Inspiring Women in Business Awards Final at Newcastle Civic Centre: 27 November 2026 12:30PM
Event drinks reception kindly sponsored by Hargreaves
Important Submission Information
All submissions require:
Contact name
Company name
Company address
Email address
Telephone number
Social handles
Companies house or charitable registration no.
Number of employees
Attachments and Evidence
Please include your company logo.
A maximum of three attachments (for example, testimonials, tables, graphs or photos) may be uploaded with your entry form.
Attachments must be image files only (JPG, GIF, PNG or TIF) and must not exceed 5MB in total. PDF files are not permitted.
Any files that exceed the attachment limit or total file size will be removed.
Key Information
Your entry must be submitted by noon on 4 September 2026.
Please ensure you check the spelling of your entry and your company name. If you are a winner, this is how your business name will be displayed on the award.
When you make any amendments to any part of your entry on Awards Force (our awards platform), please ensure you click the ‘save’ button before leaving that page.
You can review your entries in Awards Force by scrolling down under ‘my entries’.
Terms & Conditions of Entry
Only fully paid NECC members can enter these awards.
Members must apply under their current membership package.
Entry to more than one category is permitted.
Financial information will be treated in confidence but forms will be shared with a select group of individuals for judging purposes.
Information from the entry may be used for the host’s speech.
All entries must be electronically.
Submissions should reflect your organisation’s own work and voice. While AI tools may be used for basic editing, entries that appear primarily AI-generated or lack authentic evidence may be marked down.
Any website links used within your entry will not be activated by the judges.
Applicants must be authorised to enter their organisation.
Category or headline sponsors are not permitted to apply to these awards in the same year as their sponsorship.
No employee of North East Chamber of Commerce, British Chambers of Commerce or an accredited Chamber are entitled to enter.
Entering an award does not guarantee that you will be shortlisted. Three/Four businesses or individuals will be chosen to be shortlisted, with one winner announced at the Awards Final.
The judging panel consists of representatives from each category sponsor, as well as representatives from individual businesses across the North East. Awards are judged via the Awards Force external platform.
Incomplete entries will not be judged.
Please note, you will be judged by the content on your form. There will not be a face to face interview.
The judges’ decision is final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
Award winners will be announced at Newcastle Civic Centre.
Please keep the afternoon of 27 November 2026 free to attend the awards if you are shortlisted (please note, there is a cost to attend the awards).
By registering and completing an entry for the awards, you agree to these terms and conditions.
