Cardiff Excellence Awards, it’s your time to shine. Celebrate the region’s boldest businesses, entrepreneurs and women leaders.

Cardiff Excellence Awards has never been short of excellence. It is time we celebrated it properly.

Join us at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday, 29 October 2026, for the official launch of the inaugural Cardiff Excellence Awards 2026–27—a new regional platform created to recognise the businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals and women leaders making Cardiff Excellence Awards impossible to ignore.

From ambitious start-ups and established family businesses to innovative entrepreneurs, inspiring leaders and organisations creating meaningful community impact, the Cardiff Excellence Awards will give the people behind the region’s success the recognition they deserve.

This is more than the launch of another awards programme. It is the beginning of a new Cardiff Excellence Awards business tradition.

What to Expect at the Launch

The official launch will introduce the vision, themes and nomination process behind the Cardiff Excellence Awards.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

Discover the available award categories

Understand who is eligible to enter

Learn how nominations and judging will work

Meet members of the Cardiff Excellence Awards business community

Connect with entrepreneurs, professionals and regional leaders

Explore sponsorship and partnership opportunities

Nominate their own organisation or another deserving business

Become part of the founding year of the awards

Who Should Attend?

This event is designed for:

Business owners and founders

Start-ups, SMEs and established companies

Women entrepreneurs and senior leaders

Professionals and consultants

Community organisations and social enterprises

Business networks and membership organisations

Investors and corporate decision-makers

Universities, colleges and training providers

Local authorities and regional stakeholders

Potential sponsors, judges and media partners

Anyone who wants to support and celebrate Cardiff business

Why Enter the Cardiff Excellence Awards?

Recognition can create momentum far beyond the awards ceremony.

Entering the Cardiff Excellence Awards could help your organisation:

Build credibility and customer confidence

Increase regional visibility and brand awareness

Recognise the contribution of your employees

Strengthen recruitment and team morale

Create new business and partnership conversations

Demonstrate excellence through independent judging

Position your organisation as a leader within its sector

Entries are completely free, and businesses may enter more than one relevant category.

Businesses may nominate themselves, while customers, colleagues, suppliers and members of the public may also nominate an organisation or individual they believe deserves recognition.

Independent Judging

Eligible nominations will be assessed against clearly defined category criteria by an independent panel of business leaders, industry specialists and academic or sector experts.

The judging process will consider areas such as:

Excellence

Business impact

Innovation

Leadership

Customer experience

Growth

Community contribution

The Cardiff Excellence Awards are designed to recognise genuine achievement—not popularity, paid placement or the size of an organisation’s marketing budget.

Be Part of Chapter One

There will only ever be one inaugural Cardiff Excellence Awards.

The businesses, leaders, sponsors and supporters who take part this year will become part of the founding story of a celebration created specifically for Cardiff Excellence Awards.

Join us at Cardiff City Stadium and help us begin a new tradition of recognising the people and organisations moving the region forward.

Event Details

Event: Cardiff Excellence Awards 2026–27 Official Launch Ceremony

Date: Thursday, 29 October 2026

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium

Address: Leckwith Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ, United Kingdom

Admission: Free registration

Website: cardiffexcellenceawards.com

Advance registration is required. Places may be limited and admission remains subject to venue capacity.

Nominations

Nominations for the Cardiff Excellence Awards 2026–27 are now open and completely free.

You may:

Nominate your own business

Nominate yourself for an eligible individual award

Nominate an outstanding colleague or leader

Recommend a business you admire

Enter more than one relevant category

Visit cardiffexcellenceawards.com to explore the categories and begin your nomination.

Sponsorship and Partnership Opportunities

A limited number of founding sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available.

Partners can benefit from:

Regional brand visibility

Association with a selected award category

Business networking opportunities

Media and promotional exposure

Recognition as a founding supporter

Engagement with entrepreneurs and decision-makers across Cardiff Excellence Awards

For sponsorship, judging, media or partnership enquiries, contact:

Email: hello@cardiffexcellenceawards.com

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