20/09/2022
Categories
Any number of entries may be submitted to any of the following
categories. The same entry may be submitted to multiple categories, if
appropriate. The eligibility period for 2023 entries extends from August
1, 2021 – your entries should describe achievements since that date.
Achievement Categories
1. Achievement in Developing and Promoting Women
This category will recognize the achievements taken active
measures to support and develop the careers of women in their
employ and to help the women climb the corporate ladder to
executive positions.
2. Achievement in Men/Women – Related Corporate Social
Responsibility
This category will recognize the achievements whose
corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs or activities
aim to advance the well-being of men and women of any age
outside the workplace in any situation, anywhere in the
country.
3. Achievement in Growth
Successful nominations in this category will describe one or
more of your organization’s growth-related achievements.
Applicable achievements may relate to corporate expansion,
mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, etc.
4. Achievement in Product Innovation
Successful nominations in this category will describe or more
product-related achievements. Applicable achievements may
relate to innovation in product design, manufacturing process
or process, branding etc.
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5. Achievement in Sustainability
Successful nomination in this category will describe one or
more of your organizations initiatives in implementing eco-
friendly business practices.
6. Achievement in Organization Recovery
This is the “business turn-around” category. Successful
nominations in this category will describe one or more of
your organizations initiatives that demonstrably improved the
organizations financial or operational performance, over or
prior period.
Company/Organization (Women/Men–owned or led) Awards Category
1. Company/organization of the Year
a. Company of the Year – Business Products – 10 or fewer employees
- Business Products – more than 10
employees
b. Company of the Year – Business Services – 10 or fewer employees
- Business Services – more than 10
employees
c. Company of the Year – Consumer Products – 10 or fewer
employees
- Consumer Products– more than 10 employees
d. Company of the Year – Consumer Services – 10 or fewer
employees
- Consumer Services – more than 10 employees
e. Organization of the Year – Government or Non-Profit – 10 or fewer
employees
- Government or Non-Profit – more than 10
employees
2. Startup of the Year
a. Business Products Industries
b. Business Services Industries
c. Consumer Products Industries
d. Consumer Services Industries
3. In nominations in these categories, describe the ways in thing the
nominated organization has been innovative since the beginning of
August 1, 2021.
a. Most Innovative Company of the Year – 10 or fewer employees
b. Most Innovative Company of the Year – more than 10 employees
Individual Men/Women Awards Categories
1. Best Female/Male Entrepreneur – Business Products – 10 or fewer
employees
- Business Products – more than 10
employees
Best Female/Male Entrepreneur – Business Services – 10 or fewer
employees
- Business Services – more than 10
employees
Best female/Male Entrepreneur – Consumer Products – 10 or fewer
employees
- Consumer Products – more than 10
employees
Best female/Male Entrepreneur – Consumer Services – 10 or fewer
employees
- Consumer Services – more than 10
Employees
2. Best Female/Male Solo Entrepreneur
This category will recognize the achievements of Men/Women
business owners who work alone.
3. Male/Female Executive of the Year – Business Products – 10 or fewer
employees
- Business Products – more than 10
employees
Male/Female Executive of the Year – Business Services – 10 or fewer
employees
- Business Services – more than 10
employees
Male/Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Products – 10 or fewer
employees
- Consumer Products – more than
10 employees
Male/Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Services – 10 or fewer
employees
- Consumer Services – more than
10 employees
4. Most Innovative Woman/Man of the Year
These categories will recognize individual women and men for
all innovations they initiated, developed, or launched since the
beginning of August 1, 2021. Choose the category that
corresponds to your nominee’s industry, not his/her job function.
a. Accounting and Finance
b. Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
c. Business Services
d. Franchising
e. Healthcare
f. Industry
g. Government or Non-Profit
h. Manufacturing
i. Social Media
j. Technology
5. Best Young Male/Female Entrepreneur
This category will recognize the achievements of Female/Male
entrepreneurs under the age of 30. The nominee should have been
29 age or younger to some point since August 2021.
6. Eccentric of the Year
This category will recognize the achievements of Female/Male
individuals who have affected positive change on their companies
and/or industries.
Leadership Categories
1. Female/Male Leader of the Year
This category will recognize the achievements since August 2021
of men/women who have demonstrated excellent leadership.
a. Business Products
b. Government (for Government Officials)
c. Business Services
d. Religious (sectarian/non-sectarian)
