IQ Awards seeks nominations of innovative products, services

BOULDER – It’s time to get your nomination in for the 8th annual IQ (Innovation Quotient) Awards, recognizing the most-innovative new products and services in the Boulder Valley.

Kicking off its annual hunt for the best and brightest business ideas in Boulder and Broomfield counties, the Business Report is accepting nominations at www.IQAwards.com or with a nomination form in the paper.

The awards will be presented Wednesday, Aug. 15, at an evening awards and networking program at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Longmont, also the new home of the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame.

Nominations for the best local innovations are being sought from companies throughout Boulder and Broomfield counties and the Denver-Boulder Corridor.

 Nomination categories include, but are not limited to:  General Business, Commercial & Industrial, Computers, Consumer, Internet, Medical & Health, Nonprofit, Software, Sports & Leisure and Telecommunications.

Finalists are chosen in each category, with winners announced at the awards event.

For the first time, the IQ Awards is adding a category of Sustainable Business. If you have an innovative green business that offers products and services contributing to the well-being of not only Colorado residents but to inhabitants around the globe, please consider a nomination in this new category.

If you have any questions on submitting a nomination, call the Business Report at (303) 440-4950.

Deadline for the 2007 IQ Awards nomination is Friday, July 6.

“Here’s an opportunity for your business to be recognized for its innovation and hard work, but we need to get your nominations in right now,´ said Jerry W. Lewis, publisher and editor of the Business Report. “Please save the Aug. 15 date to meet and network with some of local entrepreneurs and business leaders.”

Plan now to bring your business team to the 2007 IQ Awards, one of the most fun and exciting business events of the year.

Nominations are now being sought for the IQ Awards, organized by the Boulder County Business Report. The annual event recognizes the most-innovative products and services from companies in Boulder and Broomfield counties and the U.S. 36 Corridor. Nominate today at www.IQAwards.com.

Sponsor local innovation

Companies that want to benefit from high-profile event marketing and connect to innovative businesses can become corporate sponsors for the 2007 IQ Awards.

IQ Awards sponsors receive recognition in all advertising leading up to the event, special opportunities to establish business relationships with local, innovative companies, including an exclusive reception with all IQ finalists and an event booth.

For a complete kit and CD-ROM detailing the IQ Awards,  please call Mary Austin, BCBR events manager, at (303) 440-4950.

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