Deadline to enter Torbay Business Awards extended

The deadline to enter the Torbay Weekly Naturally Inspiring Business Awards 2025 has been extended.

Businesses now have until midnight on Monday, 5 May, to enter the Torbay Business Awards, with a date of Wednesday, 11 June, set for the glittering finals night at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay.

The deadline for nominating businesses is still Friday, 25 April.

The awards have grown in size and stature since being launched three years ago. We are keen for even more businesses and their people to be saluted and recognised, so don't miss your chance to get involved in "the primary awards ceremony in the bay".

As said by Cllr Chris Lewis, cabinet member for place development and economic growth and deputy leader of the council: “You never know what might happen. I know it’s a cliché, but it’s the taking part that counts. More people get their names out there; they network, and even if they don’t win this year, there’s always next.”

To enter, go online to the website torbaybusinessawards.co.uk where you will find the categories and their criteria. A judging panel will sit to choose the shortlisted finalists of each category. The finalists will be announced online and in paper on Thursday, May 15. They will go forward to the finals night.

This year’s sponsors

Torbay Council (headline sponsors and Overall Winner); Wollens (Best New Business); Newton Abbot Racecourse (Best Marketing Initiative); Stagecoach (Greener Futures award); English Riviera Bid Company (Tourism Company of Year); Princess Theatre (Rising Star Award); South Devon College (Inspiring Employer of Year); Police and Crime Commissioner  Alison Hernandez (Commissioner's Business Community Champion);  Torbay Business Forum (Small Business of Year); Majestic Holidays (The James Wright Award for Inspirational Leadership, or ‘Jimmy Award’); Sally Allen (Innovation); Inter-Line (Apprentice of the Year); Torquay United FC (Sport and Health and Wellbeing Business of the Year).

The Torbay Weekly Lifetime Achievement awards for contribution to business and the community will be announced on the finals night. The Overall Business of the Year will be chosen from across the category winners on the finals night and is not a category for entries.