May 17, 2019 • Local News
BBB Paso del Norte presents BBB Awards for Excellence
BBB Paso del Norte presents BBB Awards for Excellence
El Paso, TX - Better Business Bureau (BBB) Paso del Norte is launching its new BBB Awards for Excellence, intended to honor businesses, organizations and employees that strive to give their best.
The new BBB Awards for Excellence is looking for businesses and employees in the Paso del Norte region that are positive examples in areas that mirror the core values of the BBB and demonstrate the highest standards of business ethics and practices.
These organizations and employees foster TRUST with their customers, employees, suppliers, and the community, making the Paso del Norte region a better place to live and do business.
BBB Awards for Excellence are open to all businesses and nonprofit organizations in our region for several categories of awards.
“One important way the BBB promotes TRUST in the marketplace is to celebrate and promote best practices. We want to engage the community to apply or nominate those businesses and employees that deserve recognition,” said Marybeth Stevens, BBB Paso del Norte President.
Nominations and applications can be made online at https://www.bbb.org/elpaso/bbb-awards-for-excellence/. Most awards ask for 500 words or less or a short 2-minute video about why the business or employee should win the award(s). Nominations are due by March 15th and applications due by March 31st.
Finalists and winners will be promoted on BBB.org, social media, in print, and will have the opportunity to share what makes their business successful at lunches and venues open to the public. The goal is for all to learn from these great businesses and employees. Winners will be announced at the BBB Awards for Excellence luncheon on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.
Awards and Categories
Integrity Award
Why is having a culture of high character and ethics important to the success of your organization and how do you build and sustain that culture? In particular, how do you develop, model, mentor, teach, promote, and reinforce defined character ethics?
Examples of areas to address include codes of ethics, training, incorporation into daily practice, enforcement, leading by example, overcoming ethical challenges, ….
*Entries for this award will be judged in 1 of 2 categories based upon the number of full-time employees of the organization: Smaller businesses (1-49 employees) and Larger businesses (50+ employees).
Customer Commitment Award
How does your business or organization excel at customer service and exceed customer expectations? How do you build trust and loyalty with customers, employees, and/or vendors?
What unique efforts does your business use that are effective and worthy of recognition and sharing?
*Entries for this award will be judged in 1 of 2 categories based upon the number of full-time employees of the organization: Smaller businesses (1-49 employees) and Larger businesses (50+ employees).
Resiliency Award / Lemons to Lemonade
Describe a situation when your business or organization experienced a failure or setback and how you overcame it, learned from it, and are better for it.
*Entries for this award will be judged in 1 of 2 categories based upon the number of full-time employees of the organization: Smaller businesses (1-49 employees) and Larger businesses (50+ employees).
Spark Award
For new businesses (less than 2 years in operation)
How has your organization demonstrated success in customer service, marketing, advertising, communications and ethical sales practices?
Fulfilling your Mission Nonprofit Award
For 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
How does your organization make our community a better place to live and work? What program, event, or change have you implemented in the last two years that has positively impacted your ability to fulfill your mission?
Outstanding Employee Award
Nominate an employee that has demonstrated outstanding character, ethics, and leadership in your organization.
Describe why you believe the employee consistently demonstrates outstanding character, ethics, and leadership in your organization.
BBB Accredited Business Award
Gold Standard of TRUST (eligibility requires applicants to be currently BBB Accredited)
The BBB Standards for Trust are the eight principles that summarize important elements of creating and maintaining trust in business.
•Build Trust
•Advertise Honestly
•Tell the Truth
•Be Transparent
•Honor Promises
•Be Responsive
•Safeguard Privacy
•Embody Integrity
*Entries for this award will be judged in 1 of 2 categories based upon the number of full-time employees of the organization: Smaller businesses (1-49 employees) and Larger businesses (50+ employees).
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