A city built on ambition should celebrate its achievers.
People come to Dubai from all over the world to build something. Founders, family businesses, global companies and small ventures all compete in one of the fastest-moving business cities anywhere.
The Dubai Business Award exists to recognise the businesses and people achieving something remarkable here, whatever their size and wherever they started.
Built in Dubai.
Measured against the best.
Worth recognising.
In a city of record-breakers, real achievement can go unseen.
A founder who arrived with an idea and built a company.
A family trading business that has grown with the city for decades.
A small team competing with global names, and winning.
A company that made its people feel at home far from home.
A business that chose Dubai as the base to reach the world.
Dubai celebrates big things.
This award makes sure the best businesses are among them.
“You built something here.”
“Dubai should know your name.”
What it takes to lead in Dubai.
Ambition
Setting goals as bold as the city itself.
Excellence
Standards that hold up against the best in the world.
Innovation
New ideas in a city that welcomes them.
Global reach
Using Dubai as a base to trade across the world.
People
Building teams from many nations into one.
Service
The hospitality and service Dubai is known for.
Founders and firms from every corner of the world.
The Dubai Business Award is for every business building in Dubai, from new ventures to established groups.
The Founder
Who came to Dubai with an idea.
The Family Business
Growing with the city, generation after generation.
The Challenger
Taking on established names, and holding its own.
The Global Company
Leading its region from Dubai.
The People Builder
Making a team of many nations feel like one.
The Service Leader
Setting the standard for customer experience.
Which one sounds like your business?
You don't need a tower to be one of the best.
In a city of landmarks, excellent businesses of every size deserve to be seen.
Perhaps you started here only a few years ago.
Perhaps your team is small but world class.
Perhaps you grew through a difficult market.
Perhaps your clients are spread across the region.
Perhaps nobody has told your story yet.
Perhaps it is time.
The question isn't:
“Are we big enough for a Dubai award?”
A better question might be:
“Have we achieved something worth recognising?”
Recognition can help you stand out in a crowded market.
Credibility
Independent recognition can reassure clients and partners in a competitive market.
Profile
It gives you a story to share with the region's business community.
Talent
Recognition can help attract the people you want to hire.
Pride
A moment your whole team can share.
Connections
An evening among Dubai's business leaders.
A milestone
A recognised achievement in your growth story.
The business that deserves it may be too focused on the next goal.
They may say:
“We're focused on growth.”
“There are bigger companies.”
“We'll enter next year.”
And sometimes that is exactly why somebody else needs to say:
“What you have built already counts.”
“Dubai should know.”
“You deserve to be recognised.”
If a Dubai business came to mind, perhaps their nomination starts with you.
Recognition only matters when it is earned.
The value of an award depends on the integrity behind it, so the way entries are judged should be clear before anyone enters.
Free to enter
Nominating and entering cost nothing. No category depends on buying a ticket, a table or a package.
Independent judging
Entries are scored by an independent panel, not by the organisers, working under a confidentiality agreement.
Read moreClear criteria
Every category publishes what the judges look for, so you can read it before you enter.
Read moreConflicts managed
Judges declare any conflict of interest and stand aside from the entries it touches.
Read moreSponsors support the awards. They never decide the results.
From a name to the night itself.
Discover
Find the award category that fits the achievement best.
Nominate
Nominate your own company, or a Dubai business you admire.
Tell the story
Share what was achieved, and the difference it made.
Judging
Eligible entries are judged against the published criteria.
Recognition
Finalists and winners are celebrated at the awards.
Dubai rewards ambition. Make sure yours is seen.
Maybe it is the founder who arrived with an idea.
Maybe it is the family firm that grew with the city.
Maybe it is the team you lead.
Or maybe it is you.