The International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition, which attracts nominations from organizations in more than 60 nations and territories each year, is currently accepting entries through the extended entry deadline of Wednesday, July 13.
All individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- may submit nominations to The International Business Awards.
Today we will highlight the Company/Organization Awards categories, recognizing the achievements of entire organizations. A bonus perk of entering the Company of the Year awards categories is also being included in the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies voting.
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How to Win Twice the Recognition for Your Organization
Every organization that is honored with a Gold, Silver or Bronze Stevie Award in the following Company of the Year categories (categories B01 - B34) will automatically be included in voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies. Voting will be conducted by the general public worldwide in August - September, and the winners will be honored at the IBA awards banquet in Rome, Italy in October 2016. When the results of the IBAs' peer-conducted judging are announced in August, honorees in the Company of the Year categories will receive instructions on how to promote People's Choice voting to their own customers and stakeholders. Note that only nominees that receive at least 100 public votes are eligible to win a People's Choice Stevie Award.
Information to be submitted online for entries in these categories in the 2016 competition include
a. An essay of up to 650 words describing the nominated organization's achievements since 1 January 2015
b. In bullet-list form (up to 150 words), a brief summary of up to ten (10) of the nominated organization's chief achievements since 1 January 2015
c. Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges
Company of the Year
May be for-profit or non-profit, public or private, large or small. New for 2016, each of these industry categories now has three sub-categories:
- Small (≤ 50 employees and turnover ≤ €10 m / $11 million)
- Medium-size (≤ 250 employees and turnover ≤ €50 m / $55 million)
- Large (> 250 employees and turnover > €50 m / $55 million)
B01. Accounting
B02. Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
B03. Aerospace & Defense
B04. Automotive & Transport Equipment
B05. Banking
B06. Business or Professional Services
B07. Chemicals
B08. Computer Hardware
B09. Computer Software
B10. Computer Services
B11. Conglomerates
B12. Consumer Products - Durables
B13. Consumer Products - Non-Durables
B14. Diversified Services
B15. Electronics
B16. Energy
B17. Financial Services
B18. Food & Beverage
B19. Health Products & Services
B20. Hospitality & Leisure
B21. Insurance
B22. Internet/New Media
B23. Legal
B24. Manufacturing
B25. Materials & Construction
B26. Media & Entertainment
B27. Metals & Mining
B28. Non-Profit or Government Organizations
B29. Pharmaceuticals
B30. Real Estate
B31. Retail
B32. Telecommunications
B33. Transportation
B34. Utilities
B35. Startup of the Year (for companies that began operations since 1 January 2014). There are no entry fees for the Startup of the Year categories.
a. Business Product Industries
b. Business Service Industries
c. Consumer Product Industries
d. Consumer Service Industries
B36. Most Innovative Company of the Year (recognizing product and/or marketing, sales, manufacturing, management, etc. innovation in the past year)
a. in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
b. in Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
c. in Europe
d. in the Middle East and Africa
e. in Canada and the U.S.A.
f. In Mexico, Central and South America
B37. Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year (recognizing organizations' contributions to society)
a. in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
b. in Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
c. in Europe
d. in the Middle East and Africa
e. in Canada and the U.S.A.
f. In Mexico, Central and South America
B38. Fastest-Growing Company of the Year (recognizing outstanding revenue growth since the start of 2015 over 2014)
a. in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
b. in Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
c. in Europe
d. in the Middle East and Africa
e. in Canada and the U.S.A.
f. In Mexico, Central and South America
B39. Health, Safety & Environment Program of the Year (recognizing organizations' successful implemention of policies to prevent workplace accidents and injuries, increase safety awareness, and meet the requirements of environmental and occupational health and safety laws and requirements)
a. in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
b. in Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
c. in Europe
d. in the Middle East and Africa
e. in Canada and the U.S.A.
f. In Mexico, Central and South America
B40. Energy Industry Innovation of the Year: This category recognizes singular innovations in energy-related technology, production, conservation, storage or delivery, by an organization or an individual anywhere in the world, since 1 January 2015. There is no entry fee for this category.
Past winners in the Company/Organization awards categories include:
Reading Room Pte Ltd, Singapore
Elixirr Partners LLP, London, United Kingdom
M-CAT Enterprises, LLC, Austin, TX USA
Geosoft, Toronto, ON Canada
Amira Nature Foods Ltd., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hoteles City Express, Mexico City, Mexico
Today Newspaper, Seoul, South Korea
The National Archives, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Beraca Ingredientes Naturais S/A, São Paulo, Brazil
Monkey tie, Paris, France: Premier site de recrutement affinitaire
Coca-Cola Icecek, Istanbul, Turkey: 3.2.1 Move!
The winners of the 2015 People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies are:
- Banking: Odeabank AS, Istanbul, Turkey
- Business / Professional Services: Freelancer.com, Sydney, Australia
- Computer Services: ScaleFocus, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Computer Software: RheinBrücke IT Consulting GmbH, Cologne, Germany
- Energy: Bahrain National Gas Company (B.S.C.), Manama
- Financial Services / Insurance: USHEALTH Advisors, Grapevine, TX, USA
- Health / Pharmaceuticals: OptumCare Operations, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Hospitality & Leisure: Creative Lodging Solutions, Lexington, KY, USA
- Internet / New Media: Freelancer.com, Sydney, Australia
- Non –Profit / Government: The National Archives (UAE) – Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Transportation: Road & Transport Authority – Rail Agency, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The worldwide public vote was conducted this summer, with the highest number of votes deciding the winners in a variety of industries. More than 14,000 votes were cast. All Stevie Award winners in the Company of the Year categories of this year’s International Business Awards were eligible to be included in voting for the People’s Choice Stevie Awards.
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