Categories
The International Business Awards® accept entries in scores of categories, grouped as follows.
Achievement Categories
Categories to recognize singular business achievements in areas such as business turnaround, finance, revenue generation, and science and technology, among others.
App Categories
Categories that recognize excellence in smartphone and tablet apps.
Company / Organization Categories
Categories that recognize the achievements of entire for-profit and non-profit organizations, including Company of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Fastest-Growing Company of the Year, among others.
There are no entry fees for nominations in the Company of the Year categories (categories B01 - B35).
Stevie Award winners in the Company of the Year categories will automatically be included in public voting for the People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies.
Corporate Communications & Public Relations Categories
Creative Categories
Categories that recognize the achievements of advertising and marketing agencies, creative departments and teams, and creative leaders.
Entrepreneur Categories
These are categories to recognize individual entrepreneurs, in a variety of industries, and founding teams, in several industry sectors.
Event Categories
Categories that recognize live, virtual, and hybrid events staged since the beginning of 2023.
Individual Categories
New for 2025. A variety of categories to recognize the recent achievements of individual professionals
Management Categories
Categories for executive management including Management Team of the Year, Executive of the Year, and Chairman of the Year.
Marketing Categories
New Product & Product Management Categories
Podcast Categories
New for 2025. Categories to recognize the best podcasts in the since the beginning of 2023.
Publication Categories
Categories that recognize excellence in annual reports, marketing and sales literature, white papers, and other publications.
Social Media Categories
These categories recognize innovation in social media content creation and moderation, management, and marketing.
Support Categories
Categories to recognize the recent achievements of your administrative support, research, maintenance, etc. teams.
Sustainability Categories
Categories to recognize the recent achievements of individuals, teams, and entire organizations to plan, approach, and achievement organizational, industry, or national sustainability goals.
Thought Leadership Categories
Categories to recognize organizations that have taken active measures to develop their executives and employees as thought leaders, and promote their thought leadership to audiences inside and outside the organization.
Video Categories
Categories that recognize outstanding video productions since the beginning of 2023.
Web Achievement Categories
Recognizing excellence in websites and blogs and web-related achievements.