Rebtel honored in fourth annual international business awards
Milwaukee and Stockholm – June 28, 2007 – Rebtel has earned a Certificate of Finalist Recognition in Best New Company in “The 2007 International Business Awards”. The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business.
Nicknamed the Stevie® for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Monday, September 10 in the Munich Marriott Hotel in Munich, Germany. Primary sponsor for the event will be the German State of Bavaria.
Recipients of 98 International Stevie Award trophies were selected from more than 1,000 nominations received from companies and individuals in more than 30 countries. Twenty-five nations have at least one International Stevie winner each, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, The Netherlands, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, the U.S.A., and United Kingdom.
Companies from all over the world are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can enter in any of more than 40 categories from Best Multinational Company and Best New Product to Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Best Executive.
Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the Finalists, which were determined by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.
“Entries to the IBAs grew 40% this year and that illustrates the increasing importance of The International Business Awards worldwide,” said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevie Awards, presenters of the IBAs. “We congratulate all of the Finalists and International Stevie Awards winners, and we look forward to honoring them for their achievements at our gala awards dinner in Munich on September 10.”
About Rebtel
Rebtel, www.rebtel.com is a global voice services company for individuals, micro-business professionals and cord-cutters inside small and large businesses, who regularly call international suppliers, customers, partners, their workforce, or friends and family abroad. Unlike the large mobile telecom carriers that charge exorbitant rates to recoup their high costs, Rebtel offers users ultra-low rates for global calling by making all calls local.
Complete lists of International Stevie winners and other details are available at: www.stevieawards.com/iba
About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com
Premier Sponsor of “The 2007 International Business Awards” is the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology. National sponsors include the Korea Business Communicators Association. Lionbridge is the official localization partner. Media sponsors include BusinessDay, Chief Executive, CIO Decisions, CorpComms, and Human Resource Executive.