About the awards

The 2024 everywoman Entrepreneur Awards is the UK’s leading awards programme for women in business. Now in its 22nd year, the event continues to build on its longstanding legacy and bold and continuing impact on British Enterprise by celebrating, amplifying, and facilitating the success of entrepreneurial women and their businesses. 

When The everywoman Awards were launched in 2003, female entrepreneurs and their businesses were unknown and missed from the history of Britain’s economic success because they were not profiled in the media. To remedy this, the awards created a platform to uncover, share and amplify the diverse array of businesses that women were running and the stories of ordinary women achieving extraordinary success. 

Over the last 21 years the everywoman Awards has built an archive of female achievement in business; a rich tapestry of stories, comprising women of all ages and backgrounds, and from all corners of the UK. The categories for 2024 enable a broad the range of businesses and female entrepreneurs to be celebrated, reflecting the diverse fabric of entrepreneurship that makes up the UK landscape. Through sharing the entrepreneurial stories of these women, the programme continues to be a part of history, by making these bold ambitions for female entrepreneurship and their role in the British economy come to life.  

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Why enter or nominate?

Advantages Includes:

Recognition

Receive sector-wide recognition for both individual and company achievements.

Inspire

Inspire the next generation of female entrepreneurs.

Raise your profile

Raise your profile with our extensive PR campaign.

Boost your credentials

Boost your own and your company’s professional credentials.

Spotlight

Shine a spotlight on your achievements, and those of your business.

It's free!

It’s free to nominate yourself or someone else you know.

Who can enter?

The everywoman Entrepreneur Awards are open to any female business owner whether they operate as a limited company, sole trader, or in partnership with others. The awards celebrate the woman behind the business, her personal successes and achievements and how she individually inspires others.

Entrants should:

  1.  Be a female entrepreneur (or entrepreneurs)
  2.  Be based or have their chief operations in the UK or Ireland
  3.  Have been in business for a minimum of 18 months as of 11 July 2024 (ie 10.01.2023 or earlier)
  4.  Be available for a judging day on 8 October 2024 and the awards ceremony in London in 4 December 2024

Judging

Any one of our winners or finalists will tell you that the judging process is one of the most enjoyable parts of the programme. All finalists are invited to attend a judging day where they will get to meet our exceptional judges, one another as well as the everywoman team. Many forge connections that last well after the programme has finished.

All decisions regarding the judging process are made by our independent judging panel. The everywoman team do not influence this process. The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into before or after the judging.

Due to the large number of nominations received, the judging panel are unable to provide individual feedback.

Key dates: 2024 Awards

Nominations open – 25 March 2024 

Nominations close –  3 June 2024

Judging day – 8 October 2024 

Awards – 4 December 2024 

Venue and accommodation

The Londoner Hotel 
38 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7DX

Frequently asked questions

Nominations for the 2024 Awards will open on 25 March 2024 (date tbc).  Register your interest to be reminded when nominations open!

Nominations for the 2024 Awards will close on 3 June 2024

No, our awards are totally free to enter.

You can, but you will only be taken through in the one that the judges think suits you best.

Yes, you can save and exit the awards portal whenever you need to, and then log back in to finish and submit your entry.

Entrants will be notified in September if they are required for the judges’ interview in October.

These can be found HERE

About everywoman

Founded in 1999, everywoman has been at the forefront of the international movement for gender parity in the workplace. Building a trusted brand for 25 years we have had the privilege of creating a community of over 130 corporate partners and a network of more than 50,000 women around the world.