The Best of London's Small Business Community
The inaugural London Chamber of Commerce and Industry SME Business Awards in February 2024 celebrated the best of London’s small business community. Attended by over 300 guests, the black-tie awards at the Park Plaza London Riverbank hotel showcased the success, innovation, talent and dedication to be found amongst small businesses across the capital.
Achievements
London’s small business community has remained resilient in the face of economic and operational challenges in recent years and these awards are testament to their achievements and the perfect opportunity to celebrate success.
Firms of up to 250 employees were invited to enter into 21 different categories ranging from best entrepreneur to best young business leader, women of the year and best family business, with the chance of winning either the Gold or Silver in their chosen category and the potential to be crowned as overall winner of the SME London Business Awards.
Red carpet treatment
Guests enjoyed the red-carpet treatment with a flowing drinks reception, a three-course meal and surprise entertainment from Singing Waiter and Chef Duo from Encore Entertainment before the awards ceremony commenced, hosted by TV Presenter and Sporter Reporter James Green.
LCCI Chair Julia-Onslow Cole and LCCI Director of Membership and Events Liz Henderson opened the proceedings remarking on the exceptional talent of the finalists and the intrinsic contribution SMEs bring to London, making it the best city in the world to do business in.
Electric
An electric atmosphere filled the room as winners were announced across all 21 categories, see here the full list of Gold, Silver and Bronze winners. Recorra, commercial waste management company, took home the overall winner of the SME London Business Awards. Recorra, alongside 17 other winners from across the categories will now proceed to the national finals with the chance of being crowned as Britain’s best small business.
A special thank you to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry SME Business sponsors:
Headline Sponsors
SSE Energy Solutions and South Western Railway
Platinum
Oxford Business College, Zipcar and Menzies LLP
Gold
Barnes Roffe LLP, Birketts LLP, City of London Corporation, Lenovo, London & Partners and Lubbock Fine
Chairty
CRASH
Award entries for 2025
Following the success of our inaugural awards, we're delighted to announce that pre-launch entries are now open for 2025.