The MEN Tech Awards have launched for 2021, and we’re looking for businesses in and around Manchester that take technology seriously, and have used it to push themselves to the forefront of their industry.
The awards will be held on May 20 in a virtual ceremony, with nominations open until April 16. To enter, or for more information on the awards, visit the
Technology is a constantly developing aspect of business nowadays, and the right tech can often make all the difference - making a business more efficient, more accurate, more capable - and helping set it apart from competitors.
The last year has provided ample opportunities for companies to innovate around the way that they use technology - as the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to adapt to unforeseen limitations, and adopt new ways of doing business.
It’s for this reason that we’re particularly excited to hold the 2021 awards - to recognise the impressive technological innovations companies and business people made over the last year. So we want nominations from businesses and individuals who feel that they’ve made impressive use of or contribution to tech in the last year.
There are 11 categories that can be entered, with a wide range of ways a company or business person can be recognised. The full list of categories is as follows:
Best Tech Start-Up sponsored by
A digital company or organisation that has made a significant impact on the sector and had real success within the market.
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Best Tech Business (up to 49 employees)
Technology companies form a greater proportion of the region’s economy every year, and this will find the best of the best.
Best Tech Business (over 50 employees)
As with the previous category, this is also looking for entries from ambitious, promising businesses that have used technology to innovate, disrupt, scale and excel.
Female Tech Ambassador, sponsored by
This category highlights exceptional talent and leadership shown by the women leading the way in tech, who have taken businesses to the next level using tech and set a strong example for the next generation of females in the business.
Young Tech Ambassador
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Celebrating an individual aged 30 or under who has made a notable impact on the digital sector. The winner of this category could be an employee or entrepreneur
Best Tech Ambassador
This award celebrates those paving the way for the tech community in Greater Manchester. Successful applicants will be those who form a vital part of the region’s tech ecosystem, promote technology businesses and bring people together. This award is a judges choice award and not open for entry.
Best Global Reach
This will be a company using tech to extend its reach beyond the 海角视频 and into new markets – either an established business using technologies to engage more effectively with its customers, or a newer business that could only successfully exist and grow in the digital age.
Best Use of Machine Learning and AI, sponsored by
Judges are looking for businesses that have used machine learning and AI to great effect, furthering insight and innovation.
Best E-commerce Business
Judges are looking for a company or organisation that can show itself to be a true vanguard of digital commerce.
Best Use of Technology, sponsored by
This is for businesses that have seized tech opportunities to drive it forward and led the way for other companies in the region, using technology to remarkable effect.
Best Digital Innovation
The winner will be a business which has innovated better than anybody else, either transforming a stale sector with new technology, developed a new project or ambitious and exciting new ways.
If you feel that you or your business is a good fit for one of these categories, you can enter at the