The Businesses You Drive Past Every Day
A word from the Wigan Business Awards organisers There are brilliant businesses across Wigan and Leigh that we all drive past every day without having the faintest idea what happens behind the front doors. Running the Wigan Business Awards gives us a slightly unusual view of those businesses, because every year we get to read the […]
What Supporting Other Local Businesses Says About Yours
We talk about “supporting local business” as though it is a nice community sentiment. And it is. But economically, these businesses are doing a huge amount of the heavy lifting. At the start of 2025, there were around 5.69 million private sector businesses in the UK. More than 5.64 million of them were small businesses employing fewer […]
McGinty Demack Returns to Sponsor Professional Services Business of the Year
We’re delighted to welcome McGinty Demack back to the Wigan Business Awards 2026, this time as sponsors of the Professional Services Business of the Year. It’s a particularly fitting partnership. At the 2025 Wigan Business Awards, McGinty Demack was named Professional Services Business of the Year. Now, one year later, the team is returning to support the category that celebrated their own […]
Safeseal Roofing Returns as Wigan Business Awards Sponsor for 2026
We’re delighted to welcome Safeseal Roofing back as a sponsor of the Wigan Business Awards 2026 for a second year. For the 2026 Wigan Business Awards campaign, Safeseal Roofing will sponsor the Independent Business of the Year category. The category celebrates independently owned businesses that are building strong organisations, creating opportunities and making an impact […]
Wigan Business Awards 2026 Finalists Announced as Nominations Rise by 30%
The wait is over. The Wigan Business Awards 2026 finalists have been announced, and what a year it’s been already. Nominations increased by an incredible 30% compared with 2025, while completed entries rose by 17%. Those figures genuinely blew our minds. [View the full list of Wigan Business Awards 2026 finalists here.] Wigan Business Awards Nominations Rise by 30% […]
Aspire Accounts returns for a third year to sponsor Micro Business of the Year
Aspire Accounts is returning to the Wigan Business Awards for a third consecutive year, once again sponsoring the Micro Business of the Year category. Jenny Vadasz and the team have become a huge part of the WBA campaign over the last three years. They genuinely champion local businesses, get involved throughout the campaign, and actively support Wigan’s […]
What Makes a Strong Wigan Business Awards Entry?
We are currently in the process of announcing the finalists for the Wigan Business Awards 2026. This year, we received a record number of applications. That gave our independent shortlisting panel a huge amount to read, consider and score. It also made the differences between a strong application and an average one much easier to see. We know it […]
Final Call: Wigan Business Awards 2026 Entries Close Monday 29 June
Entries for the Wigan Business Awards 2026 close at midnight on Monday 29 June 2026. With less than a week to go, businesses, teams and individuals across Wigan Borough are being encouraged to complete their entries and submit them before the deadline. Nominations for this year’s awards have now closed, but entries are still open. That means whether you received a […]
Wigan Business Awards Community Celebrates EVA Finalists
The Wigan Business Awards community has even more reason to celebrate, as several familiar faces connected through the awards have been named as finalists in this year’s Enterprise Vision Awards. The Enterprise Vision Awards, also known as the EVAs, celebrate women in business from across the UK. They recognise achievement, resilience, leadership and impact across a wide […]
Freelancer of the Year: You Are the Business
Freelancers are often the people behind the scenes making things happen. They support businesses, deliver specialist services, solve problems, create content, manage projects, keep clients moving and bring ideas to life. Yet, because many freelancers work independently, they can be the first to overlook their own achievements. The Freelancer of the Year category at the Wigan Business Awards […]