Nominate your people, projects, or organization in the 2026 edition of The International Business Awards®, the top honors for achievement in the workplace across the globe.
Request your Entry Kit to learn how to submit nominations to join the list of prestigious Stevie® Award winners including DHL, Cisco, Samsung, Toyota, and many others.
For more than 20 years, The International Business Awards®, known as the “International Stevies”, have shone a spotlight on organizations of every type and size worldwide: large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit. Open to all organizations and individuals, the 2025 competition attracted more than 3,800 nominations from organizations in 78 nations and markets.
The IBAs feature a wide range of categories spanning Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Product Development, Technology, and more, with new 2026 category groups highlighting Artificial Intelligence and Public Sector & Government Innovation.
Every organization has an equal chance to win a Stevie Award. Each year, small and mid-sized organizations are honored as winners alongside Fortune 500 giants like Delta Airlines, IBM, PayPal and Viettel. Past winners include:
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Winners of 2025 People's Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies Announced in The International Business Awards and the German Stevie Awards
Learn More →Winning the Stevie Award has been an affirmation of our good work and the intent that we set out with. It gives us validation of our effort, our plans, and our execution. This award helps bring our initiatives to a larger community. We will be able to build on our purpose to make students industry-ready, and hope this award will encourage others to do more for the larger community.
Mona Bharadwaj, Technology Partner Specialist, IBM India
On behalf of my team at Pepsico, we are very excited and proud to have won the Gold Stevie Award. This award is a confirmation of the efforts that Pepsico as a company has taken to focus on high-tech to bring more innovation, productivity, and tech-based capabilities to the business, our partners, and consumers. Winning the Stevie Award also boosts the morale and ambition of the team.
Ravi Boggaram, CTO Sr. Director, Global Digital Services, Pepsico
Winning a Stevie Award is about more than recognition; it's about the commitment we've made to ourselves and those who believe in our vision. The Gold Stevie Award reinforces that our dedication is making a difference, and it drives us to continue striving for excellence.
Charles Chima, Chief Strategy Officer, Dynace Global, Malaysia
We're proud that Setupad's drive to deliver the best publisher tech on the market was acknowledged by this esteemed award. The Stevie triumph is not just an accolade;it's a strategic asset leading to new heights of impact, reputation, and sustainable growth. It's a catalyst for our ongoing success story.
Toms Panders, Co-Founder & CEO, Setupad, Latvia
Winning this Stevie Award has positively impacted my personal life and transformed my business! My business, Kasselot Evanesse, has received international recognition. Stevie Awards are super beneficial to launching new brands.
LeeAnne Kassel, CEO, Kasselot Evanesse, (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Winning a Stevie Award is an opportunity to showcase your achievements on a global stage. On October 10, 2025, more than 300 executives from around the world attended the joint ceremony for The 22nd International Business Awards® and the 11th German Stevie Awards® to witness the acceptance speeches of winners from a variety of industries and nations.
Winners in the 2026 competition will connect and network with hundreds of professionals from leading organizations at this year's gala celebration on 28 October in Paris, France. While attendance is not required to win, all winners who attend have the opportunity to deliver an acceptance speech on stage and get professionally photographed and interviewed on our red carpet. Visit our FAQ page for more details about the ceremony.
Whatever your organization is seeking recognition for, there is a Stevie Awards program and category for it. From individual professionals and teams to departments and company-wide accomplishments, each of our nine awards programs feature hundreds of categories recognizing excellence across every facet of work life.
ENTRIES OPEN: March 11, 2026
The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of individuals, teams, and organizations shaping the future of technology across all industry sectors. Individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to enter - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
ENTRIES OPEN: May 12, 2026
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are open to all organizations worldwide, and recognize the achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run.
ENTRIES OPEN: July 2026
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are open to all organizations worldwide, and recognize the achievements of sales, customer service, and call center professionals.
ENTRIES OPEN: February 26, 2026
The Stevie Awards for Great Employers are open to all organizations worldwide, and recognize the world's best companies to work for and the HR teams and professionals, HR achievements, new products and services, and suppliers who help to create and drive great workplaces.
ENTRIES OPEN: NOW
All U.S.-based organizations are eligible to participate in the top business awards program in the U.S.A.
ENTRIES OPEN: NOW
The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards recognize innovation in the workplace at organizations of all types in 18 nations in the MENA region.
ENTRIES OPEN: October 2026
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the 29 markets of the Asia-Pacific region.
ENTRIES OPEN: March 26, 2026
The German Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the European nations in which German is an official language: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
