The stage is set, the lights beaming - the music is crystal, it is a familiar tempo. The sound of victory. As the categories are called, the winners are mentioned and the victors emerge. This is the familiar stage of every award ceremony and anyone who has bagged a coveted award knows the feeling that is associated. "Reward!"

"Awards are not merely just given to validate a business's effort, they are more like a sign to prove to the team and the founders that they have been doing something right. If you are in business and you have not been validated either through your customers, the media or through a coveted award, you will still be struggling through that uncertainty - is this a good product or not? Every serious-minded business out there needs an international award to validate both to themselves and the public that they are doing something right." Says Khalid Falsom the CEO of "Room Next to Metro" apartments.

Running a business in this stage and economy is nowhere near what it was a few years ago. Technological advancements have made it possible for disruptions, easy or no barriers to entry and of course convenient. The businesses and ideas that survive through the early stages and make it to the big player's room are by all standards deserving of every accolade.

Technology-based businesses have seen a rise in recent years, with IoT, AI and a host of other solutions now readily available via API calls and sometimes a simple AWS account; more and more people are beginning to pursue their dreams 'Professionally' - almost as good as the companies that have spent millions of dollars to set up - right behind their computer, on their pajamas just about anywhere they are in the world.

According to Joseph, the group CEO of the consortium of companies organizing the GRABCSR Awards in Dubai come November 2020, "An international business awards like the GRABCSR Awards will set - well thought out and properly implemented ideas and companies - apart from the others. An Award like the GRABCSR which is positioned to be a coveted award will truly determine to potential customers and even investors that the business or company is doing something right. This literally simplifies a lot for businesses. Recognition is 99% of everything a business needs to thrive" concludes Joseph.

If you know any business that deserves a GRABCSR Business Awards for their excellent services or unique product, feel free to nominate them using the "Nominate A Business" link on our the GRABCSR Awards Website.