The overall Powys Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Powys County Council, will be selected from the category winners. Camlin, last year’s Start-up Business Award winner, is shortlisted for the Micro Business Award, while Morland, the first winner of the Business-Education Partnership Award in 2025, is a finalist for the Technology and Innovation Award. In the Start-up Business Award category, sponsored by EvaBuild, the finalists are Mid Wales Recruitment Ltd (Welshpool), Narrative Coffee (Rhayader), and Vekta Limited (Llanidloes). Other categories include Micro Business, Small Business, Social Enterprise/Charity, Technology and Innovation, Sole Trader, Business-Education Partnership, and Growth. The Powys Business Awards are supported by a wide range of sponsors, including 5C Services, WR Partners, SudoCyber, The County Times, WPG, NPTC Group of Colleges, and the Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership.