Clare Business Excellence Awards 2025 – Categories
CLARE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025
Introducing Categories & Sponsors
BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD – Sponsored by Essilor Luxottica
BEST VOLUNTARY/COMMUNITY GROUP – Sponsored by Vitalograph
BEST MICRO BUSINESS (employing 10 people or less) – Sponsored by Clare Local Enterprise Office
BEST NEW BUSINESS (UP TO 5 YEARS OLD) – Sponsored by Tierney’s
BEST FAMILY BUSINESS – Sponsored by MHP Sellors
INNOVATION IN BUSINESS AWARD -Sponsored by PTSB
BEST USE OF DIGITAL MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA Sponsored by the Clare Echo
BEST SME IN CLARE (10 – 200 employees) – Sponsored by Cup Print
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXCELLENCE AWARD – Sponsored by Bank of Ireland
BEST MANUFACTURER – sponsored by Ei
BEST GREEN & SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES Sponsored by Rengen Power
BEST TOURISM EXPERIENCE – Sponsored by TUS
BEST HOSPITALITY IN CLARE – Sponsored by Shannon Group
BEST PLACE TO EAT (2 x sub-categories; Best Restaurant and Best Café) – Sponsored by AIB
CLARE RETAILER OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by Clean Ireland Recycling
CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE – Sponsored by McKeogh Gallagher Ryan Accountants
CLARE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 2025 (Overall Winner) – Sponsored by lead sponsor – Clare County Council
To make a submission: https://www.ennischamber.ie/services/business-awards
Judging and Closing Dates
Independent adjudicators, Spotcheck NI, will complete mystery visits and reviews for categories involving retail, hospitality, tourism and customer service. For categories depending on written submissions an independent expert panel has been established to adjudicate.
Closing date for mystery visit categories (Hospitality, Retail August 01, 2025
Customer Service Excellence/Tourism/Best Place to Eat)
Closing date for written submission categories: September 12, 2024
Finalists to be announced in early October.
This year’s Gala Awards ceremony will take place at the Inn at Dromoland on November 27
*It is FREE to enter Clare Business Excellence Awards.
