The winner of this year’s overall Havering Small Business of the Year, selected from the ten category winners, will receive a prize valued at £25,000 from JCDecaux UK.
The overall winner will be able to spend it on advertising in the borough to promote their business.
JCDecaux is the UK’s leading outdoor advertising company and their commitment to fostering local entrepreneurship and driving economic growth has set a benchmark in the industry.
Councillor Ray Morgon, Leader of Havering Council, said:
“Havering Council is proud to partner with JCDecaux as this year’s prize sponsor for the Small Business Awards.
“We are excited to offer this significant prize to our overall winner, revealed at the awards ceremony in September.
“Our mission has always been to empower small businesses by offering them the tools and platforms they need to succeed and the awards is a testament to that dedication and the positive impact we strive to make in the community.
“I want to encourage as many businesses and customers as possible to take part.”
Phil Drye, Chief Commercial Development Officer of JCDecaux UK said,
“I’m very proud to be supporting the launch of this exciting initiative which will help businesses in Havering scale and grow, using the power of the public screen of Out-of-Home advertising.
“JCDecaux UK will be installing 50 new digital screens in Havering this year, in the town centres of Romford, Hornchurch and Upminster, and our support of the awards will show how Out-of-home media in Havering can build fame and drive results for local businesses.
“I look forward to seeing the competition entries and working with our partner, Havering Council, to drive business success in the borough.”
The awards format for 2025 has changed to allow Havering businesses to nominate themselves and for the public to vote for their favourites, too.
Then, for the second and final round in May 2025, we will contact the shortlisted businesses with the highest number of votes to ask them to show us why they think they should win. Businesses will have five weeks to respond.
All finalists will then be invited to an awards evening in September where the winners will be announced.
Havering Small Business Awards are supported by our main sponsor, Wates (Opens in new tab), Time FM (Opens in new tab) (our media sponsor) and our individual category sponsors are listed on our awards page.