Open to any organisation involved in the provision of finance to enable the growth of UK SMEs, the Awards are judged on information supplied in an online entry form – with questions specific to each category.

Guided by an Advisory Board, Intelligent Partnership’s Research Team conducts an initial shortlist of all entries to identify finalists – who are announced from August onwards. Finalist entries in each category then go to a second round of judging by at least three people drawn from an independent panel of judges to provide a diverse mix of qualified perspectives.