How To Get Involved

TO ALL NOMINEES: CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NOMINATED!

The Muddy Stilettos Awards are renowned for their quality – we celebrate the most exciting independent businesses in Glos & Worcs, so to win a Muddy Award is a real mark of distinction.

If you get nominated (nice work), feel free to shout about it! The top five businesses with the most nominations in each category will make it to the Regional Finals.

WHAT TO DO NEXT
The Muddy Awards offer a great opportunity to raise your profile and tell existing and new customers about your business. You’re welcome to use the assets below to help spread the word.

We've prepared some assets to help you get involved.

1. Head to the Assets tab to find downloadable FINALIST assets for use on your social media feeds (social story), as well as a printable PDF poster. (A password will have been emailed directly to you).
2. Select your county and category and simply download your files.
3. You can choose our in-house assets or create your own social assets with our Muddy Awards 2025 logo.
4. Don't forget to tag @muddyglosworcs in your posts, link to https://muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/ and use our hashtags #MuddyAwards2025 and #InLoveWithLocal.

DO I NEED TO WAIT FOR MUDDY TO TELL ME I'VE BEEN NOMINATED?
Yes, all the Finalists will be contacted by Muddy Stilettos via email within 24 hours of the Finalists being announced and no later than 5pm on 26th March 2025. You will receive an email with a password that will allow you to download your FREE promotional assets to celebrate your success and share it with your customers and friends.

KINDNESS RULES!
We run the Muddy Awards from a place of warmth and love for all things indie. They are run for FREE from start to finish to support the local business community, and we want the experience to be fun and positive for everyone. As much as businesses want to win, please remain kind and considerate both to our hard-working staff and your fellow businesses.

MAKING THE FINALS
The top 5 businesses with the most nominations will go through to your Regional Finals and will be invited to a celebratory Regional Winners' Drinks Event. Every Regional Winner will also be automatically put forward for the National Finals, where the Muddy Stilettos Editors will crown the 'Best of the Best' in each category as a National Winner, a huge accolade to those winning the ultimate prize.

For more information on the Muddy Awards, and for the most commonly asked questions, head to our FAQs page. 

Win £3,000 cash

WIN! We're delighted to be offering a £3,000 cash prize and any Tide Paid plan free for three months for a UK-based business, courtesy of Tide. Open to sole traders and limited companies, you don't need to be a business participating in the Muddy Awards to enter, but you do need to successfully sign up for a free Tide bank account.

Simply sign up to a FREE Tide account HERE (it only takes minutes!) using the referral code MUDDYAWARDS25 and be in with a chance to win.

For more information, click here. Full T&Cs here.

Good luck everyone!