The Opportunities

Category sponsorship offers considerable opportunity for both brand awareness and direct engagement with small businesses that excel in this area. Category sponsorship includes the following:

  • Brand name on award, e.g. The Bricks and Clicks Award in partnership with Your Brand.
  • Opportunity to be on the judging panel for the award, giving you access to the shortlisted small businesses.
  • Press coverage of awards launch, shortlisting and results, including reference to your brand.
  • Brand and link to brand web presence on The Small Awards website.
  • Branding on all application pages relating to the award you sponsor, giving visibility with all potential applicants.
  • Branding on menu, programme and repeater boards at the Awards evening event.
  • Table for 10 at Awards event with welcome drinks, three course meal and table drinks included.
  • Opportunity to host small businesses for further in depth networking on the evening.
  • Networking reception with finalists prior to Awards dinner.
  • Networking reception at the Awards dinner.

The Media

The Small Awards offers multiple media opportunities for both small businesses shortlisted and sponsors in the run up to and post Awards.

Media outreach will be undertaken to regional and vertical media for all shortlisted businesses, as well as for the eventual winners, and case study-led feature pieces will be pitched into national broadsheet, SME and other business press. All case studies relevant to your award will include reference to your brand.

This will include print, web and radio coverage across the UK.

All coverage of awards and winners will include the sponsor brand.