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Pre-Register For The Next
JOSCAR SME Innovation Awards
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Do you feel you're...
Lacking the visibility needed to grow your innovative business?
Struggling to access key buyers and potential clients?
Wanting feedback from major primes to refine your offering?
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Raise your profile
Shine a spotlight on your business with the JOSCAR SME Innovation Award.
Get the chance to showcase your innovation and get the recognition you deserve.
It's quick and easy to pre-register.
5 reasons to Pre-Register for the SME Innovation Award
Increased Visibility
Gain exposure by showcasing your innovation directly to industry leaders and procurement teams.
Exclusive Feedback
Receive valuable insights from a judging panel of JOSCAR Buyers, giving you expert guidance to refine your offering.
Pitch to Major Primes
Shortlisted applicants get the unique opportunity to present top decision-makers, helping to accelerate business growth.
Exhibit at JOSCAR Live
Be one of only five suppliers exhibiting to 400 Defence industry stakeholders at JOSCAR Live.
Present at JOSCAR Live
Finalists get the prestigious chance to pitch at JOSCAR Live, increasing potential for new business opportunities.
Start Shaping Your Submission
Once entries open, we’ll get in touch to let you know it’s time to start your submission.
Until then, this is a great opportunity to reflect on your standout achievements, unique capabilities, and the innovation you’d like to showcase.
Think about the problem you solve, the difference you make, and the evidence that demonstrates your impact - gathering this early will put you ahead when submissions begin.
Pre-register nowSME Innovation Award Hall of Fame
Meet the SMEs who’ve taken home the award in previous years - organisations whose ingenuity, passion, and commitment to advancing the Defence sector earned them a place in our Hall of Fame. Their success stories inspire the next generation of innovators entering the award today.
To have this innovation recognised within the Defence and Aerospace community is a fantastic achievement and a very proud moment for the whole Trafalgar Cases team.
The connections, conversations and messages of support we received were overwhelming - in the best possible way. Thank you for giving us this platform and believing in what we’re building.
To come to an event and be on the floor with some of the biggest players in defence, it's just been invaluable.
We received the kind of publicity that money simply cannot buy. Our brand recognition experienced a remarkable surge.
JOSCAR Live provides unrivalled access for SMEs. As a shortlisted Innovation Award winner Glider was able to connect with several primes and develop conversations that would’ve taken months, or never progressed at all.
Opening doors and exceeding expectations
2026 Judges' Choice winner
New connections, opportunities and a warm welcome. Jonathan Crook, Managing Director at Trafalgar Cases, shares how his JOSCAR SME Innovation Award experience opened doors for the business - and why the interest and friendliness of the people he met exceeded his expectations.
Why register for the JOSCAR SME Innovation Award
2025 Audience Choice winner
Why should SMEs register for the JOSCAR SME Innovation Award? In this video, Kieran Kelly, Founder & CEO of ubloquity, explains why the award - and the JOSCAR community behind it - have been transformational for his business.
New conversations through SME recognition
2026 Audience Choice winner
Jez Lawson, Co-Founder of Tinnisoothe, reflects on receiving recognition through the JOSCAR SME Innovation Award in the company's first year as part of JOSCAR. He shares why awards and community events matter for businesses building contacts in an unfamiliar sector.
