{"id":755,"date":"2023-12-13T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T11:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inbawards.com\/rules-regulations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:17:33","slug":"rules-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inbawards.com\/en\/rules-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules &amp; Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"755\" class=\"elementor elementor-755 elementor-411\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f6b20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0f6b20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1491ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1491ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33e0bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-header\"><h2>Rules &amp; Regulations<\/h2><\/div><div><p>Nominees and winners must meet the following criteria:<\/p><ul><li>Companies must be registered in Cyprus and have significant business activity within the country.<\/li><li>Individual nominations (Manager\u2013CEO) must relate to professionals active in Cyprus.<\/li><li>Companies represented on the Evaluation Committee may participate; however, their representatives are not permitted to nominate or vote for them.<\/li><li>Sponsors and their executives are eligible to be nominated.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>VOTING PERIOD<\/strong><\/p><p>Voting for the IN Business Awards 2025 begins on <strong>5 April 2026<\/strong> and concludes on <strong>10 May 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Voting takes place through printed ballots in <em>IN Business<\/em> magazine, online, by telephone, and via SMS.<\/p><p>The vote-counting process is conducted by the <strong>European University Cyprus<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>EVALUATION COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/p><p>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:<\/p><ul><li>Cyprus Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry (CCCI)<\/li><li>Nicosia Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/li><li>Limassol Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/li><li>Famagusta Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/li><li>Larnaca Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/li><li>Paphos Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/li><li>Employers &amp; Industrialists Federation (OEB)<\/li><li>Invest Cyprus<\/li><li>Human Resource Development Authority (HRDA)<\/li><li>Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)<\/li><li>CSR Cyprus<\/li><li>ICC Cyprus Women Network Committee<\/li><li>Cyprus Shipping Chamber<\/li><li>BPW Cyprus (Business &amp; Professional Women)<\/li><li>Cyprus Bar Association<\/li><li>Cyprus Property Developers Association<\/li><li>Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA)<\/li><li>TechIsland<\/li><li>Cyprus Hotel Association (PASYXE)<\/li><li>Cyprus Tourism Enterprises Association (STEK)<\/li><li>Cyprus Advertisers Association<\/li><li>Cyprus Association of Communication Agencies (ACAC)<\/li><li>Cyprus Human Resource Management Association<\/li><li>Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC)<\/li><li>Cyprus Association of Business Consultants<\/li><li>Institute of Internal Auditors Cyprus<\/li><li>Institute of Directors<\/li><li>University of Cyprus<\/li><li>European University Cyprus<\/li><li>University of Nicosia<\/li><li>Neapolis University Pafos<\/li><li>Frederick University<\/li><li>Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM)<\/li><li>Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM)<\/li><li>University of Limassol<\/li><li>RTD Talos Development Organisation<\/li><li>Famagusta Tourism, Commercial &amp; Industrial Company<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>SELECTION OF WINNERS<\/strong><\/p><p>Winners are determined through a combined evaluation, based on a 50%-50% weighting between:<\/p><ul><li>the votes of the Evaluation Committee (which votes again among the top 5 nominees per category), and<\/li><li>the public vote.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07d639 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c07d639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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