Introduction to Indian Business Awards 2009

Welcome to the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards 2009.

Indian Newslink, the popular English language fortnightly, known as the ‘Voice of the Indian Community’ in New Zealand, launched the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards in 2008 to recognise and reward business successes in New Zealand. A panel of judges, independent of the newspaper, evaluates the qualifying entries and decides the winners in each category and the overall winner for the Supreme Business of the Year Award.

The categories for this year’s awards have been expanded to include additional segments of the business community, reflecting the feedback received from the business community.

The awards will be announced at a gala black tie dinner to be held in November 2009, the details of which will be announced in due course.

Please download the entry form, rules and regulations, choose up to three categories, complete the entry requirements on your computer, and email your entries on or before September 11, 2009 before 5 pm to indianbusinessawards09@ignitionpartner.com

Please do not send the form by post, fax or courier.

Entries for all categories are open to businesses owned, managed or operated by people of Indian origin in New Zealand. Entries to the ‘Best Exporter to India Business Award’ are open to all businesses established in New Zealand.

All entries must provide contact details in the box appearing after the Entry Process information provided below. All companies entering all categories must complete Entry Form I and Part 2.

Should you have any queries, please contact us at Indian Newslink on (09) 5336377 or email info@indiannewslink.co.nz  

1.     Best Exporter to India Business

2.     Best Large Business

3.     Best Medium Business

4.     Best Small Business

5.     Best Professional Services Business

6.     Best Retailer Business

7.     Best Restaurant Business

8.     Best Business Innovation

9.     Best Marketing excellence

10.  Best Sustainable Business

Supreme Business of the Year (All entries will qualify for this category)

Our Panel of Judges

Chad Wilkie, Executive Director, Ignition Partner Limited (Convenor)

Nevil Gibson, Editor-in-Chief, The National Business Review

Vijaya Vaidyanath, Chief Executive, Waitakere City Council

Adrian Dixon, Consultant, CBA Consultants

Steve Corbett, Chief Executive, e-Centre Ltd, Massey University

Tony Bacon, Sector and Partner Manager, Vodafone NZ

Tim Livingstone, Senior Partner, UHY Haines Norton, Chartered Accountants

Clair McGowan, Managing Director, Commercialisation Advisers Ltd

Chip Dawson, Managing Director, International Business Management Ltd

David Hawkins, Associate Professor, Unitec School of Design