Small Business of the Year
Apply here for the Small Business of the Year Award
This award is open to organisations of any size working in the logistics industry who can demonstrate excellence in maritime and maritime supporting operations, encompassing any modes of transport. This award aims to recognise businesses that demonstrate outstanding performance in ensuring the efficient, secure, and timely movement of goods and equipment in support of maritime operations. This award recognises an exceptional small business within the regional maritime sector that demonstrates outstanding performance, innovation and clear evidence of growth. It celebrates small teams delivering high quality products or services, strengthening the maritime economy, and showing strong ambition for the future. This category is open to maritime businesses with fewer than 49 employees.
The Solent region is defined as the following:
In Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, or Chichester.

Submissions open
July 2026
Charity Partner Application Deadline
31st July 2026
Submissions deadline
12th August 2026
Finalists Announcement
7th September 2026
Finalists Celebration Event
23rd September 2026
Maritime Solent Awards 2026 Ceremony
22nd October 2026
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