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title: American Business Awards Final Entry Deadline Further Extended to May 5
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# American Business Awards Final Entry Deadline Further Extended to May 5

Posted by [Maggie Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/maggie-gallagher) on Thu, Mar 26, 2020 @ 09:00 AM

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**The Stevie® Awards, organizer of **[**The American Business Awards**](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba)**®****, announced today that the final entry deadline for the 18th annual ABA competition has been further extended to May 5. **The organizers said it is apparent that the original final deadline extension to April 14 will not be enough time for American organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to submit their nominations of achievement.

**No additional late fees will be charged, and nominations submitted through May 5 will not be penalized in any way in the judging process. **Organizers still hope to be able to stage the 18th ABA awards banquet at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Friday, June 12.

The American Business Awards are widely considered to be the premier business awards program in the U.S.A. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations— public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large, and small. The 2020 awards will honor achievements since the beginning of 2019. Entry details are available at [http://www.StevieAwards.com/ABA](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba).

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**With the announcement of the deadline extension organizers said they have waived** **all fees for nominations to the Startup of the Year and Tech Startup of the Year categories, for organizations that began operations since the beginning of 2018.**

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The further extension of the final entry deadline has prompted the organizers to change several other dates in the 2020 ABA calendar:

- May 10: Revised end of judging
- May 15: Revised winners notification and announcement
- May 15 - June 5: Revised window for public voting in the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite New Products

The American Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Categories include:

- [Entrepreneur Awards](https://stevieawards.com/aba/entrepreneur-awards-categories)
- [Management Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/management-awards-categories-0)
- [Company of the Year Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/company-organization-awards-categories)
- [Customer Service Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/customer-service-awards-categories-0)
- [Human Resources Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/human-resources-awards-categories)
- [Information Technology Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/information-technology-awards-categories)
- [Marketing Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/marketing-awards-categories-0)
- [New Product Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/new-product-awards-categories)
- [Public Relations Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/pr-awards-categories-0)
- [Website Awards, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, and other Media Awards](http://stevieawards.com/aba/web-site-video-app-live-event-and-annual-reportpublication-awards-categories)
- […and more](https://stevieawards.com/aba/categories-1)

More than 200 executives on 13 juries will rate nominations to determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners.

The list of past Stevie Award winners in The American Business Awards reads like a who’s who of innovation and business success in the U.S.A. [Explore the list of last year’s winners.](https://stevieawards.com/aba/2019-stevie-award-winners)

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