REGISTRATION OF INTENT

To download the registration of intent form click on the following document link

2010 Registration of Intent to Enter 

ENTRY PROCESS

The closing date for entries for this year's awards is

Business Categories - Friday 25 June

Employee, Apprentice, Customer Service and Social Responsibility - Friday 9 July

By the closing date you need to supply us with the following:-

• Cover Sheet
  Please submit a cover sheet outlining the category you are entering and contact details
• Official Entry Form
  You are requested to complete your submission based on the headings in the official entry form
• Photographs
  Finalists will be required to supply three photographs of your business which best illustrate your operation. This will be requested when the finalists are announced.
• Logo
  Please supply a full colour copy of your business logo. A letterhead would be sufficient

ENTRY FORMAT

The official entry form is a Microsoft Word document that has text boxes that should be completed.

You are encouraged to focus on the key areas of your organisation and to use your imagination and initiative. The judges will be focusing on the specific areas identified in the official entry. You may add appendices and supporting documentation, but the official entry should be self-contained.

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
to enable the judges to get a quick overview of your business. A brief history and description of your business. A description of what makes the business unique to the market and excellent in business. A summary of key business achievements and results. Why do you believe that your business should be an Award Winner?

2. LEADERSHIP Discuss the style of leadership within your business. Describe your vision for the business. How is your vision communicated throughout the business?	6. INNOVATION and KNOWLEDGE Describe the following - innovative products or services created, processes or technology developed or used, and/or people employed in an innovative role to further a culture of innovation. How do you encourage and introduce new ideas? How do you use innovation and knowledge to manage performance improvement?
3. CUSTOMER FOCUS Who are the customers of your business and how do you manage and develop customer relationships? How do you measure your customers’ satisfaction? What changes have you implemented from customer feedback? What do you have in place to grow your customer base?	7. PLANNING Explain your business planning process - its format and time frames. How are plans implemented, communicated, reviewed and updated?
4. QUALITY Describe your business quality management system. Describe how your staff contributes to the quality management system.	8. MARKETING Describe your marketing plan. How do you measure and review of the marketing plans effectiveness and ensure its currency and relevance? Describe a significant opportunity in the market place that you identified and pursued in the last year.
5. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT Describe the organisational structure of your business. Describe how you evaluate the performance of your staff. Outline the incentives that you use to encourage and inspire your staff. What staff training do you provide?	9. BUSINESS PERFORMANCE Describe the financial and operational reporting systems of the business with reference to what data is collected, frequency of reporting and how the information is used in the management of the business. Describe the Key Performance Indicators / Key Measures specific to the business. Describe what element of your company’s performance over the last year you are most proud of and why? (you may provide statistics and graphs to support your statement)

10. COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT 
Provide evidence of involvement in social, community or environmental initiatives for both the business itself and/or for individual staff.

There are separate entry forms for Employee of the Year Award, Apprentice of the Year Award and Social Responsibility Award, Customer Service Award.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Finalists will be required to provide evidence of their financial position. This will now be a statement of performance as indicated by certain key financial and operating ratios provided by the organisation's chartered accountant (or a chartered accountant of their choice). 

The format for this verified statement will be provided to successful entrants at the time the finalists are announced.

(not required for Employee of the Year Award, Apprentice of the Year Award and Social Responsibility Award)