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From innovative start-ups to industry-leading organisations, our awards continue to attract an outstanding calibre of entrants - each one contributing to the Black Country’s legacy of enterprise, resilience, and innovation.

The Black Country Chamber Business Awards are FREE to enter for Black Country Chamber members ONLY. You can enter more than one category if you feel they are relevant to your business*.

If you are not yet a Black Country Chamber member and are interested in entering our 2026 awards, please get in touch with us to discuss which membership package is right for you.

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*you can only enter a category once except for our 'Black Country Future Star' and 'Employee of the Year' categories where you can nominate more than one person from your company.

Please select the category you wish to enter in the dropdown menu below to begin your application**.

**If you are part of our cohort of Bostin' businesses and would like to enter the Bostin' Business Person of the Year category a separate application link has been sent to the main contact supplied to us at the time you became a Bostin' business. Please email awards@blackcountrychamber.co.uk if you need further assistance.

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The closing date to submit your application is 5pm Friday 24th July.

NB: As part of the judging process, if you are lucky enough to be selected as a finalist you will need to be available for the judges to interview you in-person between 14th and 30th September.

If you would like guidance on writing your award application, we have partnered with Be Bold Media to provide Award Writing Workshops. Click the buttons below to book your place!

Thursday 7th May Tuesday 23rd June

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