

During the entry window, it was possible to put somebody else forward for the Lifetime Achievement category.

As of Friday the 28th of July, entries for this year's Doncaster Business Awards are now closed.

During the entry window, it was possible to enter as many categories as you wanted. For non-members, a charge was applied for each additional category entered.

As of Friday the 28th of July, entries for this year's Doncaster Business Awards are now closed.