Media Partner for the Awards Financial Times

Key dates
Nominations open: 19 January 2015
Nominations close: 20 February 2015
Submission forms deadline: 1 May 2015
Voting Panel meeting: 3 June 2015
Shortlist announced: 5 June 2015
Awards ceremony: 30 September 2015

#PBA15

2013 Media

2013 event video

Social media campaign 2013

Our PBA 2013 social media campaign had the following results:

We were delighted with the amount of conversation generated around the event and there was a huge buzz on the evening relating to the venue, the entertainment, the winners and attendees. A selection of tweets has been captured below:

@Beccaactress: RT @PBA_Awards: WINNER: Nica Burns @NimaxTheatres wins Private Business Woman of the Year Award @PBA_Awards 2013

@itsuOfficial: RT @HospitalityGEM: @itsuOfficial @JamiesItalianUK and @brewdog have been honoured in this year's Financial Times Private Business Awards ow.ly/oW6IH

@Magma_CC: Congrats to Sheffield Forgemasters' chief exec. Professor Graham Honeyman - Private Business Awards CEO of the Year ow.ly/oPTqR

@FamilyBizPaul: @RigbyGroup deserved winners at the Private Business Awards 2013 shar.es/ilvQu

@Euromonitor: We are proud & honored to have won Private Business of the Year! Thank you @PBA_Awards & all who made it possible bit.ly/1e6MvHk

@pauljnorbury: RT @PBA_Awards: George Osborne addressing #pba: "privately owned businesses are part of our economic lifeblood" t.co/djsKjsv442

@JampactKev: RT @bbcnewsline: Craigavon based, Ulster Carpet Mills, named UK Exporter of the Year at annual Private Business awards in London

@jamiesitalianUK: @MargateCakeCo @PBA_Awards Thanks! So glad you enjoy coming to our restaurants and love our yummy food. Big Love x

@PWC_Scotland: Dynamic Scottish firms @brewdog and Spex Services wow 2013 Private Business Awards @PWC_Scotland. Find out more at bit.ly/1g3SI3v

@CliveLucking: Great evening @PBA_Awards yesterday thank you. Delighted to be shortlisted for 'Rising Star of the Year' - congrats to winner Jamie Oliver!

@FourfrontGroup: RT @PBA_Awards: George Osborne with the UK's leading entrepreneurs of privately owned companies at the Private Business Awards 2013 pic.twitter.com/ujDxOUAiCv

@JamieOliverFans: RT @PBA_Awards: WINNER: Jamie's Italian Ltd @jamiesitalianuk wins Rising Star of the Year Award @PBA_Awards 2013

@CaptainDirto: RT @PBA_Awards: WINNER: BrewDog plc @Brewdog wins High Growth Business of the Year Award @PBA_Awards 2013

@LizSinton: So tonight my mum has shared a stage with George Osborne, Clive Anderson & many deserved winners of @PBA_Awards. Amazing! Well done mum!

@Mishcon_de_Reya: RT @PBA_Awards: Many thanks to our award sponsors: HSBC Commercial Bank, @FT, @Mishcon_de_Reya, @PWC_UK, @BGF_team, HSBC Private Bank [2/2] #pba

@BGF_team: RT @PBA_Awards: @PBA_Awards are pleased and honoured to welcome guest speaker The Right Honourable George Osborne @George_Osborne #pba

@Thunderheadon: We're nominated for the #Technology Innovation of the Year award @PwC_UK @PBA_Awards this evening, wish us luck! bit.ly/1dTbrTs #pba

@WatesGroup: @brummembership @PBA_Awards Thanks for the support

5 July 2013
Media coverage for shortlisted companies

Cookstown firm reach final of Business Awards

Two Yorkshire firms make national business awards shortlist

B4Box and Appsense make awards final

Strong showing by Midlands firms in Private Business Awards

Cheshire firms makes national awards shortlist

Engineers carry region's hopes of award

2 July 2013
BBC News coverage of PBA 2013

Three Northern Ireland organisations up for Private Business Awards