Business Excellence Awards Application Organization Name(Required)Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) PhoneAddress Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Ownership Status Nonprofit Second Choice Third Choice Year Founded(Required)Industry Type(Required)2026 Number of Employees(Required)2025 Number of Employees(Required)Award Category(Required) Community Contributor Award Culture Creator Award Emerging Entrepreneur Award Founder Award Launch Award Small Business Award Support System Award Veteran-Owned Business Award Woman-Owned Business Award Describe your organization's products, services and overall mission.(Required)Elaborate on your how organization has maintained growth and exhibited staying power.(Required)Outline your future impact/plans over the next few years.(Required)Recount how your organization has overcome adversity.(Required)What business accomplishment are you most proud of?(Required)Why do you believe your organization should be recognized as a Small Business Award recipient?(Required)How does your organization contribute to the greater good of the community?(Required)How many individuals are reached by your service?(Required)Why is your organization passionate about positively impacting others?(Required)Why do you believe your organization should be recognized as a Community Contributor Award recipient?(Required)How does your organization intentionally invest in the development of its employees?(Required)What is your culture philosophy?(Required)How do you ensure that your culture stays intact?(Required)Why do you believe your organization should be recognized as a Culture Creator Award recipient?(Required)What gave you the entrepreneurial bug? Why did you decide to go into business for yourself?(Required)What professional plans do you have for the future?(Required)What business accomplishment are you most proud of so far?(Required)Why do you believe you should be recognized as an Emerging Entrepreneur Award recipient?(Required)Take us back. What gave you the entrepreneurial bug? Why did you decide to go into business for yourself?(Required)Why did you decide to begin this business?(Required)How does your business satisfy need?(Required)Illustrate how innovation has been incorporated into your organization.(Required)Why do you believe your organization should be recognized as a Launch Award recipient?(Required)How does your organization provide support to small businesses?(Required)How does your organization make a small businesses’ life easier?(Required)Why do you believe your organization should be recognized as Support System Award recipient?(Required)Why do you believe your organization should be recognized as a Veteran-Owned Business Award recipient?(Required)Why do you believe your organization should be recognized as a Woman-Owned Business Award recipient?(Required)