Commercial Broker Awards 2023 opens for submissions

Member brokers invited to submit entries across 15 categories

Returning for a fourth year, the NACFB Commercial Broker Awards is an opportunity for the trade body to recognise and showcase its Member brokers. The deadline for NACFB Members to enter for this year’s awards is 5pm on Friday 9th June 2023.

All winners will be announced and presented with their awards at an in-person ceremony on Friday 15th September at Lancashire Cricket Club, Manchester.

Whether you are a sole trader broker, a regional player, or a national brokerage, the NACFB Commercial Broker Awards are the ideal way to demonstrate to your clients, peers, and lender partners that you have a track record of success alongside the skills and expertise to grow in the coming months and years.

This year, there are 15 different categories to choose from:

  • Asset & Leasing Finance Broker of the Year

  • Broker Network of the Year

  • Buy-to-Let Mortgage Broker of the Year

  • Cashflow Finance Broker of the Year

  • Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year

  • Deal of the Year

  • Development Finance Broker of the Year

  • Digital Broker of the Year

  • Industry Ambassador of the Year (NEW)

  • Invoice Finance Broker of the Year

  • Rising Star of the Year

  • Service Excellence Award (NEW)

  • Short-term Finance Broker of the Year

  • SME Champion Award

  • Sole Trader of the Year

NACFB Members can enter short written submissions for as many relevant categories as they deem appropriate. The awards are open to all Member firms except for NACFB board directors who have elected to recuse themselves from participation.

The judging process is equally weighted and open to brokerages of all sizes, with the shortlist drawn on merit. The judging panel, made up of independent industry experts, will be looking for demonstrable evidence of broking excellence in each category. Once a shortlist has been produced, NACFB lender Patrons will also vote in each of the categories.

Early bird tickets, available to NACFB Member brokers only, are priced at £100+VAT each and £1,000+VAT per table of ten. The early bird discount for NACFB Member brokers is open until mid-July. Thereafter, tickets will increase to the standard rate for Members to £180+VAT each or £1,800+VAT per table of ten.

Tickets for NACFB Patrons will also be available from mid-July and will be priced at £200+VAT a ticket and £2,000+VAT per table of ten. All tickets include a welcome drink on arrival, a three-course meal, and half a bottle of wine per person.

Kieran Jones