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 2011 Wanganui Security & Electrical Wanganui Regional Business Awards
The Business Awards celebrate the excellence, innovation and achievement of Wanganui businesses and the success they bring to our community. The awards acknowledge our business leaders and the enormous contribution they make to the local economy, even in these challenging economic times. In today's world of commerce, benchmarking your business and celebrating its success is something that all of Wanganui benefits from.
The Awards are about success, integrity, growth and celebrating where you have come from and where you are going, or should I say growing in the future. Businesses who have previously entered say the process of entering is an invaluable tool for taking a look at the progress of the company, delving deeper into the business systems and inspiring staff. This year the entry form again reinforces that entering is a 'tool of growth'.
You can enter and you can be a winner.
2011 Entry Form for Wanganui & District businesses, a big welcome to Rangitikei & Ruapehu - click here
Testimony – 2011 Wanganui Security & Electrical Business Awards
Entry into the 2011 Business Awards almost didn’t happen, however some persuasive coercion in the final hours resulted in prioritising time to complete a comprehensive entry on behalf of Gonville Centre/Gonville Health, and aren’t we pleased we did!
To scoop three awards including the Supreme award was a heart stopping moment that we will always feel proud of. The respectability associated with winning these awards has far surpassed Whanganui and the region. The NZ Doctor magazine showcased our win and we have received tremendous positive comments from our health sector colleagues and leaders across the country. The local community acknowledged our win at the recent Te Kura Student Graduation Ceremony at Gonville Centre and the pride felt by the community was evident and palpable.
Entering the business awards in the non-government and Community organisation category as a Charitable Community Trust has always been with the belief that we would never be considered for the Supreme award, however we appreciate that the judges applied a level of measure, enquiry and scrutiny to the process that resulted in them reversing this position. The rigor involved in the entry process and the face to face interview has provided a level of external examination that is not comparable. Being measured against best practice business principles has offered our board and management leaders a level of confidence that the business processes we apply rate well when compared with the private sector business community.
We feel proud that the Gonville Centre represents a stunning solution for a community that has embraced all that the centre has to offer both now and into the future.
Judith MacDonald
CEO WRPHO / Director Gonville Health
Entering the business awards encouraged me to take a closer look at the economics of how I was running my business and my financial goals. Basically, I didn't have any financial targets, or clear goals about what I wanted to achieve. As a new business I was more concerned about getting work, carrying it out to a high standard, servicing my clients and building a client base and business reputation. Feedback from the judges has spurred me to enrol in a Business Course, which starts in a few weeks time. I feel that a business plan and increased business knowledge, combined with my desire to succeed, can only help me in my quest to become successful and financially independent.
Jo Priestley
Freelance journalist, website development, marketing, public relations
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