Nominees and winners must meet the following criteria:

• Companies must be registered in Cyprus and have significant business activity within the country.
• Individual nominations (Manager–CEO) must relate to professionals active in Cyprus.
• Companies represented on the Evaluation Committee may participate; however, their representatives are not permitted to nominate or vote for them.
• Sponsors and their executives are eligible to be nominated.

VOTING PERIOD

Voting for the IN Business Awards 2025 begins on 5 April 2026 and concludes on 10 May 2026.

Voting takes place through printed ballots in IN Business magazine, online, by telephone, and via SMS.

The vote-counting process is conducted by the European University Cyprus.

EVALUATION COMMITTEE

The nominees in each category are selected by an Evaluation Committee consisting of more than 45 prominent representatives from business organizations, associations, and the wider socio-economic sector, including:

• Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI)
• Nicosia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Limassol Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Famagusta Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Larnaca Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Paphos Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB)
• Invest Cyprus
• Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA)
• Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
• CSR Cyprus
• ICC Cyprus Women Network Committee
• Cyprus Shipping Chamber
• BPW Cyprus (Business & Professional Women)
• Cyprus Bar Association
• Cyprus Property Developers Association
• Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA)
• TechIsland
• Cyprus Hotel Association (PASYXE)
• Cyprus Tourism Enterprises Association (STEK)
• Cyprus Advertisers Association
• Cyprus Association of Communication Agencies (ACAC)
• Cyprus Human Resource Management Association
• Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC)
• Cyprus Association of Business Consultants
• Institute of Internal Auditors Cyprus
• Institute of Directors
• University of Cyprus
• European University Cyprus
• University of Nicosia
• Neapolis University Pafos
• Frederick University
• Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM)
• Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM)
• University of Limassol
• RTD Talos Development Organisation
• Famagusta Tourism, Commercial & Industrial Company

SELECTION OF WINNERS

Winners are determined through a combined evaluation, based on a 50%-50% weighting between:

• the votes of the Evaluation Committee (which votes again among the top 5 nominees per category), and
• the public vote.