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Recognising the Best of Homegrown Businesses in the Middle East Region
About the Awards
The Middle East National Business Awards honours and acknowledges the initiatives and projects of locally established companies in diverse industries across the Middle East region. These awards celebrate excellence, innovation, leadership, and highlight the exceptional achievements of outstanding firms.
Recognising homegrown companies in each business environment and industry landscape, the awards will be presented by industry in each country, providing a localised focus.
The awards will be evaluated by experts from top accounting firms, who will assess entries based on various criteria, such as Uniqueness & Innovation, Effectiveness & Impact, and Dynamism. Winners will be revealed at a distinguished awards ceremony, attended by the most influential figures in the business community.
See you at the Awards Dinner in Dubai!
- Awards Dinner: 11 October 2023
- Venue: Grand Hyatt Dubai
TESTIMONIALS
What does it mean to win the award?
Felix Loh CEO, Gardens by the Bay
This award is a strong affirmation and testament to me and my team's effort. We are very encouraged by it and we certainly want to roll out more things.
Felix Loh CEO, Gardens by the Bay
Mohamed Iran Moriff Chief Operating Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
This has inspired us to continue innovating by leveraging the latest technological advancements to cater to the need for a diversified portfolio of customers while continuing to deliver value for our customers.
Mohamed Iran Moriff Chief Operating Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
Navin Nahata Managing Director - Fintech & Infrastructure, Tolaram Group
We are really humbled. This is a recognition of the efforts of Singapore-based homegrown companies like Tolaram to branch into other parts of the world and create something substantial.
Navin Nahata Managing Director - Fintech & Infrastructure, Tolaram Group
Adrian Ung Group Commercial Director of Nature Farm Enterprise Sdn Bhd
We are very honoured to have won the award and I would say that this spurs us to go and move forward and hopefully to be the best the most progressive and dynamic fresh produce supply in the whole Malaysia.
Adrian Ung Group Commercial Director of Nature Farm Enterprise Sdn Bhd
Watch videos from past winners


Adventus Singapore Pte. Ltd.


Allschool


APRIL International Enterprise Pte. Ltd


Hako Technology Pte. Ltd


LEAP Commerce


LHT Holdings Limited


SoMin.ai


Stellar Lifestyle Pte Ltd


Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd
Why should you enter?


SHARE YOUR STORY
Talk about your winning achievements, strategies and initiatives in an interview that you can share with clients, peers, and colleagues to let them know that you are an award-winning company


AMPLIFY
Reach potential clients as you let your achievements and initiatives be known and honoured in Asia.


EXPOSURE
The Asian Business Review magazine is printed annually and goes out to the senior management in South East Asia, North Asia, and the Middle East region. It is distributed to Airport Lounges, Transportation providers, Hotels, Coffee Shops, Co-Working Space, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, Embassies among others.
JUDGES


Shivendra Jha
Partner, Head of Advisory Services and International Liaison Partner (ILP)
BDO UAE

Partner, Head of Advisory Services and International Liaison Partner (ILP)
BDO UAE
Shivendra is a Partner and head of advisory and outsourcing services at BDO’s office in UAE. Within advisory he is responsible for corporate finance, tax, forensic, risk and technology advisory services and is supported by a group of seasoned professionals leading their respective service line.
He has over 15 years’ experience in business strategy consulting, business valuation, financial due diligence, business plan, financial feasibility studies, forensic investigations, fraud risk assessment, compensation claim assessment, change management, business process improvement and re-engineering, business restructuring and management training and assisted the wide range of clients’ in creating leading edge results.
With his profound knowledge blended with creative and un-conventional wisdom and business approach, he deals with clients with a great deal of empathy for their specific goals and objective. His industry experience ranges from oil and gas, energy, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, real estate, EPC, fintech, food & beverage, trading and various segments in the manufacturing sector.


Bhavesh Morar
Partner & Consulting Chief Growth Officer
Deloitte
Bhavesh Morar is the Consulting Chief Growth Officer for Deloitte Middle East Enterprise Technology and Performance practice. Bhavesh leads a team of 130+ consulting practitioners specializing in SAP, Oracle, Technology Strategy & Transformation, Cloud, Supply Chain and Finance.
Prior to his current leadership role, Bhavesh was a Partner in Deloitte’s UK firm responsible for our Government and Public Services Technology Transformation practice.
He has 17 years of experience in Consulting. He has been a trusted advisor on technology enabled business transformation to Government CxOs in the UK and the Middle East, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Bhavesh is passionate about bringing the breadth and depth of Deloitte’s capabilities to deliver a differential impact to his clients, to society and his team. Currently he is particularly focused on supporting his Government clients with their digital transformations and helping them to build an enduring capability.


Nimish Makvana
Senior Partner and Management Team Member
Crowe UAE
Nimish Makvana is a Senior Partner and Management team member of
Crowe MAK in UAE. Crowe MAK is a member firm of Crowe Global
which is among the top 10 global accounting networks of the world,
consisting of over 200 independent accounting and advisory service
firms in more than 130 countries.
Pro-active and result oriented senior finance professional with over 20
years of successful expertise in Audit and Assurance services, Internal
controls, accounting review, leading financial, internal and management
audits of Multinational and leading local clients from Trading / Services /
Manufacturing / Hospitality Industry including Private Joint Stock
Company and Public Joint stock company. He possesses strong
commercial, networking and entrepreneur skills and expertise in
developing Strategic Business Plans, General management, Auditing,
Financial Analysis, IFRS and Finance reporting.
Highly educated with multiple chartered accountancy (CA) qualifications
from prestigious Institutes from India (ICAI) and UK (ICAEW). He is
deeply passionate about serving Audit and accounting professional
community and supporting key social causes and CSR. He is strategically
involved with Crowe MAK – UAE in overall practice development firm
wide, thereby contributing towards quality enhancement and key
contributor to the strategic initiatives of the firm.
Member of Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC – Dubai), JITO
(Dubai) and various professional forum.
Nimish Makvana regularly shares his views in Media on professional and
economic matters and have featured in Times NOW Emerging India
Forum and Union Indian Budget presentations
GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
GUIDELINES
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Nominations will be deliberated by a panel of experts from Middle East region's top accounting and audit firms based on the judging criteria.
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Companies may enter a maximum of four (4) different projects/ initiatives.
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1 project/ initiative must be submitted to 1 category only
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Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive entitlements, winners must book any of the winner's package options. Email danica@charltonmediamail.com for more information on pricing and inclusion.
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Deadline for submission of entries: 25 June 2023
ELIGIBILITY
The awards programme is open to local companies in all industries in the Middle East region. The company must have its global headquarters located within the Middle East region.
Eligible companies may nominate any initiative that highlight their excellent work in the region, such as:
✔ outstanding project, product or service launched for or with client/s.
✔ innovative internal practices or strategies.
The project, solution, product, service or initiative must either be:
- launched, in part or full, over the last 24 calendar months.
- launched prior to 24 calendar months and had recent innovations or upgrades.
Note:
Companies in the following industries are not eligible to join the Awards Programme: cryptocurrency, tobacco, multilevel marketing, and products with claim of health benefits
CATEGORIES
Awards will be given by industry in each country:
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Accounting
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Advertising
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Aerospace
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Aerospace & Defense
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Agriculture
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Airline
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Analytics
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Apparel
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Architecture
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Automotive Services
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Automotive Systems
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Automotive & Transport Equipment
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Banking
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Beauty & Cosmetics
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Broadcasting
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Brokerage
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Building Services & Facilities
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Business Insurance
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Business Services
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Cargo Handling
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Chemicals
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Commercial Building Construction
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Commercial Real Estate Trust
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Compliance Consulting
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Computer Hardware
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Computer Services
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Computer Software
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Conglomerates
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Consulting
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Consumer Products - Durables
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Consumer Products - Non-Durables
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Corporate Advisory
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Cosmetics
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Data Center
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Department Stores
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Dining & Entertainment
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Direct Selling
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Diversified Services
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Education
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Electronic Manufacturing
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Electronics
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Employment Services
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Energy
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Engineering
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Entertainment Experience
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Executive Search
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Financial Services
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Financial Technology
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Food & Beverage
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Food Manufacturing Solutions
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Food Safety
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Furniture and Fixture
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Government
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Health Insurance
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Health Products & Services
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Heavy Civil Construction
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Hospitality & Leisure
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Human Resource Technology
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Human Resources Consulting
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Industrial Construction
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Interior Design
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Insurance Broker
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Internet/New Media
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Investment Banking
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IT Services
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Life Insurance
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Legal
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Logistics
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Logistics Equipment
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Luxury Retail
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Machining and Tooling
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Manufacturing
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Marine and Offshore Engineering
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Marine Services
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Materials & Construction
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Media & Entertainment
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Metals & Mining
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Motion Picture & Video
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Music
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Non-Profit Organisations
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Oil & Gas
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Personal Insurance
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Pharmaceuticals
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Real Estate
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Residential Building Construction
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Residential Product Manufacturing
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Retail
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Semiconductor
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Shipping
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Technology
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Telecommunications
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Television
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Transportation
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Utilities
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Venture Capital
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Wholesale
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
The panel of judges will evaluate the entries based on the following criteria:
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Uniqueness & Innovation - Did the project introduce new or cutting-edge innovation?
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Effectiveness & Impact - Did the project achieve its objectives and targets based on specific measures used to assess its success? Was there impact on your company, clients, and industry?
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Dynamism - Is the strategy, project, service or product flexible to changes and progressive opportunities?
HOW TO ENTER?
1. Go to the online nomination form.
- Read the award entry guidelines and eligibility for your reference.
- Fill out the company information and entrant details fields.
- Choose the industry category you'd like to enter under.
- Provide entry information:
- Entry title
- 500-word summary of the entry
- Key achievements
- Client testimonial/s (if any).
- Upload your supporting documents and project photos to further strengthen your entry.
- Choose the winners package that you will take up, should you win an award.
3. You will then receive an email confirmation from the Middle East International Business Awards organisers after your nomination has been received.
4. If you were unable to upload your supporting photos or documents in the online nomination form, send them to danica@charltonmediamail.com on or before the submission deadline.
- Three (3) photos are required.
- Supporting documents are optional, but will highly increase your chances of winning the award.
- Supporting documents must be in PDF, PowerPoint and/or JPG format. For supporting videos, Youtube.com or Vimeo.com links must be provided.
PRICING & DISCOUNTS
The nomination is free of charge. If your company wins, in order to maximise the benefit of winning and be entitled to promotional coverage and other benefits, winners will have to take up one of the winner's package options.
To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email danica@charltonmediamail.com.
KEY DATES
Deadline for submission: 25 June 2023
Awards dinner: TBC
Past Winners
JUDGES


Shivendra Jha
Partner, Head of Advisory Services and International Liaison Partner (ILP)
BDO UAE

Partner, Head of Advisory Services and International Liaison Partner (ILP)
BDO UAE
Shivendra is a Partner and head of advisory and outsourcing services at BDO’s office in UAE. Within advisory he is responsible for corporate finance, tax, forensic, risk and technology advisory services and is supported by a group of seasoned professionals leading their respective service line.
He has over 15 years’ experience in business strategy consulting, business valuation, financial due diligence, business plan, financial feasibility studies, forensic investigations, fraud risk assessment, compensation claim assessment, change management, business process improvement and re-engineering, business restructuring and management training and assisted the wide range of clients’ in creating leading edge results.
With his profound knowledge blended with creative and un-conventional wisdom and business approach, he deals with clients with a great deal of empathy for their specific goals and objective. His industry experience ranges from oil and gas, energy, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, real estate, EPC, fintech, food & beverage, trading and various segments in the manufacturing sector.


Bhavesh Morar
Partner & Consulting Chief Growth Officer
Deloitte
Bhavesh Morar is the Consulting Chief Growth Officer for Deloitte Middle East Enterprise Technology and Performance practice. Bhavesh leads a team of 130+ consulting practitioners specializing in SAP, Oracle, Technology Strategy & Transformation, Cloud, Supply Chain and Finance.
Prior to his current leadership role, Bhavesh was a Partner in Deloitte’s UK firm responsible for our Government and Public Services Technology Transformation practice.
He has 17 years of experience in Consulting. He has been a trusted advisor on technology enabled business transformation to Government CxOs in the UK and the Middle East, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Bhavesh is passionate about bringing the breadth and depth of Deloitte’s capabilities to deliver a differential impact to his clients, to society and his team. Currently he is particularly focused on supporting his Government clients with their digital transformations and helping them to build an enduring capability.


Nimish Makvana
Senior Partner and Management Team Member
Crowe UAE
Nimish Makvana is a Senior Partner and Management team member of
Crowe MAK in UAE. Crowe MAK is a member firm of Crowe Global
which is among the top 10 global accounting networks of the world,
consisting of over 200 independent accounting and advisory service
firms in more than 130 countries.
Pro-active and result oriented senior finance professional with over 20
years of successful expertise in Audit and Assurance services, Internal
controls, accounting review, leading financial, internal and management
audits of Multinational and leading local clients from Trading / Services /
Manufacturing / Hospitality Industry including Private Joint Stock
Company and Public Joint stock company. He possesses strong
commercial, networking and entrepreneur skills and expertise in
developing Strategic Business Plans, General management, Auditing,
Financial Analysis, IFRS and Finance reporting.
Highly educated with multiple chartered accountancy (CA) qualifications
from prestigious Institutes from India (ICAI) and UK (ICAEW). He is
deeply passionate about serving Audit and accounting professional
community and supporting key social causes and CSR. He is strategically
involved with Crowe MAK – UAE in overall practice development firm
wide, thereby contributing towards quality enhancement and key
contributor to the strategic initiatives of the firm.
Member of Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC – Dubai), JITO
(Dubai) and various professional forum.
Nimish Makvana regularly shares his views in Media on professional and
economic matters and have featured in Times NOW Emerging India
Forum and Union Indian Budget presentations
TESTIMONIALS


Adventus Singapore Pte. Ltd.


Allschool


APRIL International Enterprise Pte. Ltd


Hako Technology Pte. Ltd


LEAP Commerce


LHT Holdings Limited


SoMin.ai


Stellar Lifestyle Pte Ltd


Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd


Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd


IDOTYOU SDN BHD


Love & Laugh Group Sdn Bhd
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FAQs
Who are eligible to nominate?
The awards programme is open to all homegrown companies in Middle East region.
What can I nominate?
Homegrown companies in Middle East may nominate any initiative that highlights the excellent work of the company, such as:
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outstanding project, product or service launched for or with a client
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innovative internal practices or strategies
The initiative or project must have been launched or had upgrades, in part or in full, in the last 24 calendar months.
How do I nominate?
- Go to the online nomination form of the Middle East National Business Awards 2023.
- On the form, you will be asked to provide company and entrant details, as well as your entry's title, 500-word write-up, client feedback (if any), project achievements, supporting documents and project photos.
- Kindly also select the winner's package option that you will book in the event that you successfully win the award.
- Should you need more time to collate your supporting documents, you may send the three (3) project photos and supporting documents to danica@charltonmediamail.com on or before 25 June 2023.
Note: Each nomination form is valid for one (1) entry only. If you are nominating several projects, please fill out separate nomination forms.
Can I send two or more entries for our company?
- A company may enter a maximum of four (4) different projects or initiatives.
Note: Each online nomination form is valid for one entry only. If you are submitting multiple entries, please enter each separately in the nomination form.
How many winners per category?
- There is only one (1) winner in each industry in per country.
Is there a cost involved?
- Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive promotional entitlements and attend the prestigious awards dinner, winners must book any of the winner's package options.
- You may email danica@charltonmediamail.com for more information on pricing and inclusions.
Will there be an awards dinner this year?
- Yes, there will be an awards dinner in Dubai to gather all the winning companies and celebrate their well-deserved win.
- More details will be provided to the winners after the announcement of results.
When is the deadline to submit an entry?
- The deadline for submission is on 25 June 2023, Friday.
Could you share some information about the nominations you have received up to this point?
- We are not able to disclose any information about the entries submitted. Our program values fairness, impartiality, and transparency, and we believe that keeping the number of entries confidential helps us to achieve these goals. We can assure you, however, that all submissions are evaluated based solely on their own merit, and the judges take great care in ensuring a fair and impartial evaluation process.
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