We LOVED it

See your business differently
 
“It meant I really had to  think about what I was doing and why - this was great as it made me step back and see my business differently."
Sheils Carnihan - Owner/Manager, NumberWorks'nWords Kapiti. Winner of the Staff Development & Emerging Business of the Year categories 2009.
 
“We actually put down on paper thoughts and ideas that have always been in our head, particularly around the vision and future of the company. It was also an excellent opportunity to document and review our working practises and processes.”
Andy Prow, Aura Software Security Ltd, Winner of the New Thinking category 2009.
 
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No pain no gain
 
“We found the entry process easy to work through – it took time but was very beneficial as it makes you reflect and question what you’re doing and why." 
Christine Vendt – Owner/Manager, Undercover Secrets Lingerie, Paraparaumu Beach.  Winner Small Business of the Year 2009.
 
“It wasn't arduous at all because of the benefits in completing each section. I enjoyed the Assessors visit - it went very smoothly as they had done their homework before coming into the business and it was a focused meeting.”
Sheils Carnihan - Owner/Manager, NumberWorks'nWords Kapiti. Winner of the Staff Development & Emerging Business of the Year categories 2009.
 
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Benchmark your business
 
“It wasn’t possible for Turk’s to benchmark against other poultry companies so we chose to benchmark ourselves against other businesses through the Awards.  We entered in 2003 and then went away and based on the feedback we’d been given, made changes with the intent of coming back and winning”
Richard Fisher, Operations Manager, Turk’s Poultry Farm, Business of the Year 2009
 
“Colbert Cooper entered the Awards to raise our profile in the community, measure ourselves against other local businesses and for the opportunity to have our business reviewed by other professionals.”
Justine Street, Colbert Cooper Ltd.  Winner of the Branding & Image Building category and runner up for Business of the Year 2009.
 
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Just do it!

“I was encouraged to enter the Awards just for the experience, I also thought it would be a good learning curve to understand our own business better,and I was interested in seeing how we rated compared to other businesses in the region.”
Harry Drykstar, Natural Bark & Compost Ltd.  Winner of the Hi-Growth category 2009.
 
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Recognition for a job well done
 
“In entering the competition we received lots of positive feedback. Winning an Award gave us self satisfaction and recognition of a job well done - it also gave us the desire and motivation to continue to seek ways to improve.”
Christine Vendt – Owner/Manager, Undercover Secrets Lingerie, Paraparaumu Beach.  Winner Small Business of the Year 2009.
 
“The most gain from winning the award was the energy boost and pride it gave the staff and the organisation. From a sales and marketing perspective winning the award also helped to reinforce our brand as "leaders in our field".
Andy Prow, Aura Software Security Ltd, Winner of the New Thinking category 2009.