European businesses positive about 2014 but admit growth challenges

THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS FOR 2014-2015 ARE OPEN

COMPANIES ACROSS EUROPE INVITED TO ENTER PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

The European Business Awards and lead sponsor RSM International, the leading global audit, tax and advisory network, have today announced the opening of the 8^th European Business Awards; a widely recognised prestigious competition showcasing the best businesses operating across Europe.

GREECE ANNOUNCED AS DESTINATION FOR AWARDS GALA EVENT

100 BUSINESSES REACH FINAL IN EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS; 30 VOTED NATIONAL PUBLIC CHAMPIONS

100 businesses have been announced as the finalists and Ruban d’Honneur recipients in the 2013/14 European Business Awards sponsored by RSM International. Additionally, in a separate public vote, 30 companies have been named as their country’s National Public Champion.

30 TOP EUROPEAN BUSINESSES VOTED BY PUBLIC AS NATIONAL PUBLIC CHAMPIONS

IT’S TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET VOTING IN THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS

Europe’s Premier Business Awards Opens Online Public Vote Monday 11 November 2013 – London – 376 national champions across 31 countries in Europe are today competing for the title of ‘National Public Champion’ as the public vote opens for the first time in this year’s European Business Awards sponsored by RSM International.

EUROPE’S POTENTIAL BUSINESS GIANTS OF THE FUTURE ANNOUNCED IN NEW INITIATIVE

‘They Could Be Giants’ showcases companies that could revolutionise the market

18 companies from 12 countries have been named today as potential business giants of the future in a newly launched Europe-wide business initiative called ‘They Could Be Giants’.

Created by the European Business Awards, ‘They Could be Giants’ has been set up to showcase and monitor new companies, with a ground-breaking product or service, that could revolutionise the market in their field.

Rate of new business creation in EU over three times faster than in North America

The net rate of business creation among the EU economies has been over three times faster than in the USA and Canada since the financial crisis, according to research by RSM International, the seventh largest global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms.

BP TARGET NEUTRAL ANNOUNCED AS NEW CATEGORY SPONSOR FOR EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS 2013/14

BP’s not-for-profit carbon management programme, Target Neutral, has today been confirmed as the sponsor for the European Business Awards’ growth category award. Moving forward the category will be known as “The ‘BP Target Neutral’ Growth Strategy of the Year Award”.

EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS ANNOUNCES 2013/14 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

The organisers of the European Business Awards (www.businessawardseurope.com) have today announced the names of the 526 National Champions from 31 European countries who are through to the second round of the awards programme.

EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS ANNOUNCES 2013/14 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

The organisers of the European Business Awards (www.businessawardseurope.com) have today announced the names of the 526 National Champions from 31 European countries who are through to the second round of the awards programme.

EUROPEAN BUSINESS AWARDS CELEBRATES WINNERS OF 2012/13 AWARDS PROGRAMME

On 6^thJune 2013, at an exclusive awards ceremony held in Istanbul, the European Business Awards (www.businessawardseurope.com) announced the winners in each of the ten categories in its 2012/13 awards programme.

The ceremony marks the culmination of a yearlong decision-making process which began with over 15,000 businesses and ended with just 100 Ruban d’Honneur finalists attending the event in the hope of becoming one of the ten category winners.