AUT Business School
announces finalists for the
2013 Excellence in Business Support Awards
The AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards recognise and celebrate organisations and individuals that deliver quality products and services to help small, medium and large businesses maximise their potential.
AUT Business School believes providing excellence in business support is pivotal in enhancing business excellence in New Zealand. With such support, organisations are able to become more competitive and more sustainable, improving their key points of difference – an important consideration in today’s ever-competitive business market.
The AUT Business School Supreme Award is chosen from the category winners. Previous Supreme Award winners include Michael Barnett, ONZM; The National Bank of New Zealand, Sir Stephen Tindall’s KEA (Kiwi Expats Abroad), Ministry of Economic Development and Designworks.
Important dates for the 2013 Excellence in Business Support Awards:
Entries open 1 February 2013
Entries close 3 May 2013
Finalists announced 13 May 2013
Finalists’ Applications close 14 June 2013
Winners announced 5 September 2013 at a gala dinner
Over 700 business influencers and VIP’s attend the black tie gala dinner to be held 5 September 2013 at the Langham Hotel, Auckland.
AUT Business School provides evaluators for the Awards; evaluation is overseen by The New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation and aligned to the international Baldrige criteria for assessing excellence.
For sponsorship and enquiries, please contact: Annie Gandar
Manager Business Relations
t. 09 921 9999 x 5330 m. 021 651 418 annie.gandar@aut.ac.nz
Image Print Business under $5m turnover – Management Services
HRtoolkit
Valentine Addis
Stellar Consulting Group Ltd
Create IP
Idealog Business under $5m turnover – Sales & Marketing
Plato Design Agency
The Research Agency
Porter Novelli
Idealog Business under $5m turnover – Technology
Perceptive
Aura RedEye Security Ltd
BigEars Ltd
The I.T.Team
WHK Business $5m - $10m turnover
National Credit Insurance (Brokers) NZ Ltd
Key Research Group
Urgent Couriers
WHK Large Business $10m - $100m turnover
Kiwibank Business Markets
Orbit Corporate Travel Auckland
Madison Recruitment
Qual IT Solutions Ltd
Advanced Security
Fuji Xerox Large Business $100m plus turnover
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd
DHL Express
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Export Services
World Wide Access
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd
National Credit Insurance (Brokers) NZ Ltd
AJ Park
DHL Express
NZ Business Excellence Foundation Not for Profit
NZ SME Business Network
Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce
CPA Australia
NZ Business Excellence Foundation Not for Profit - Large
Kea New Zealand
Auckland Chamber of Commerce
The Marketing Association
Young Enterprise Trust
NZ Business Excellence Foundation Government
CarboNZero Holdings
ATEED
Dunedin City Council Economic Development Unit
Ministry Of Education (Vocational Pathways Programme)
Te Puni Kokiri (Maori Business Facilitation Service)
Fuji Xerox Leadership (Individual)
Brett O’Riley (ATEED)
Peter Townsend (CECC)
Sam Hazeldine (MedRecruit)
Annah Stretton (Stretton Group Ltd)
The AUT Business School 2013 Excellence in Business Support Awards are proudly sponsored by Fuji Xerox, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Idealog, Image Print, WHK and the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation.