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 The Stevie Awards have
announced the schedule for The 2009 (7th annual) American
Business Awards. The ABAs are open to all organizations
operating in the U.S.A. The 2009 edition will recognize
achievements since the beginning of 2008. Complete information
on the ABAs is available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
The ABAs will open for entries in mid-September.
At that time the 2009 entry kit will be emailed to all past
entrants and entry-kit requesters. There will be two
early-bird entry deadlines this fall - October 17 and
December 12 - at which the entry fees will be discounted.
The final entry deadline will be March 31, 2009,
but late entries will continue to be accepted through April 30
with payment of a late fee.
Preliminary judging will begin in April and will
continue through mid-May. Finalists will be announced and
notified on or about May 18. Final judging will be conducted
in late May, and the final results will be announced at the
7th annual awards gala at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New
York City on Monday, June 22.
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The Stevie Awards for
Women in Business feature 50 categories including Best
Entrepreneur, Best Executive, Mentor of the Year, Fastest
Growing Company of the Year, and Best New Product of the
Year. All women entrepreneurs, executives, and the
organizations they run – worldwide – are eligible to be
nominated. Entry kits and complete details on the competition
are available at 
Vérité, Inc. is a digital
communications agency in Sandy, Utah, U.S.A. founded by Kim
Jones in 1993. The agency has won multiple Stevie Awards over
the years for its interactive multimedia productions on behalf
of clients such as Intel, Symantec, and USANA, among others,
most recently at The 2008 American Business Awards.