Thinking of entering the Merton Best Business Awards 2025? This is your essential guide to making your application stand out. Join us at Huddle Wimbledon for an evening of practical insights, inspiration, and networking. You’ll hear directly from this year’s judges and previous award winners, giving you a unique window into the judging process and what makes a winning entry. Whether you’re a first-time entrant or looking to refine your submission this year, this event will help you:

• Understand what judges look for
• Hear real success stories from previous winners
• Get tips on crafting a standout application
• Ask your burning questions
• Connect with fellow businesses, sponsors and the MBBA team

Award Categories for 2025

• Merton Best Business: A prestigious public-voted award recognising the most outstanding business in Merton, celebrating excellence across customer service, leadership, community engagement, and overall contribution to the local economy.
• Best Start-Up/Micro Business: For exceptional businesses with fewer than five employees that have shown strong foundations, resilience, and early growth.
• Best SME Business: Recognising small and medium-sized businesses (under 50 employees) that excel in performance, customer service, and industry leadership.
• Best New Business: Open to businesses launched in the past two years that demonstrate impact, growth, and a clear future vision.
• Best Use of Innovation: Celebrating forward-thinking businesses driving progress through product, service, or business model innovation.
• Best Use of Technology: Honouring those effectively using digital tools, automation, or AI to boost operations and customer experience.
• Best Environmentally & Socially Responsible Business: For businesses that embed sustainability and ethical responsibility at their core.
• Best Community Impact: Recognising businesses making a meaningful difference through charitable initiatives or community engagement.
• Best Food, Drink & Hospitality: Highlighting excellence in Merton’s thriving hospitality sector.
• Best Enterprising Young Professional: For an inspiring leader under 35 showing talent, ambition, and outstanding results.
• Best Creative Business: Celebrating businesses in design, media, arts, and other creative industries shaping Merton’s cultural identity.
• Best Use of Marketing: For businesses delivering outstanding marketing or social media campaigns with measurable impact.
• People’s Choice Award: A public vote recognising businesses with loyal, supportive customer followings.
• Best Sport, Health & Wellbeing Business: Honouring businesses promoting physical and mental wellbeing in the local community.

🎟 Spaces are limited – reserve your spot today and take the first step towards becoming a 2025 winner!

Thanks to all our partners and sponsors for the 2025 Awards season