About The Stevie Awards
What are the Stevie Awards?
How many different Stevie Awards competitions are there?
What are The Stevie Awards for Women in Business?
Who are the sponsors?
Who governs the Awards?
How long have The Stevie Awards been in existence?
What are the categories?
What will winners receive?
Where can I find a list of past winners and Finalists?
Benefits of Participation
What are the benefits of submitting entries?
What sort of publicity can Stevie Award winners and Finalists expect to receive?
Submitting Entries
Who can be nominated?
Who can submit entries for consideration?
Does a company have to be publicly held to be able to submit entries?
When is the entry deadline?
Are there entry fees?
Where can I see examples of entries that other companies have submitted?
Are entry forms kept confidential?
Why are the submission requirements for most categories so loosely defined?
Judging
You say that entrants will only compete against other companies of their size, in their industry? How does that work?
Who are the judges?
How can I apply to be a judge?
Awards Announcement
Will there be an awards ceremony?
Awards
How many Finalists and Stevie winners will there be?
Will Stevie winners and Finalists be able to purchase additional awards?
Q: What are the Stevie Awards?
A: The Stevie Awards are the world's premier business awards. The mission of the Stevie Awards is to recognize and generate public awareness of excellence in the workplace.
Q: How many different Stevie Awards competitions are there?
A: There are currently four Stevie Awards competitions: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The American Business Awards are open to all organizations with operations in the U.S.A.
The International Business Awards are open to all organizations worldwide.
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are open to all organizations worldwide.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are open to all women entrepreneurs and executives - and the organizations they run - worldwide.
Q: What are The Stevie Awards for Women in Business?
A: The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program for women executives and women entrepreneurs.
Q: Who are the sponsors?
A: The sponsors include several of the leading business-to-business publishers and marketers in the U.S. Click here to learn about our sponsors.
Q: Who governs the Awards?
A: The Awards are overseen by a Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors that includes many leading figures in business. Click here to see the list of Board members.
Q: How long have The Stevie Awards been in existence?
A: The Stevie Awards were founded in 2002.
Q: What are the categories?
A: There are 54 categories recognizing individuals, companies and organizations, and media and marketing. For a list of categories, click here.
Q: What do winners receive?
A: Winners receive a Stevie Award trophy, a magnificent award that's made by the company that makes the Oscar, Emmy, Clio and other leading awards. To learn more about the Stevie, click here.
Finalists receive a Stevie Finalist certificate and the right to display the Stevie Finalist logo on their web site and in their literature.
Q: Where can I find a list of past winners and Finalists?
A: Click here for the list of 2008 Stevie winners and finalists.
Q: What are the benefits of submitting entries?
A: The employee-relations benefits can be significant. When you submit entries, you're telling your employees that you recognize and appreciate their efforts and believe that their achievements are worthy of recognition.
The benefits of becoming a Finalist or winning a Stevie will also be significant. Finalists and winners can expect to receive a tremendous amount of publicity.
Q: What sort of publicity can Stevie Award winners and Finalists expect to receive?
A: The Awards' public relations agency will also work to generate national, regional, and local exposure for Finalists and Stevie winners.
We will also make tools available to winners and Finalists to help them publicize their achievements, including press release templates. Click here to see the Winners' Circle resources from 2008.
Q: Who can be nominated?
A: Any woman executive, woman entrepreneur, or woman-owned or -run organization worldwide may be nominated. There is also a new category this year, Employee of the Year, to honor female employees of any type of organization.
Q: Who can submit entries for consideration?
A: Any person, group, or company can submit entries.
Q: Does a company have to be publicly held to be able to submit entries?
A: No, any organization or individual can submit entries.
Q: When is the entry deadline?
A: There is an early-bird deadline of July 31 - entry fees are discounted. The final deadline is August 31. Late entries will be accepted through September 30.
Q: Are there entry fees?
A: Yes. The early-bird entry fee is $95 per entry per category. After July 31 the entry fee is $125 per entry per category. After August 31 add a $35 late fee to the entry fee. There is no entry fee for the Employee of the Year category.
Q: Where can I see examples of entries that other companies have submitted?
A: 2008 Stevie-winning entries have been published and are accessible on the listing of Stevie winners and finalists.
Q: Are entry forms kept confidential?
A: Yes. The organizers ensure that only authorized judges will review entries, and that information about nominees is not released to anyone else without prior approval.
Q. Why are the submission requirements for most categories so loosely defined?
A. The submission requirements are loosely defined in recognition that every organization is unique in its culture, its achievements, and in how and why it seeks recognition. The submission requirements are structured so that each organization may determine and cite its own accomplishments in its own way. More strictly defined requirements would narrow the focus of the awards, which the organizers did not want to do.
Q: You say that entrants will only compete against other organizations of their size, in their industry? How does that work?
A: Whether you submit your entries through The Stevie Awards for Women in Business web site or through the mail, you must specify your organization's industry and size (by number of employees) as part of the entry process.
When the final judges determine Stevie winners, they will have the option to award more than one Stevie in a category, as long as the winners are not from within the same industry and company-size classification.
Q: Who are the judges?
A: Preliminary-round judges are qualified business professionals from around the world. Final-round judges will be members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and other invited luminaries.
Q: How can I apply to become a judge?
A: To complete the application to participate in the preliminary round of judging, click here. If your application is accepted you will be able to participate at your convenience over the Internet.
Q: Will there be an awards ceremony?
A: Yes. Finalists will be announced and notified in early October, and an awards dinner and ceremony will be held in New York City in November, date TBD.
Q: How many Finalists and Stevie winners will there be?
A: The number of Finalists will be determined by the number and quality of entries submitted. All entries that receive a high average score in preliminary-round judging will automatically become Finalists. Final judges will have a lot of leeway in determining how many of the Finalists become Stevie winners.
Q: Will Stevie winners and Finalists be able to purchase duplicate awards?
A: Yes. Stevie winners will be able to purchase Stevie Award trophies, Stevie Winner certificates, and Stevie Winner plaques. Finalists will be able to purchase additional Stevie Finalist certificates and Stevie Finalist plaques.
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