Anybody can submit a nomination for an evaluation by BGA.

Yes, we take self-nominations as well.

• STEP 1: Upon receiving the nomination, BGA contacts the nominated business based on the contact information we receive from the person submitted the nomination.
• STEP 2: Once we establish contact, we ask the business if they wish to be considered to be evaluated by BGA. There is no obligation to be evaluated by BGA and the participation for all businesses are completely voluntary.
• STEP 3: Should the business decide to go through with it, the evaluation process begins. Our Tier 1 support gathers publicly accessible information on the business and prepares an initial assessment that is entered into our database.
• STEP 4: Our panelists gather (virtually) together to vote.
• STEP 5: At a previously established date, the winners are announced on the website and we also send out an email notification once the decision has been made (whether it is favorable to your business or not).

From the moment you submit your initial evaluation inquiry till we publish the winners on our website, it can take a few weeks to a few months, depending on the country of the business (every country has its own date when it comes to winner announcements) and industry the business is in. Rest assured, you will be properly notified about the outcome of our panelists’ decision before we reveal our list of winners on our website

It means that we are open to accept nominations for businesses in your country but we will only start reviewing applications towards the end of that particular year. You are welcome to submit your nomination anytime however.

FREE! While other websites charge for the nomination, evaluation or potential promotion on their websites, it is our pleasure to provide this service to small to mid-sized companies that need the exposure absolutely complimentary.

We believe in promoting small to mid-size businesses that have no or barely any digital exposure. Nowadays, negative feedback spreads very quickly but the positive news is “barely news”. This is a direction we intend to change by promoting smaller companies for their excellence and the positive impact they make in their customers’ lives.

NO! BGA does NOT take any payment from any company for its evaluation and payment is NEVER a condition for winning any titles. In order to keep our award process fair, transparent and legitimate, any additional marketing packages – as an optional feature – can be purchased AFTER the winners are already announced. It was one of the most important requirements by our panelists and they were only willing to participate in this process if BGA complies with this.

Yes, absolutely. Again, we want to give even the smallest businesses with no additional marketing budget the chance to stand out from the crowd if they can demonstrate qualities that live up to BGA standards. We – however – do NOT allow any businesses to use our banners or logos, any alterations of them or any other image that replaces or makes others believe that the picture or vector associated with the “BGA awards winner” text is part of the BGA awards unless such image is purchased from BGA directly. Such action would be pursued as copyright infringement and could result in legal actions!

We are absolutely a FOR-PROFIT company. The way we make money is including but not limited to:

• Sponsorships / Banner advertisements from companies who appear on our homepage
• Marketing consultation services on a per hour or per project basis
• Businesses that win our awards can opt-in to purchase additional media exposure methods from BGA
• Any other type of services and/or products being promoted by third-parties on our website

Any kind of business qualifies with ONE exception. At this time, we cannot accept evaluation requests for sole proprietorships or any foreign equivalents of that.

BGA issues awards in recognition of excellence in a business’ particular field. How does that translate into sales for your business and what’s the true worth?

Imagine the following, highly plausible scenario:

You have one or more competitors in your respective field with comparable reviews and digital footprint. Yet, your business has just won an award by BGA and your competitor has no awards whatsoever. When a consumer conducts his/her due diligence and finds himself/herself in this particular situation, what do you think, which business will get that contract?

Our experience shows that any business that has been recognized with an award is much likely to gain new customers than others and as we all know too well; customer acquisition is an expensive and difficult task. This is where we come in and help small to mid-sized businesses get that extra push that they need ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Due to popular demand, we are working diligently to expand our range of industries where we evaluate businesses. Currently, we offer evaluation in the following 10 industries:

• Beauty
• Contractors
• Entertainment
• Financial Services
• Hotels and Motels
• Health
• Recreation/Sport/Fitness
• Restaurants and Bars
• Shopping
• Travel

Due to popular demand, we are working diligently to expand the range of countries where we evaluate businesses. Currently, we offer evaluation in the following countries with 36 more countries to be added within the next few years (currently active countries in bold):

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America

Great example, but you have no reason to worry because of two reasons:

• 01. If there was only one of our panelists’ sitting in that car, you can still win over four others.
• 02. Furthermore, when Tier 1 support gathers the information on the business and makes an initial assessment that gets submitted to our panel of jurors, they will NOT see the exact name of the business, therefore their decision will remain unbiased and focused on the actual achievements and track record of your company.

We don’t take away awards generally, unless any of the following occurs:

• (a) You start advertising that you are the winner of BGA Awards BEFORE we announce it on our own website. Every winner will receive an email outlining the announcement date in a timely manner.
• (b) Your business becomes a part of an investigation and it gains publicity.
• (c) Your business starts getting complaints from multiple credible sources that BGA deems legitimate.

The reason why we don’t display the names of our panelists is simply that it is proven to be the best way to keep this process legitimate and to avoid any type of direct solicitation. By not knowing the exact panelist, no business will have the ability to meet any of them in person and try to use illegal or unethical ways to influences our panelists’ decisions (aka. freebies, discounts on services, trading favors). We have a zero-tolerance policy against that, period.

Anybody can submit a nomination for an evaluation by BGA.

Yes, we take self-nominations as well.

• STEP 1: Upon receiving the nomination, BGA contacts the nominated business based on the contact information we receive from the person submitted the nomination.
• STEP 2: Once we establish contact, we ask the business if they wish to be considered to be evaluated by BGA. There is no obligation to be evaluated by BGA and the participation for all businesses are completely voluntary.
• STEP 3: Should the business decide to go through with it, the evaluation process begins. Our Tier 1 support gathers publicly accessible information on the business and prepares an initial assessment that is entered into our database.
• STEP 4: Our panelists gather (virtually) together to vote.
• STEP 5: At a previously established date, the winners are announced on the website and we also send out an email notification once the decision has been made (whether it is favorable to your business or not).

We HIGHLY ADVISE all consumers to conduct their own due diligence before spending their hard-earned money with any business. We are both a pro-consumer and pro-business agency and were established with the goal to promote small to mid-size businesses who do an outstanding job on a daily basis. However, a variety of factors can change and winning BGA Awards never means that it is safe to conduct business with anyone due to the following reasons including but not limited to:

• (a) Business may change ownership or management since they have won the BGA Award,
• (b) Business may lose its license since they have obtained the BGA Award,
• (c) Not every business can provide satisfactory work for every customer

Again, we highly encourage consumers to do their own due diligence when conducting business with an award-winning company as our evaluation process is NOT updated. Once we announce the winners, our evaluation stops there

We believe in promoting small to mid-size businesses that have no or barely any digital exposure. Nowadays, negative feedback spreads very quickly but the positive news is “barely news”. This is a direction we intend to change by promoting smaller companies for their excellence and the positive impact they make in their customers’ lives.

NO! BGA does NOT take any payment from any company for its evaluation and payment is NEVER a condition for winning any titles. In order to keep our award process fair, transparent and legitimate, any additional marketing packages – as an optional feature – can be purchased AFTER the winners are already announced. It was one of the most important requirements by our panelists and they were only willing to participate in this process if BGA complies with this.

We are absolutely a FOR-PROFIT company. The way we make money is including but not limited to:

• Sponsorships / Banner advertisements from companies who appear on our homepage
• Marketing consultation services on a per hour or per project basis
• Businesses that win our awards can opt-in to purchase additional media exposure methods from BGA
• Any other type of services and/or products being promoted by third-parties on our website

Any kind of business qualifies with ONE exception. At this time, we cannot accept evaluation requests for sole proprietorships or any foreign equivalents of that.

BGA issues awards in recognition of excellence in a business’ particular field. How does that translate into sales for your business and what’s the true worth?

Imagine the following, highly plausible scenario:

You have one or more competitors in your respective field with comparable reviews and digital footprint. Yet, your business has just won an award by BGA and your competitor has no awards whatsoever. When a consumer conducts his/her due diligence and finds himself/herself in this particular situation, what do you think, which business will get that contract?

Our experience shows that any business that has been recognized with an award is much likely to gain new customers than others and as we all know too well; customer acquisition is an expensive and difficult task. This is where we come in and help small to mid-sized businesses get that extra push that they need ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Due to popular demand, we are working diligently to expand our range of industries where we evaluate businesses. Currently, we offer evaluation in the following 10 industries:

• Beauty
• Contractors
• Entertainment
• Financial Services
• Hotels and Motels
• Health
• Recreation/Sport/Fitness
• Restaurants and Bars
• Shopping
• Travel

Due to popular demand, we are working diligently to expand the range of countries where we evaluate businesses. Currently, we offer evaluation in the following countries with 36 more countries to be added within the next few years (currently active countries in bold):

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America

The reason why we don’t display the names of our panelists is simply that it is proven to be the best way to keep this process legitimate and to avoid any type of direct solicitation. By not knowing the exact panelist, no business will have the ability to meet any of them in person and try to use illegal or unethical ways to influences our panelists’ decisions (aka. freebies, discounts on services, trading favors). We have a zero-tolerance policy against that, period.