Awards

As a Member of Ayrshire Business Women, entry to our Annual Awards Programme is completely free of charge.

 

We are truly delighted to announce a complete refresh of our ABW Annual Awards Programme for 2025!

 

Our awards programme presents a fantastic opportunity for you to:

  • Raise your profile - elevate your presence in your profession, or gain some positive PR for your business. 
  • Gain Well Deserved Recognition - Whether you are a sole trader, business leader, entrepreneur or high-flying career gal, gaining ‘recognition’ for your efforts and successes is personally rewarding!
  • Take Some Thinking Time - Taking the time to apply will encourage you to pause and reflect on your business, and your successes, as you form the answers to the application questions.
  • Build Your Confidence - Shouting about our achievements doesn’t come naturally to everyone. The process of applying for awards helps ‘build confidence’, encouraging you to write about and recall your successes!  

 

OUR CATEGORIES FOR 2025

  • Best Customer Service Initiative
  • Best Business Project
  • Best Collaboration Project
  • Most Enterprising Business*

 

*The Most Enterprising Business winner will automatically be put forward as Ayrshire's nominee in the Association of Scottish Businesswomen annual award for the same category - providing a chance for even further reach and recognition!

 

Review our award categories below to get more information about each one or click 'enquire' if you have any questions (this will allow you to send an email to our President).

To apply, all you have to do is complete the application form below, by no later than Sunday 6th July 2025. Finalists will be announced early August 2025, and our Awards Ceremony will take place later in August - final details to be confirmed shortly!

 

Apply here - https://tinyurl.com/ABW-Awards-2025

 

 

Best Customer Service Initiative Award
Best Customer Service Initiative Award

Celebrating Excellence in Customer Experience!


This award recognises a business or team that has implemented an outstanding customer service initiative, demonstrating a deep commitment to enhancing customer satisfaction, loyalty, and engagement. The winning initiative should showcase innovation, measurable improvements, and a customer-first mindset that sets a benchmark for excellence in service delivery.

Best Business Project Award
Best Business Project Award

Honouring Strategic Vision and Execution!


This award highlights a project that has made a significant positive impact on a business. It recognises exceptional planning, creativity, problem-solving, and execution. Whether it’s a new product launch, system implementation, or a transformational strategy, the project must demonstrate tangible results, efficiency, and value to the organisation.

Best Collaboration Project Award
Best Collaboration Project Award

Recognising the Power of Teamwork!


This award celebrates a collaborative effort between individuals, departments, or external partners that achieved exceptional results through teamwork, to achieve a joint aim. It honours open communication, shared goals, and innovative problem-solving. The collaboration should clearly demonstrate how working together produced outcomes greater than what could have been achieved alone.

Most Enterprising Business Award
Most Enterprising Business Award

Rewarding Innovation, Ambition, and Initiative!


This award is given to a business that demonstrates a dynamic and entrepreneurial spirit. It recognises bold thinking, proactive leadership, and innovative approaches to growth and development. The winner will have shown resilience, adaptability, and the courage to seize opportunities that drive their business forward.

Also we are looking for:

•    Originality of a new business idea or a boldness & creativity applied in expansion/diversification
•    Resourcefulness of the marketing strategy
•    Innovative & imaginative communication and use of social media to promote the business
•    A demonstrated ability to ride out and overcome challenges
•    Individual energy, pace and resilience applied

 

The winner of this award will receive automatic entry into the National ASB Awards for the same category, to represent Ayrshire Business Women on the national stage!

Previous Winners

Spirit of ABW 2024
Spirit of ABW 2024
Pat Elliot
MindCircles
Founder
Spirit of ABW 2023
Spirit of ABW 2023
Ann Cromack
iKAT Photography
Founder
Spirit of ABW 2022
Spirit of ABW 2022
Margarette Bryan
Roxburgh Consultants
ABW Most Enterprising Business 2021
ABW Most Enterprising Business 2021
Isle of Cumbrae Distillers
ASB Recognition of Outstanding Contribution 2019
ASB Recognition of Outstanding Contribution 2019
Margarette Bryan
ABW Most Enterprising Business 2019
ABW Most Enterprising Business 2019
Clinic 22
Spirit of ABW 2019
Spirit of ABW 2019
Monica Coyle
Positive Pulse Scotland
Founder and Director
ABW Businesswomen of the Year 2019
ABW Businesswomen of the Year 2019
Laura Rennie
Arena HR Ltd
HR & Employment Law Specialist
ASB Best Affiliate Group of the Year 2018
ASB Best Affiliate Group of the Year 2018
Ayrshire Business Women
ASB Best Performing Team of the Year 2018
ASB Best Performing Team of the Year 2018
Val Russell
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce
CEO
ASB Employee of the Year Award 2018
ASB Employee of the Year Award 2018
Lesley Craig
Break the Silence
ASB Most Innovative Start Up Business 2018
ASB Most Innovative Start Up Business 2018
Dianna Parusheva
Bhaile Craft Bakery
Company Director
ABW Most Enterprising Business Award 2018
ABW Most Enterprising Business Award 2018
Diana Parusheva
Bhaile Craft Bakery
Company Director
Spirit of ABW 2018
Spirit of ABW 2018
Sarah Hunter
Pink Ivy
Director
ABW Business Women of the Year 2018
ABW Business Woman of the Year 2018
Mhari-Clare Green
Flutterby Newborn Photography
Owner
ABW Business Woman of the Year 2017
ABW Business Woman of the Year 2017
Hazel Murphy
William Duncan & Co
Director
Spirit of ABW 2017
Spirit of ABW 2017
Andrea McGill
Killie Cards
Owner & Crafter
ASB Business of the Year 2016
ASB Business of the Year 2016
Toni Dawson
Sugar & Spice (Largs) Ltd
Managing Director
ASB Young Business of the Year 2016
ASB Young Business of the Year 2016
Joanne Robinson
Little Art School Ltd
Founder & CEO
ASB Professional of the Year 2016
ASB Professional of the Year 2016
Fiona Rosamond
Hands for Feet
Managing Director & Podiatrist
ABW Most Enterprising Business of 2016
ABW Most Enterprising Business of 2016
Eileen Frater
Prancing Jack Productions Ltd
Business Owner
ABW Most Enterprising Business of the Year
ABW Most Enterprising Business of 2015
Carolyn Frew
Prams with Pizazz
Business Owner
ASB Best Affiliated Group of the Year 2015
ASB Best Affiliated Group of the Year 2015
Liz Cooper & Committee
AABW
AABW Past-President
ASB Best Business-Charity Partnership 2015
ASB Best Business-Charity Partnership 2015
Waiyin Hatton
Wai Beyond & Ayrshire Sportsability
Director
ASB Employee of the Year 2015
ASB Employee of the Year 2015
Margarette Bryan
Alex Begg
Retail Sales Manager
ASB Best Performing Team of the Year 2015
ASB Best Performing Team of the Year 2015
Joanne Robinson & Team
The Little Art School
Chief Executive Officer
ASB Recognition of Outstanding Contribution 2015
ASB Recognition of Outstanding Contribution 2015
Toni Dawson
Sugar & Spice (Largs) Ltd
Managing Director
ABW Business Woman of the year 2015
ABW Business Woman of the Year 2015
Linda Hill
LAH Travel
Owner
ABW Business Woman of the year 2016
ABW Business Woman of the Year 2016
Toni Dawson
Sugar & Spice (Largs) Ltd
Managing Director
Spirit of ABW 2016
Spirit of ABW 2016
Lucy Bradshaw
Skocia Web Design
Partner, Designer & Trainer