Deadline: 02-Jul-21
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Westpac Champion Business Awards that recognise and celebrate the local businesses that make Waitaha Canterbury one of the leading regions for business.
The Westpac Champion Business Awards recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation, and success of businesses and charities in the Canterbury Region.
The Awards programme culminates in the largest business awards ceremony in New Zealand with numerous high-profile guests in attendance. These Awards are all about celebrating the success of the local businesses and business people – however you define success.
Whether it’s growing your company, taking pride in your team culture, or innovating to make the most of a new market opportunity, they want to shine the spotlight on those who have made an outstanding impact in their particular sector and celebrate the business champions who contribute to the strong quality of life the people in Canterbury enjoy.
Categories
- Champion Customer Experience – Small Enterprise: The Award recognises businesses or organisations that exceed customer expectations.
- Christchurch Casino Champion Customer Experience – Medium/Large Enterprise: The Award recognises businesses or organisations that exceed customer expectations.
- Champion Producer/Manufacturer – Small Enterprise: The Award for Small Enterprise recognises the region’s successful primary producers, agribusinesses and manufacturers of materials, products or technology.
- Kordia Champion Producer/Manufacturer – Medium/Large Enterprise: The Award recognises the region’s successful primary producers, agribusinesses and manufacturers of materials, products or technology.
- New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Champion Emerging Exporter: The Award recognises businesses new to the international market that demonstrate innovative practice and sustainable export models. These businesses measure success by net return to the Canterbury and New Zealand economy, and through brand and reputational growth.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Champion Established Exporter: The Award recognises businesses that are successful on the international stage, and who also play an active role in the development and advocacy of the export community in Canterbury and New Zealand. These businesses show continued growth in chosen markets, invest in product development through R&D and have sustainable supply chains.
- Rata Foundation Champion Community Impact – Small Enterprise: The Award recognises Community registered charities and not-for-profit organisations and their volunteers who positively impact the community. It recognises their commitment (both paid and volunteer), the drive and dedication of their Boards, the strength of their partnerships and collaboration within community and the difference they make in the Community through their outcomes.
- The Press Champion Community Impact Medium/Large Award Enterprise: It recognises Community registered charities and not-for-profit organisations and their volunteers who positively impact the community. It recognises their commitment (both paid and volunteer), the drive and dedication of their Boards, the strength of their partnerships and collaboration within community and the difference they make in the Community through their outcomes.
- Christchurch City Council Champion Business for Good: The Award recognises businesses who are committed to addressing social and/or environmental issues. These businesses drive action that sees positive social and/or environmental impact as an integral measurement of their success.
- ACC Champion Workplace Injury Prevention: The Award recognises a business and its leaders that have implemented a workplace injury prevention initiative, improvement or innovation that has had a meaningful and positive impact on the workplace injury prevention through improved health, safety or wellbeing for their workers.
- ChristchurchNZ Champion Innovation: The Award recognises dynamic businesses demonstrating product, service or business model innovation, that has been developed and applied to improve business performance, operational effectiveness or customer engagement.
- 2degrees Champion Workplace Award: The Award recognises businesses committed to the health and wellbeing of their organisation, building an environment for their employees to succeed, and in doing so creating a positive impact on engagement, culture and the performance of the organisation.
- University of Canterbury Business School Champion Emerging Business: The Award recognises emerging businesses that have demonstrated strategic growth, with an astute insight of the market they operate in, exhibiting entrepreneurial spirit as well as the solid foundations for sustainable success.
- Champion Emerging Leader: The Award recognises dynamic leaders who are ambitious in their outlook and vision, embracing innovation, resilience, and displaying a generous ethos of inspiring and investing in others. The value these leaders offer contributes to the strength of the business and the team, as well as the wider community.
Benefits
Here’s a few reasons why you should enter;
- Take Stock: Reflect on your business, analyse your operations and benchmark your business against the best.
- Reach More Customers: Gain multi-level exposure to a bigger audience for your business.
- Open the door to opportunity: Add credibility to your business, amplified by pre and post-event award activity.
- Network with the best: Grow your connections with the best in Canterbury.
Eligibility Criteria
- Businesses and charities can enter themselves.
- Organisations can enter two categories.
- Many businesses will be eligible for multiple categories. You should choose the category that most suits the emphasis you wish to highlight in your entry.
- Your entry is submitted online and does allow website links however images and video content are not available.
For more information, visit https://www.westpacchampionawards.co.nz/