Business Excellence Award (winner, jury): an award for O-1 and EB-1A

From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site qualitymarkaward.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Country

The site calls it a national recognition platform for US businesses; the address is in Dallas, Texas.

Who can enter

Any business officially registered and operating in the US may apply, as may individual professionals from the listed industries.

Entry fee

Certification registration is $99 "instead of $299", refunded if criteria are not met; the site also sells award packages at $250, $350, $650, $1,250 and $4,900.

How winners are chosen

As the site describes it: a short preliminary check, review by an expert commission, a full evaluation; a company that passes receives the certificate.

Jury

Evaluation is done by an Expert Committee; the site has an open application form to join it, asking about experience, achievements and motivation.

How jurors are chosen

Committee candidates fill in a questionnaire, which the form says is used for selection and assignment to the Expert Committee. No fee for joining is stated on the pages read.

What the winner receives

Winners receive official documents, quality seals, media assets and PR opportunities; packages include a personalised trophy, a PR article and an on-site presentation.

• According to the site, more than 1,200 US companies have been certified.

Source: the organisation's site qualitymarkaward.com (pages /about-the-award, /eligibility-criteria, /, /join-committee), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.