Awards Rules

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REGISTERING AS A NOMINEE:

• Submit your own nomination. Do not submit nominations on behalf of others.

• ONE NOMINEE: Nominations are per person, not per business. 1 person and 1 category per nomination. For example, if you have multiple owners or leaders in your company, each person can submit a separate nomination.

• YOUR PAYMENT: Payments are in US funds via credit card or PayPal. There are no refunds on nomination payments. Payments include 1 nomination form per person per category.

• YOUR REGISTRATION: Upon submitting payment, you will be directed to the nominee form to complete your nomination. Please fill out the form completely as soon as possible.

• YOUR AGREEMENT: Each nominee must submit their registration form themselves, not through a 3rd party. The reason is because the nominee must personally commit to the declarations and agreements directly themselves, and we need to send important updates to the nominees throughout the awards. No VAs, reps or 3rd party submissions.

• YOUR EMAIL: We will need to contact you throughout the nominee and awards process with instructions and other important updates, so please be sure to provide an active email address in your application.

• YOUR CONTENT: Business descriptions and bios must be 75 words or less. It must be fully edited and within the word count to be accepted. If you submit more than 75 words, it will just be cut off at the 75 words. Editing is not included in the fee. You need help creating a concise description, GO HERE.

• YOUR IMAGES: Your headshot and business logo must be a square and no larger than 1080x1080 max. If they are the wrong dimensions, your images will not be included. A fee will be charged for adding other images.

• NOMINEE LISTINGS: Your nomination page will normally be processed within a few days of receiving your completed nomination form.

• NOMINEE PROFILE REVISIONS: There is a fee for requesting modifications to your nominee page, such as changes to your bio, business description, images or links. With that in mind, we recommend gathering your details before filling out the nomination registration.

• MULTIPLE CATEGORIES: You are welcome to submit additional nominations to be in extra categories.

AWARDS RESOURCES HUB:

• Images and swipe copy to help you share about your nomination and asking for votes.

• Tools & training to help you make the most of the awards opportunity.

SHARING:

• The link and login to the nominee resources is emailed to you upon registering your nomination.

• Tell your audience about your nomination.

• When it's voting time, tell your audience your category and how to vote for you.

• It is free to vote.

• Let you audience know that it's one vote per person / per email address.

HERE’S HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THIS OPPORTUNITY:

• The Business Innovators Awards event is an engagement strategy. It generates interest, commitment & loyalty.

• Sharing your nomination and asking your audience for votes builds your credibility, fosters engagement and generates good will.

• With that in mind, we highly recommend using this as a list building and community building opportunity with your audience. You can offer your audience an extra bonus or other incentives when they vote for you, such as a lead magnet, further building loyalty and community.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO WIN:

• The nominee with the most votes in their category will win the awards for that category.

• Winners are based on the highest volume of votes.

• Get as many people to vote for you as possible.

• Share your nomination with your audience during the Voting – Phase #2 from May 1st to May 31, 2024.

• Awards will be presented to the nominee directly at an online awards ceremony. Not a 3rd party.

IMPORTANT: Please review the rules, requirements, eligibility, and timeline before submitting your nomination application:

• Nomination Registration fees are non-refundable.

• The Business Innovators Awards are International and open to all English speaking women entrepreneurs and leaders.

• Nominees must identify as a woman or non-binary persons to be eligible for nominations.

• The payment and nomination form must be completed by the person being nominated.

• Choose the category that you resonate with the most.

Voters:

• One voting form per person / email address.
• Everyone is eligible to be a voter.
• All genders are welcome to vote.
• It is free to vote.

Sponsors:

• Sponsors will be highlighted on our sponsors page.

• Special mentions in social posts & emails.

Sharing:

• Only nominate yourself if you are willing to share about your nomination and ask for votes.

• While waiting for Voting Time, nominees are welcome to share about their nomination.

• When it's time for voting, nominees will ask their audiences to vote for them.

• Nominees will share their nomination on their socials, in their communities and through their email lists.

• Nominees will provide instructions to their audience on how and where to vote, and any other information applicable to inspiring people to vote.

Not Allowed:

• Automated programs or technology-assisted voting mechanisms - not permitted. If automated entries are detected, the nominee with the automated nominations will be removed.

• Badmouthing or slandering the Business Innovators Awards - not permitted.

Disqualifications:

Business Innovators Awards reserves the right to:

• Incomplete applications. Filling out the nomination form to complete the submission is the nominee's responsibility.

• Remove any nominees who violate the purpose of the awards or use forbidden methods to automate nominations or voting.

• Disqualify any nominee the committee feels violates the purpose of the Business Innovators Awards or brings discredit to the awards.

• Amend the list of forbidden activities at any time throughout the awards process.

• Disqualification will result in forfeiture of the registration fee and lifetime suspensions from future participation.

• We will attempt to contact you about any of the above situations, so be sure to provide an active email address in your application.

THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES AND UPDATES.