2010 Categories: Business Awards | Product Awards

Overview [Business Awards]

The Australian Business Awards are a national awards program recognising the success, innovation and ethics of Australian companies and organisations across all industry sectors. Conducted annually, the awards honour Australia's industry leaders through the acknowledgment of innovative business processes, product development, enterprise, sustainability and overall business success. The Awards also recognise the important social and environmental contributions made by organisations through excellence of service, commitment to their customers, philanthropic ideals, ethical behaviour and environmental sustainability.

The most comprehensive of its kind, the awards are open to all Australian companies and organisations, private or public. This includes multi-national subsidiaries, government departments, agencies or bodies, franchisors and non-government organisations are all eligible to enter. Entries are judged on specific criteria underpinned by the program's values of success, innovation and ethics. The judging panel is carefully selected and coordinated by the Australian Business Awards to ensure that the judging process is fair and objective, free of bias or influence.

Receiving an Australian Business Award is an independent and prestigious endorsement of your organisation and the quality of the products and services your organisation produces. If you are striving for excellence, the awards raise the bar across all aspects of business and provide you with ways to benchmark against top performers in your industry. Submitting an entry provides your organisation with the opportunity to review its business performance and identify its core strengths. A valuable resource of evidence and endorsement that can be put to good use in a variety of communications, creating opportunities for publicity, positive business profiling and heightened credibility within your industry.

The Awards are an opportunity for Australian companies to gain that competitive advantage by having their achievements recognised whilst highlighting their best products and services. Australian Business Award winners are acknowledged as industry leaders and named the elite of their industry. The selected organisations are eligible to publicise their achievement and display the Australian Business Awards winners mark on their marketing and promotional materials. Use of the Awards name and trademarks is only permitted under licence from the Australian Business Awards. The Australian Business Awards entry and licence terms and conditions can be viewed upon entry registration.

Categories [Business Awards]

Enterprise
The Australian Business Award for Enterprise recognises organisations that have achieved outstanding commercial success whilst undertaking bold new ventures.

  

Recommended Employer
The Australian Business Award for Recommended Employer recognises organisations that provide a stimulating and supportive workplace.

Innovation
The Australian Business Award for Innovation recognises organisations that have made significant contributions to their industry through research and development resulting in the introduction of a new idea, method, technology, process or application of social, environmental and/or economic benefit. Achievements can include but are not limited to changes to Government policy or processes, improvements in social or health services and/or differentiated products and services.

 

Environmental Sustainability
The Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability recognises organisations that demonstrate leadership and commitment to the enhancement, preservation and protection of the environment.

Service Excellence
The Australian Business Award for Service Excellence recognises organisations that deliver outstanding customer service.

  

Marketing Excellence
The Australian Business Award for Marketing Excellence recognises organisations that have achieved outstanding levels in marketing strategy and execution.

International Trade
The Australian Business Award for International Trade recognises organisations that have achieved outstanding levels in international trade in any industry sector.

  

Public Service
The Australian Business Award for Public Service recognises the contributions and achievements of public service institutions.

Retail Excellence
The Australian Business Award for Retail Excellence recognises the contributions and achievements of retail organisations.

  

Community Contribution
The Australian Business Award for Community Contribution recognises organisations which implement policies or projects that positively impact on the community and generate outcomes that have a long term benefit.

 

 

    
Timetable for the 2010 Awards
2010 Registrations now open
Entries are now being accepted
Entry deadline is 31 March 2010		   How to Enter
Register online to access the Business Awards Information System [BAIS].