The Categories

Any number of entries may be submitted to any number of the following 50 categories.  The same entry may be submitted to multiple categories, if appropriate. 

1. Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – up to 100 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs for their achievements during the eligibility period.
2. Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – up to 2,500 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs for their achievements during the eligibility period.
3. Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs for their achievements during the eligibility period.
4. Best Entrepreneur – Non-Services Businesses – up to 100 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs for their achievements during the eligibility period.
5. Best Entrepreneur – Non-Services Businesses – up to 2,500 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs for their achievements during the eligibility period.
6. Best Entrepreneur – Non-Services Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs for their achievements during the eligibility period.
7. Best Young Entrepreneur: Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs under the age of 30 for their achievements during the eligibility period.
8. Best Executive – Service Businesses – up to 100 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
9. Best Executive – Service Businesses – up to 2,500 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
10. Best Executive – Service Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
11. Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – up to 100 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
12. Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – up to 2,500 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
13. Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
14. Mentor of the Year:  Recognizing the women who provided the best support and guidance to women in business during the eligibility period. 
15. Lifetime Achievement Award:  Recognizing the individual executive or entrepreneur who has achieved accomplishments of significance over her entire career.  There is no eligibility period requirement for this category.
16. Best Canadian Entrepreneur – Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs in Canada for their achievements during the eligibility period.
17. Best Canadian Executive – Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) in Canada for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
18. Best Entrepreneur in EMEA - Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for their achievements during the eligibility period.
19. Best Executive in EMEA– Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
20. Best Asian Entrepreneur - Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand for their achievements during the eligibility period.
21. Best Asian Executive - Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
22. Best Latin American Entrepreneur – Recognizing individual women entrepreneurs in Mexico, Central America, and South America for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
23. Best Latin American Executive – Recognizing individual women executives (not business owners) in Mexico, Central America, and South America for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
24. Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – up to 100 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing businesses owned or run by women for their accomplishments during the eligibility period. 
25. Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – up to 2,500 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing businesses owned or run by women for their accomplishments during the eligibility period.
26. Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees (Professional, Financial, Real Estate, etc.): Recognizing businesses owned or run by women for their accomplishments during the eligibility period. 
27. Best Overall Company of the Year - Non-Services Businesses – Up To 100 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing businesses owned or run by women for their accomplishments during the eligibility period. 
28. Best Overall Company of the Year - Non-Services Businesses – Up To 2,500 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing businesses owned or run by women for their accomplishments during the eligibility period. 
29. Best Overall Company of the Year - Non-Services Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees (Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture, etc.): Recognizing businesses owned or run by women for their accomplishments during the eligibility period. 
30. Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 100 Employees: Recognizing product and/or marketing, sales, manufacturing, management, etc. innovation at businesses owned or run by women during the eligibility period.
31. Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 2,500 Employees: Recognizing product and/or marketing, sales, manufacturing, management, etc. innovation at businesses owned or run by women during the eligibility period.
32. Most Innovative Company of the Year – More Than 2,500 Employees: Recognizing product and/or marketing, sales, manufacturing, management, etc. innovation at businesses owned or run by women during the eligibility period.
33. Best New Company of the Year: Recognizing new businesses owned or run by women.  All for-profit and non-profit businesses that began operations after July 1, 2004 are eligible to be nominated.
34. Fastest-Growing Company of the Year: Recognizing businesses that are owned or run by women that demonstrated extraordinary growth in sales during the eligibility period from the year prior.  
35. Business Turnaround of the Year: Recognizing businesses owned or run by women that demonstrated a financial or other operational turnaround during the eligibility period from the year prior.
36. Employer of the Year: Recognizing excellence in hiring practices, human resources management, and employee relations.  All for-profit and non-profit businesses owned or run by women are eligible to be nominated.
37. Technology Innovator of the Year: Recognizing women for their innovative use of technology in growing their businesses during the eligibility period. 
38. “Women Helping Women” Award: Recognizing businesses and individuals who supported and contributed to the development of women in business during the eligibility period. 
39. Woman’s Business Association of the Year: Recognizing the professional societies and trade associations that best advocated for women-owned businesses and women in business during the eligibility period. 
40. Community Involvement Program of the Year: Recognizing best practices in community involvement and corporate social responsibility activities during the eligibility period
41.  Environmental Stewardship Program of the Year: Recognizing best practices in organizational stewardship of environmental resources during the eligibility period. 
42. Best New Product of the Year: Recognizing the best new products introduced to the marketplace by or for women during the eligibility period.
43. Best New Service of the Year: Recognizing the best new services introduced to the marketplace by or for women during the eligibility period.
44. Website of the Year: Recognizing excellence in web sites created and maintained by or for women.  There is no eligibility period requirement for this category. 
45. Blog of the Year: Recognizing excellence in individual or company blogs created by or for women.  There is no eligibility period requirement for this category. 
46. Advertising Campaign of the Year: Recognizing excellence in advertising produced by or for women during the eligibility period. 
47. Communications Campaign of the Year – For-Profit: Recognizing excellence in public relations, press relations, and publicity by or for women, for a for-profit purpose, during the eligibility period. 
48. Communications Campaign of the Year – Non-Profit: Recognizing excellence in public relations, press relations, and publicity by or for women, for a non-profit purpose, during the eligibility period. 
49. Marketing Campaign of the Year - Services: Recognizing excellence in marketing by or for women during the eligibility period. 
50. Marketing Campaign of the Year - Products: Recognizing excellence in marketing by or for women during the eligibility period.