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Categories / Entry Forms
Below is an overview of the categories for the 2010 Integral Energy Shoalhaven Business Awards and their relevant entry form. Please fill in the entry form (Category links located at the bottom of this page) and send to the Shoalhaven Business Chamber before 5pm on Monday, 9th August 2010.
Industry Categories
PLEASE NOTE: All entrants, excluding Business Person of the Year and Young Business Person of the Year, must enter at least one of the following Industry Categories to be eligible for prestigious Shoalhaven Business of the Year Award:
Building
and Construction: This category relates to businesses engaged in the
construction and building industry, including pre erection, and onsite
assembly stages, roads, railroads, aerodromes, irrigation projects, or other
civil engineering projects.
Tourism
and Hospitality: This category is open to providers of tourism,
entertainment, commercial tourist accommodation, and hospitality services.
Businesses eligible to enter include providers of general tourism and recreational
facilities and attractions, licensed clubs, hotels, motels, caravan and camping
parks, bed and breakfast operators, conference and catering operators, restaurants and
cafes.
Community Sector: This category is open to those organisations that provide services to support communities and include a wide range of community, voluntary and not for profit activities, such as hospitals, community services and providers of primary, secondary and tertiary education.
Information Communication and Technology: This category is for businesses which are primarily involved in the development and or dissemination of information technology and or telecommunications, including software development, internet services, and network design and development.
Manufacturing, Wholesale and Mining: This category is open to businesses engaged in the procurement, development and production of raw materials into finished goods, involving mechanical, electrical and fabrication technology, mining and engineering operations, and a wide range of businesses involved in the wholesale commercialisation of their own product.
Retail and Personal Services: This category applies to all retail businesses ranging from smaller sole trader operations to large department stores, motor vehicle operations and sales, and a wide range of health, fitness, beauty and personal services, including allied health providers.
Professional, Commercial, Property and Finance: This category is open to providers of specialist medical services, legal services, consultants, business and personal development services, business to business services, accredited training, plus architects, draughts people, interior designers, surveyors, and marketing and advertising agencies. It also applies to real estate and financial services sector, including real estate agents, banks, building societies, credit unions, financial advisors, accountants, conveyance services, and mortgage advisors.
Non Industry Categories
PLEASE
NOTE: In order to be considered eligible for the Integral Energy Shoalhaven
Business of the Year applicants must also have entered an Industry
Category.
Home
Based Business: This
category is open to all businesses owners who are operating from their home,
and are employing five or less employees.
OR applicants may choose to enter only one of these two categories
Small
Business: This
category is designed to encourage and recognise the valuable contribution that
small businesses, including partnerships and sole traders, make to our region.
Entries are limited to businesses that employ 10 or less fulltime employees.
Sustainability:
Awarded
to the business that has addressed ways to remain viable, whilst contributing
lasting benefits to society through the consideration of social, environmental,
ethical and economic aspects.
Workplace
Safety and Occupational Health and Safety: Awarded to the business that demonstrates a
commitment to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment
that is enshrined in everything they do, both at work and in the community in
which they operate.
Export:
Awarded
to the business proven to deliver the best performance in export activity over
the past 12 months, including businesses exporting from the region, and those
providing assistance and or services to the Shoalhaven export industry. Judges
will consider innovative strategies towards marketing, sustainable export
growth, plus evidence of competitive advantage, and the overall commitment to
international business.
Innovation:
Awarded
to the business that has excelled in implementing new processes, or improving
on old ones, creating a new market or new products, and or demonstrating an
innovative approach to developing or marketing their business.
Customer Service: Awarded to the
business that has proven to provide consistent exceptional service and
professionalism. Judges will consider how the business has measured, managed
and monitored customer expectations, satisfaction and retention.
Business Person Categories
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants can choose to enter only one of the following two awards. You will need to submit a separate entry for these categories. See Assessment Criteria for Business Person Categories
Business Person of the Year: Awarded to one
individual who most successfully displays outstanding leadership and management
attributes within their business, whether in a supervisory, managerial or
proprietary role. Additionally judges will be looking at entrant's previous 12
months significant achievements in personal and business growth, community
involvement, work and life balance.
OR
Young Business Person of the
Year: Awarded
to an individual who has enjoyed substantial growth in their career and has
achieved significant personal and business outcomes within the past 12 months.
To be eligible, this person would need to be under 35 years of age and have
been in business for at least 12 months.
Shoalhaven Business of the
Year:
Selected
from the Industry Categories and awarded to the business judged be the most
outstanding Shoalhaven based business, across all criteria.
Category Entry Forms:
Click on category to download entry forms
