Middle East National Business Awards

• Nominations will be deliberated by a panel of experts from Middle East region's top accounting and audit firms based on the judging criteria.

• Companies may enter a maximum of four (4) different projects/ initiatives. 

• 1 project/ initiative must be submitted to 1 category only

• 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.

• Deadline for submission of entries: 25 June 2023

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

Awards will be given by industry in each country:

• Accounting

• Advertising

• Aerospace

• Aerospace & Defense

• Agriculture

• Airline

• Analytics

• Apparel

• Architecture

• Automotive Services

• Automotive Systems

• Automotive & Transport Equipment

• Banking

• Beauty & Cosmetics

• Broadcasting

• Brokerage

• Building Services & Facilities

• Business Insurance

• Business Services

• Cargo Handling

• Chemicals

• Commercial Building Construction

• Commercial Real Estate Trust

• Compliance Consulting

• Computer Hardware

• Computer Services

• Computer Software

• Conglomerates

• Consulting

• Consumer Products - Durables

• Consumer Products - Non-Durables

• Corporate Advisory

• Cosmetics

• Data Center

• Department Stores

• Dining & Entertainment

• Direct Selling

• Diversified Services

• Education

• Electronic Manufacturing

• Electronics

• Employment Services

• Energy

• Engineering

• Entertainment Experience

• Executive Search

• Financial Services

• Financial Technology

• Food & Beverage

• Food Manufacturing Solutions

• Food Safety

• Furniture and Fixture

• Government

• Health Insurance

• Health Products & Services

• Heavy Civil Construction

• Hospitality & Leisure

• Human Resource Technology

• Human Resources Consulting

• Industrial Construction

• Interior Design

• Insurance Broker

• Internet/New Media

• Investment Banking

• IT Services

• Life Insurance

• Legal

• Logistics

• Logistics Equipment

• Luxury Retail

• Machining and Tooling

• Manufacturing

• Marine and Offshore Engineering

• Marine Services

• Materials & Construction

• Media & Entertainment

• Metals & Mining

• Motion Picture & Video

• Music

• Non-Profit Organisations

• Oil & Gas

• Personal Insurance

• Pharmaceuticals

• Real Estate

• Residential Building Construction

• Residential Product Manufacturing

• Retail

• Semiconductor

• Shipping

• Technology

• Telecommunications

• Television

• Transportation

• Utilities

• Venture Capital

• Wholesale

The panel of judges will evaluate the entries based on the following criteria:

• Uniqueness & Innovation - Did the project introduce new or cutting-edge innovation?

• 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?

• Dynamism - Is the strategy, project, service or product flexible to changes and progressive opportunities?

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.

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.

Deadline for submission: 25 June 2023
Awards dinner: TBC