The categories for the 2015 SME Awards are:
- Family Run Business – Sponsored by Derek Madden + Co
- Under 30s Business
- Retailer (With mostly offline focus)
- Retailer (Online, Irish Market) – Sponsored by IE Domain Registry
- Retailer (Online, Export) – Sponsored by Electric Mill
- Food and Drink – Micro to Small SME
- Food and Drink – Medium SME
- Customer Focus / Engagement
- Startup
- Community Minded Company
- Environmentally Minded
- Company Transformation – sponsored by BH Consulting
- New Product / Service from an SME
- B2B Exporter – Sponsored by Blueface
- B2B SME Growth – Sponsored by Blueface