American Business Awards Entry Deadline is February 15

The American Business Awards, now in their 16th year, are accepting entries for the 2018 competition. The ABAs are the leading business awards program in the U.S.A. All organizations and individuals in the U.S.A. may submit nominations: Large and small, for-profit and non-profit, public and private.

The entry deadline is February 15. Late entries will be accepted through March 14 with payment of a late fee.

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Learn about what’s new and different in the 2018 edition of the awards.

The American Business Awards feature categories to recognize achievement in every aspect of worklife, including:

Management Awards
Company of the Year Awards
Entrepreneur Awards (new for 2018)
PR Awards
Marketing Awards
New Product Awards
...and more.

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The 2018 International Business Awards are Open for Entries

The 2018 International Business Awards are now accepting nominations. The early-bird entry deadline, offering discounted entry fees, is April 11.

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All organizations worldwide may submit nominations to the IBAs. The 2018 competition will recognize achievements made since January 1, 2017.

There are many new categories in the 2018 IBAs, including the following:

- An entire new group of categories to recognize the Entrepreneur of the Year in many industries as well as Founding Teams.
- One new category for Live Events that don't fit neatly into one of the other event categories.
- Best White Paper or Research Report, in the Publications categories.
- Four Lifetime Achievement Award categories, in the Management categories.
- Engaged Community of the Year, in the Marketing categories.
- Seven new Software Solution categories, in the New Product & Service categories.
- An entire new selection of categories to recognize Content Solutions, in the New Product & Service categories.
- Two new PR Campaign categories, in the Public Relations categories.

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Stevie Winner Advances Sustainable Fishing Practices Around the World

As the global population increases, the oceans continue to suffer from overfishing. Since 1977, Manatee Holdings Ltd. has pioneered the use of sustainable aquaculture as an environmentally conscious way to meet the global demand for seafood while preserving the Earth and respecting the natural ecology necessary for marine life. 

Based in British Columbia, Canada, Manatee Holdings is striving to meets its mission: to create the most environmentally beneficial food production operation on land or sea around the world, specializing in harvesting gourmet foods from the sea. Most of these foods are used in the sushi market.

Lourdes Gant, winner of the Silver Stevie® Award for Woman of the Year in The 14th Annual International Business Awards, is co-owner of Manatee Holdings with her husband, Eric Gant. Ms. Gant has been recognized internationally for her efforts in leading Manatee Holdings to develop environmentally conscious production practices in response to ocean acidification and overfishing. Canada magazines PROFIT and Chatelaine have recognized her as one of 100 Top Female Entrepreneurs—#84 in 2012 and #5 in 2014.

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