3rd Annual American Business Awards Launches Call For Nominations
THIRD ANNUAL AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDSSM
SEEKING BEST U.S. COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS
Nation’s Only Independent, National Business Awards
Launches Call for Nominations for 2005 SteviesTM
New York, NY – October 14, 2004 – Expanding its mission to honor the best in American business, The Third Annual American Business Awards marked the launch of its call for nominations today with the debut of several new categories, including Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program.
The American Business Awards are the only national, independent business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.
Starting today, nominations may be submitted in dozens of categories ranging from Best Executive to Most Innovative Company. Other new categories making their debut at The 2005 American Business Awards include Best Customer Service Executive and Best MIS & Systems Team. The competition is structured so that nominees will compete only against other firms of their size, in their industry. For a full list of categories, please visit: /aba/categories-1
Nomination forms for The Third Annual American Business Awards may be downloaded at www.stevieawards.com/aba. The 2005 awards will honor accomplishments made in 2004. Companies that enter before the early bird deadline of November 12 will receive a discount on the entry fee. The final deadline for all nominations is
“Extraordinary things are happening in workplaces across every day,” said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevies Awards. “The American Business Awards are dedicated to recognizing and honoring the individuals, teams and organizations that work so hard to achieve excellence, but rarely get acclaim for it.”
The American Business Awards are overseen by the Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors including business luminaries such as Donald Trump, chairman, president and CEO of The Trump Organization, author and business guru Tom Peters, and marketing consultants Don Peppers and Martha Rogers. For a full list of board members, visit: /aba/judges-0
The Second Annual American Business Awards were presented last April to a diverse range of outstanding American companies, including Nextel, UPS, PACCAR, MDU Resources, KB Home and Blackboard, Inc.
Premier sponsors of the 2005 ABAs include:
- Rogen International (http://www.rogen.com/), a global consultancy specializing in driving fast, significant and sustainable business results through customized service offerings and persuasive face-to-face communications. Rogen is the Sponsor of Management Excellence.
- ValueVision Associates (www.valueselling.com), creators of the ValueSelling Framework(TM) , is the the world's first provider of a formula-based sales process for increasing sales and business performance. They offer on-site and online sales training worldwide. ValueVision is the Sponsor of Sales Excellence.
- Veritude (http://www.veritude.com/), a premier provider of strategic human resources – the talent, technology and tactics that growing organizations need to anticipate and adapt to changes in the workplace. Veritude is the Sponsor of Human Resources Excellence.
- Ultimate Software (http://www.ultimatesoftware.com/), a leader in delivering Web-based payroll and workforce management solutions to organizations of all sizes. Ultimate Software is the Best Finance Executive Sponsor.
- The Professional Society for Sales & Marketing Training (http://www.smt.org/), a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating business results for its members and their companies by improving sales performance, is the Best Sales Trainer Sponsor.
Media sponsors include the Business TalkRadio Network,
To learn how to submit nominations, and for lists of categories and requirements, visit http://www.stevieawards.com/aba, or contact The Stevie Awards at 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 650/800, #691, Fairfax, VA, 22030 U.S.A.; phone (703) 547-8389; fax (703) 991-2397; or email info@stevieawards.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
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