The Greater Shepparton 2024 Business Excellence Awards sponsored by SPC and organised by Greater Shepparton Business Network (GSBN) are taking nominations for businesses and individuals that demonstrate outstanding contributions within the Greater Shepparton community.
Excellence in Business
• Professional Services
This award is designed to recognise businesses committed to leading business practices within the professional services sector, setting the standard for excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction.
• Trade Services
This award is designed to recognise trade businesses and businesses that require on-the-job or tertiary-level training; who have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, and customer service in their respective fields.
• Retail Services
This award is designed to recognise successful retail businesses that stand out make a real impact in the Greater Shepparton community.
Excellence in Customer Service
• Retail/Hospitality Services
This award is open to businesses operating within the retail and hospitality sector that excel in providing exceptional products, services and experiences to customers.
• Professional Services
This award is open to businesses that demonstrate market-leading customer service and processes in the field of Professional Services.
• Trade Services
This award is open to businesses that demonstrate market-leading customer service and processes in the field of Trade Services.
Excellence in Innovation
This award recognises businesses that have applied innovation through new knowledge, technologies, methodologies or processes to improve effectiveness or quality of their services.
Excellence in Food & Agribusiness
This award recognises outstanding achievements by a food and agribusiness that has demonstrated a commitment to innovation, excellence and business practices that seek to grow and shape the future of agribusiness in the region.
Best Marketing/Advertising Campaign
This award recognises outstanding marketing and advertising strategies that effectively reach rural and regional consumers through a combination of modern and traditional techniques.
Visitor Experience of the Year
This award is open to all businesses operating in the Greater Shepparton Region offering a visitor experience and/or servicing the tourism industry that can demonstrate their commitment to consistently delivering an exceptional visitor experience over the past 12 months.
Excellence in Export Market Development
This award celebrates a local business that has demonstrated success and sustainable growth in its international exports. This achievement is attributed to their innovation, resourcefulness and commitment to competing on a global scale.
Emerging & Micro Business of the Year
The award recognises a start-up business that has effectively driven growth over the last 12 months and can demonstrate the potential to achieve future success. Open to new businesses in the Greater Shepparton region trading for a period of less than 24 months.
Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
This award recognises an individual from within your business who is undertaking an Apprenticeship or Traineeship and has shown excellent progress in their training, approach to the job and overall performance.
Young Professional of the Year
This award is designed to recognise and encourage the achievements of a young professional graduate aged between 18-30 who has demonstrated a noteworthy commitment to excellence, innovation and the community in their profession, and who has worked to promote their profession.
Nominations close Wednesday, 25 September. Successful nominations will be announced over 10 weeks from July to October, culminating in the grand gala presentation evening on Friday, 25 October. Visit www.gsbn.net.au to nominate someone or a business. For more information call 0407 503 886.
