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Entry fees for The 2025 American Business Awards® are summarized in this PDF document: ABA25EntryFees.pdf.

Fees may be paid by credit card, check, or wire transfer (contact us for transfer details).  If an entry is submitted to multiple categories, fees are payable for each category in which an entry is submitted.  

1. Write Your Entries Offline
Write your entries offline, so that you have a permanent record of them.  It will then take just a few minutes to submit them through our easy-to-use online submission system.  Don't write your entries on the fly online - if something goes wrong with your computer or there's a momentary glitch in our online system, your work may be lost.

The following are the terms and conditions of entry to The 2025 American Business Awards®.  By submitting entries to the competition you assent that you have read and agree to abide by these terms and conditions.

Entry Fees

Entry Fees differ per category and are listed on the ABA web site. Entry fees must be paid before entries will be submitted to judges for review.

1. Entering the ABAs is a cost-effective way to thank and honor your valued employees and to build or burnish your brand.

2. The entry process itself is valuable. In preparing your nominations, you'll research and write succinct, compelling stories of achievement within your organization that you can use in other ways.

Entries for The 2026 (24th Annual) American Business Awards® will be accepted starting this October. 

The ABAs are the top business awards program in the U.S.A., with categories to recognize achievement in management, public relations, new products, marketing, customer service, and much more.

To prepare to submit entries to the 2026 ABAs, you should