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One week ago, the winners of the SFA National Small Business Awards 2025 were announced at the Awards Gala in the RDS. The Awards celebrate the achievements of small businesses in Ireland and recognise the important and vital contributions of this sector to the Irish economy. Forty-four finalists and five Emerging New Businesses were selected from hundreds of applications received for the 2025 programme and on the 26th of March we finally found out who the winners in each category are.

The nine category winners are:

#Manufacturing sponsored by PTSB: Lawrence Engineering with Hygeia as highly commended in the category.

#Food&Drink sponsored by Bord Bia: Carlingford Oyster Company

#Services sponsored by Sage: SolarSmart Energy

#Outstanding Small Business sponsored by Elavon: GP Practice Ally

#Retail sponsored by One4all Rewards: The Smooth Company with Jack Murphy Clothing as highly commended.

#Innovation sponsored by National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI): Oriel Marine Extracts; Highly Commended was Total Plastic Solution

#Exporter of the Year, sponsored by Enterprise Ireland: VOYA

#Sustainability sponsored by Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI): Active Tribe

#Workplace Wellbeing sponsored by DeCare: ContractingPLUS

VOYA was named as Overall National SFA Small Business Winner 2025.

The #Emerging New Business award sponsored by Microfinance Ireland is a category to encourage emerging entrepreneurs to promote and grow their business. The winners are: Your Friend, My Friend, Eco Powered Cabinets, RealSafe App, Copper Coast Renewables and Colectivo.

Present at the Awards Gala, Peter Burke T.D., Minister for Enterprise, Tourism, and Employment, stated: “These companies represent the pinnacle of small business excellence in Ireland. Our overall winner, along with all finalist and category winners, deserve recognition for their outstanding innovation, creativity, and invaluable contribution to the Irish economy.”

SFA Director, David Broderick added: “I am delighted that we are continuing to grow a programme that positions the small business brand as the backbone of the Irish economy. Congratulations to all the finalists each of whom represent the very best in small business and all are winners. Small businesses are present in every village, town and city and contribute enormously to economic activity and community engagement”.

#SFAAwards2025 #SmallBusinessSuccess #IrishBusiness #SFA

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