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How do I apply in Best in Biz Awards?

The nomination process is straightforward both for award first timers and prior honorees of other local, national or international business award programs. A short submission with three parts – 500-word description of why your company deserves to be a winner, 100-word background on the company or nominee, and supporting links -can be easily submitted in our online entry system or via email. For more details on what you should include in your awards entry, please see our submission process explanation.

What regions is Best in Biz Awards conferred in?

Best in Biz Awards is conferred in two annual business awards programs: North America and International. The North American business awards program runs from May until September, and the International program runs from January until April.

Any company operating in or based in the U.S. or Canada is eligible to submit in the North American business awards program. This includes companies whose headquarters are outside North America but which have offices or otherwise conduct business in the region.

The International business awards program is our broadest and is open to any company from any industry operating anywhere in the world. Entrants need not be conducting business globally; in fact, many past winners operate locally, regionally or nationally.

How do I create an award-winning business awards entry?

The shortest recommendation is: bullet points – stats – testimonials. For a slightly longer explanation:  1) use bullet points in your business award entry for the best judges’ experience, 2) quote data, numbers or statistics whenever available, 3) short case studies or quotes from your users, customers and/or employees can take your entry to the next level, 4) more does not always equal better – focus on the quality of your award entries or supporting links instead of the word count or quantity. For more tips, read our short guide on how to craft award-winning entries.

Can I submit entries in multiple business award categories?

Yes. You may submit entries in as many award categories as you and your company see fit. Every category garners a different pool of entries, some attracting 10 times more submissions than others, and every category is judged by a different subset of judges. The easiest way to maximize your chances of winning is to enter multiple business award categories.

You may not even have to create a completely new submission. The same entry may be relevant to multiple categories with minimal to no tweaks. Of course, feel free to completely rewrite your submission as appropriate to adjust it for the additional content you wish to highlight or categories you want to enter.

For more tips on how to select the best business award categories for your company, please refer to our guide on selecting the best business award categories to maximize exposure for your business.

Can I submit entries in both business award programs?

Yes, of course! You can submit any number of entries to any of the categories in both Best in Biz Awards programs – North America and International. Winning e.g. Best in Biz Awards (North America) does not preclude a company from entering and potentially winning Best in Biz Awards International, in the same or different award categories. Companies may also reuse their existing Best in Biz Awards entries in our new Greener Awards and Champions in AI programs.

I want to submit multiple business award entries. Will I be eligible for a discount?

Companies submitting five or more entries are eligible for a 10% discount. Additional discounts may be available if you wish to submit more than 10 entries. Please email us for more information.

Is there any difference between the three deadlines?

The only difference between the three business awards deadlines – early, regular and late – is the entry fee price. Entry fees get progressively more expensive (by $50), because the later deadlines offer entrants additional time to craft and fine tune their submissions and also because the judging panel is unveiled during the later award submission periods (with returning judges announced during the regular entry period and the full judging panel revealed during the late entry period). Of course, all entries are judged identically, regardless of when they are submitted.

How is Best in Biz Awards different from other business awards programs?

Best in Biz Awards is the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications, from North America and around the world – regular business professionals have never served on our judging panels, since 2011.

From Associated Press to Yahoo Tech’s David Pogue – and including Businessweek, CNET, Consumer Affairs, Fast Company, Financial Times, Inc., Forbes, Fortune, Network World, PC Magazine, Reuters, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Wired and more – Best in Biz Awards each year assembles a judging panel composed of a who’s who of prominent reporters and editors from the most respected publications.

Why are only members of the press judging this business awards competition?

Best in Biz Awards’ uniqueness stems, in part, from the composition of its judging panels. Among the many business awards programs judged by regular, mid-level business professionals, Best in Biz Awards stands as the only one judged only by top-tier press, from a variety of top publications.

Each year, only editors, writers and contributors to business, consumer, financial, trade and technology publications, as well as broadcast outlets, are invited to serve as judges. Structured this way, Best in Biz Awards can best leverage the expertise, experience and objectivity of its influential judges to determine award winners. Having written about numerous both successful and failed companies, we believe these judges are best equipped to objectively evaluate the business awards entry pool and choose the very best from among the entries.