Free workshops for businesses

If you are an entrepreneur, retailer, manufacturer, exporter or a professional, you could be a beneficiary of the workshops organised this year as a part of the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards (IBA).

The first of these workshops will be held on Wednesday, May 12 at 4 pm at Stamford Plaza Hotel in Auckland City.

Convenor of our Judging Panel Chad Wilkie and other professionals will be present to advise on completing the entry forms for each category, guidelines for writing business plans and other issues.

Entrants will have an opportunity at the end of the workshop to network with other participants.

The Awards Scheme this year comprises eleven categories, including the Best Exporter to India Business, Best Large Business, Best Medium Business, Best Small Business, Best Professional Services Business, Best Retailer Business, Best Restaurant Business, Best Business Innovation, Best Marketing Excellence, Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Best Woman Business Person of the Year.

One of the winners of the above awards will qualify for the Supreme Business of the Year Award.

The Best Exporter to India Business category is open to all businesses established and registered in New Zealand exporting products or services to India.

All other categories are open only to businesses established in New Zealand including those owned, operated, managed and franchised by people of Indian origin who are either citizens or permanent residents.

Each participant can enter up to three categories.

Participants who satisfy the eligibility criteria should download the entry forms available on our websites (www.indiannewslink.co.nz and www.inliba.co.nz) to their computers and send them duly completed to Chad Wilkie, Convenor of our Judging Panel and Executive Director, Ignition Partner Limited before 6 pm on August 31, 2010 to iba2010@ignitionpartner.com 

To register for the free workshop, please email editor@indiannewslink.co.nz or call (09) 5336377.