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Entry Information

Why enter?

If you are proud of your achievements, and seeking to grow your profile the 2010 Powercor / PRIME Business Excellence Awards provide an important opportunity for you to reap the many benefits of entering which include:

o Motivation to complete a comprehensive self analysis tool designed to evaluate your strategic planning, marketing, risk management, corporate citizenship and sustainability practices;
o A pathway for those aspiring to achieve higher honours in other state or federal awards programs;
o Recognition of your achievements;
o Publicity for your business or organisation;
o A vehicle to benchmark your business or organisation against your competitors;
o The prestige of an independent third party endorsing your business;
o Identifying individuals and businesses with the potential to inspire and encourage greatness;
o Advancing our reputation as a region; and
o Providing networking opportunities for like-minded businesses across a variety of sectors and industries.

What’s new in 2010

o The addition of the Transport, Logistics and Supply category which recognises freight solution providers
o The removal of appendices/supporting documentation during the application process
o Submission format guidelines including a larger page count
o New Awards Coordinator
o New sponsors
o An updated website

Entering the Awards

Though the process has been streamlined in recent years, entering requires a commitment and investment of time and resources. By following the following steps you will maximise the return and minimise your effort.

1. Identify the most appropriate category for entry
2. Review the eligibility criteria and familiarise yourself with the entry guidelines
3. Develop an action plan including a timeline of key dates
4. Identify who you need and who can help
5. Start now – register for access to a Mentor, attend an information session

Your Local Awards Coordinator

Guidance on the process of entering and any aspect of your application is available from your local awards expert, Sue Rudd. Email to awards@mildurabea.com.au or
call 0439 597 229.

Entry Kit

Updated Entry Kit now available

Please note due to a misprint the Entry Kit has been updated and is available below. If you have downloaded a copy of the Entry Kit prior to 1st February 2010, please re-download the updated version below. The updates were made to the score weighting of the questions on pages 10 and 11.
Please note the questions have remained unchanged, simply the value of the following questions have been updated:

Section 3 Business Planning - Question (d)

Section 4 Marketing - Question (b)

Section 5 Customer Service & Professional Development - Question (b)

Section 6 Sustainability & Innovation - Question (c)

Sections of the Entry Kit are available to download individually, or alternatively as one document.

Entry Kit - whole document (14 pages, 1MB)