2025
OUR AWARDS
Entry Rules
Eligibility:
- Open to SMEs with a maximum of 100 employees.
- Open to businesses of all sizes and sectors operating within Nigeria.
- Businesses must be registered and active for at least one year prior to the entry date.
- Entrants must be operating within Nigeria.
- Entrants may apply to up to 3 categories but cannot enter a category they have won twice before.
- The CEO or a Senior representative must authorize the entry.
Entry Requirements:
- Detailed descriptions of the business, including milestones and achievements.
- Supporting evidence like financial reports, customer testimonials, and third-party endorsements.
- Entries must be submitted in English.
- A fee of NGN 36,500 (inclusive of VAT) per category entry is required. This fee is non-refundable.
Submission Process:
- All entries are to be submitted via the official online portal.
- Attachments must not exceed specified sizes.
- Entrants may apply for up to three categories.
Judging Process:
- Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected for their expertise in various business sectors.
- Judging will involve the evaluation of written submissions, interviews, and possibly site visits.
- Judges include sponsors and respected experts in various fields. They reserve the right to reassign entries to different categories.
- All decisions made by the judges are final and binding.
General Conditions:
- All entries are treated as confidential but will be shared with judges.
- Entry fees are applicable for each category entered and are non-refundable.
- Entrants may withdraw from the competition by notifying the organizers in writing.
Awards Presentation:
- Winners must be present at the awards ceremony to receive their award.
- Awards must be accepted as presented and cannot be transferred or exchanged.
Deadline:
- Submission Deadline: Entries must be submitted by September 30, 2024.
- Awards Ceremony: Scheduled for December 2024.
Additional Rules:
- Disqualification: Entries that do not comply with the rules, are incomplete or fraudulent, may be disqualified.
- Past Winners: Winners from the previous year are not eligible to enter the same category in the following year.
- Liability and Indemnity: Entrants agree to indemnify the organizers against any claims arising from the infringement of intellectual property or personal rights.
- Publicity: By entering, participants agree to participate in promotional activities.
- Attendance: Finalists are expected to attend the awards ceremony. Costs associated with attendance are the responsibility of the finalists.
- Intellectual Property: Entrants retain all rights to their ideas and projects, but the organization reserves the right to use non-sensitive information for promotional purposes.
- Changes and Cancellations: The organizers reserve the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the awards due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Refund policy – Grand Final Tickets and Adverts, there is a 100% refund* within 60 days of the event, 50% refund* within 45 days of the event and zero refund within 30 days of the event.
- Refund policy – There is zero refund on all merchandise due to the nature of our ordering process.
- By entering the awards, you permit us to use personal information collected during the registration process to administer the awards and receive/distribute additional information about the awards and other relevant events from time to time. To opt out, please send an email to info@businessandenterpriseawards.com.ng.
Please be aware that any financial information provided will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with anyone other than the panel of judges