The first annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, best in business awards is now accepting new entries for 2014 for the Asia-Pacific region. Stevie Awards are open to all organizations in the 22 nations of the Asia-Pacific.

All entries will be accepted and judged, in all seven languages featured on the web site, in the following 18 categories according to Stevie awards press release.

“The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world’s premier business awards programs, conferring recognition for achievement in the workplace in programs such as The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the first new Stevie Awards program to be created in seven years.”

The Stevie Awards were created in 2002 to generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. The 2002 awards were called The American Business Awards according to its published information on Wiki.