Award winner to help businesses enter 2016 Awards

Previous award winner at workshop to help businesses enter 2016 Awards

30 June 2016

Multiple business award winner Colin MacPhee from Quest Rotorua Central will speak at a workshop to help businesses enter the 2016 Westpac Business Excellence Awards in Rotorua.

Entries close on 31 July and businesses are urged to attend the two upcoming workshops.

MacPhee said he would encourage anyone thinking about entering the awards to attend. He would provide details of his experience of winning categories for the last two years.

He also wants to tell business owners that entering is not as onerous as many people think.

“I want to share with businesses some of the work required to put in an entry as well as discuss the benefits of entering.”

“It’s really not as difficult as perceived and is very beneficial for your business. The process of documenting your business planning is a great tool for analysing your business.”

“Having the judges scrutinise your business and getting business experts to challenge your thought processes is invaluable,” he said.

Quest Rotorua Central won the Emerging Business of the Year Award in 2014 and then won their category in 2015 with the Hospitality Business Award.

“Having won twice – it shows that what you put in to your entry can be rewarded on the Gala Night.” MacPhee said.

The Winning Business Awards workshops are being by Bay of Plenty’s Business Growth Centre Firestation, in partnership with the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce.

Darren McGarvie, chief coach from Firestation and previous Award winner, said he will go through the entry form to guide businesses on the type of information they need to include as well as providing best practice examples.

“These workshops are a great way for businesses to find out if they are following best practice and what areas of their business they can improve. They will provide important insight in how to submit a great award entry,” McGarvie said.

The workshops and awards are open to all organisations, even if they are not Chamber members.

The workshops will be held on Wednesday 6 July and Wednesday 20 July from 5.30-7.00pm. To register go to www.bit.ly/BusAwardsWorkshop

Entries for the 2016 Westpac Business Excellence Awards entries close 31 July 2016. For entry details go to www.bit.ly/BusAwardsEntry

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