Entries are now being accepted for the 5th annual International Business Awards. The entry deadline is May 9. Late entries will be accepted through June 6with a late fee. Get your complete entry kit at:

http://thestevies.com/
EntryKits/IBA08Entry
Kit.html

The International Business Awards are open to all organizations worldwide: for-profit and non-profit, public and private, large and small. The 2007 IBAs attracted entries from 33 countries, and produced International Stevie Award winners from 25 countries.

There are categories to recognize entire companies, new products and services, individuals (executive and non-executive), departments, and teams, as well as many categories for all forms of business-related media including advertising, web sites, video and film productions, interactive multimedia, and live events.

The results will be announced in late June, and honorees will be celebrated at a gala awards banquet in Dublin, Ireland on September 8.

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There's little more than a month until the entry deadline for the 6th annual "business Oscars."

You'll find the online entry kit at
http://thestevies.com/EntryKits/ABA08EntryKit.html

Late entries will be accepted through April 30 with a late fee.

The ABAs are open to all organizations operating in the U.S.A. There is a wide range of categories covering every aspect of business. The 2008 ABAs will honor achievements since the beginning of 2007.

Finalists will be notified in mid-May, and the results announced at a gala banquet in New York on Thursday, June 12.

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March 31 : Final entry deadline for 2008 American Business Awards

April 30 : Last day late entries will be accepted for 2008 American Business Awards

May 9: Final entry deadline for 2008 International Business Awards

June 6: Last day late entries will be accepted for 2008 International Business Awards