Launched September 2010, The Caribbean Business Awards exists to recognise and reward business excellence and best practice in companies across the Caribbean. Endorsed by the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), it is the showcase of the Caribbean’s skills, achievements and innovations in the field of business providing the benchmark, inspiration and example for all others... it is a hallmark of excellence. Open to all businesses, The Caribbean Business Awards recognises business excellence from all industry sectors, embracing businesses of all sizes and ages from all the Caribbean countries.

“Every successful company has distinctive skills and characteristics that make it great.
From people to processes, from ideas to products...” Janice Sutherland – Co - Founder

The benefits of the awards to businesses are numerous;

• Provides insight into best practice initiatives within the Caribbean region.
• Allows the organisation to demonstrate their progress within their chosen field.
• Highlights this excellence not just within their home country business community thereby promoting the organisation and increasing business, but also within the wider Caribbean community and globally. 
• In the current economic climate, companies and their achievements need to stand out amongst the rest. Companies often ask how that can be done, when budgets are being cut and morale is low. The Caribbean Business Awards offers companies the opportunity to do just that.

Having recently completed its inaugural year, the winners of the Caribbean Business Awards 2011 were recently announced as follows;

• Small to Medium Business of the Year – Construction & Industrial Equipment Limited, St Lucia
• Large Business of the Year – Angostura Holdings Limited, Trinidad
• Customer Excellence Award – Small to Medium – Indigo Event Services, Antigua
• Customer Excellence Award – Large – Trinidad & Tobago Unit Trust Corporation, Trinidad
• Excellence in Tourism – Antiguanice, Antigua
• Excellence in Hospitality – Food and Drink, Antigua

Full bios of the award winning entries can be found at www.caribbeanbusinessawards.com
2012 will be an exciting year for the awards including several new categories and the prospective televising of award winners and a prestigious gala awards dinner. So.....Have you launched a new product? Have you enjoyed success in manufacturing? Have you been an exemplary employer? Have you created a customer centric environment? Or, have you just had a good year? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes", then there's at least one business award category for you to enter. No matter how small or large your company is, no matter what sector you operate in, if you've achieved something you're proud of then we want to hear from you. Can your company afford not to enter?
For further details contact the Caribbean Business Awards Team on Antigua: +1 (268) 776 2286 or Jamaica: +1(876) 418 6514. Or you can email us: info@caribbeanbusinessawards.com