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We're now open for entries for our 2021/22 awards year.
Submit your rural business for a chance to win an RBA!
We've announced our amazing 2020/21 RBA national winners.
See which rural businesses have been named the best in the UK.
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Why Should You Enter?
There are so many reasons to enter the Rural Business Awards, one of the biggest celebrations of rural business in the UK!
Entering the Rural Business Awards can have a real impact on your business. Most importantly, if you are so lucky as win an award, you will receive regional and national recognition, strengthening the reputation of your business.
Being a part of the RBAs enables you to access media and press opportunities, which will lead to new customers and better brand awareness. As a direct result of entering the RBAs, past finalists have given radio and TV interviews, and been featured in regional and national papers.
Additionally, the RBAs are an opportunity to network with other rural businesses and our sponsors, giving you the chance to share rural-specific challenges and best practices.
Taking part in the Rural Business Awards is a chance to celebrate everything you have achieved so far, and to build the tools for even greater success!
“Since announcing we were finalists for the 2018 awards, we have secured a range of new business and a lot of media coverage. Entering the awards has raised our profile and with it our bank balance too. I would encourage any other rural business to get involved in the Rural Business Awards, because you just never know what might happen!”
Jules Hudson
Compere of the RBA National Final
The success of the Rural Business Awards is a fantastic affirmation of what most of us who live and work in the Countryside have long known. Rural Business is the beating heart of Britain’s Landscape, from Agricultural Multi-nationals, family farms and small holders to table top initiatives that have gone on to become household names.
Creativity, community and a united ambition to make the countryside work in providing viable jobs and security is what these awards are all about.
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Best Rural Food Business
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Best Rural Innovation
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The Sustainability and Environmental Impact Award
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As seen on…
At the RBAs we work hard to get our entrants, finalists and winners the recognition they deserve in the media and on television. We’re always proud when we see a company featured, here are a few.
Wild Fox Distillery is the brain child of Lancashire 4th generation dairy farmers, Rob & Lizzie Billington. They have so far crafted 5 premium Gins on their farm; each a celebration of the countryside, each unique, each filled with their own farm grown botanicals. Winning the Best Rural Drink Business in 2020/21 awards year lead to this interview on ITV News.
The Rural Business Group worked at the Castle Howard Countryfile Live as part of the O2 Rural Business Theatre. This was a wonderful platform to share the inspirational stories of rural business owners, to offer practical business advice, and to address important issues, from risk management to rural strategy.
Co-founder of the RBAs, Anna Price, featured with the team at Rural Maps on Countryfile.
RBA Winners Spotted in the Media!
This year’s Rural Business Awards National Final was different to say the least, with everything happening online back in February, but that hasn’t meant that our National Winners missed out on their moment in the limelight. In fact, we think we’ve spotted even more...
2020/21 Rural Business Awards Winners Announced
Rural businesses from across Britain are celebrating remotely following last week's Rural Business Awards ceremony, held online for the first time reflecting the locked-down conditions that rural businesses have been battling through the past year. Jules Hudson, the...
Our Top Entry Tips!
With the 2020 Rural Business Awards entry deadline fast approaching on Friday 16th October, we've compiled our top tips to help you write an award winning entry! You can also watch our 'Top Entry Tips 2020' video over on YouTube here. No. 1: Don’t forget the basics. ...
