Business Excellence Awards
An Evening of Fine Food, Networking & Celebration
Ballan & District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards is the opportunity for your business to be recognised for its outstanding contribution to the regional community.
Mix with aspiring business owners running businesses of all shapes and sizes, whilst enjoying a night of fine food, drinks and entertainment.
Due to COVID the 2021 Awards are being postponed to 2022. More information will be available soon.
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Business Excellence Awards 2019
-Brought to you by-
2019 MAJOR SPONSORS
-And our 2019 –
AWARD SPOSORS
-With thanks to –
2019 SUPPORT & SERVICE PARTNERS
Awards Categories
Accomodation Business Award
Community Services Award
Home Based & Micro Business Award
Local Producer Business Award
Manufacturing Business Award
Mayors Award
Professional Services Business Award
For businesses principally engaged in providing professional or technical services to businesses and/or consumers. For example, scientific research, architecture, engineering, computer systems design, law, accountancy, advertising, market research, management, analysts, consultancy and veterinary science.
Award sponsored by Western Water.
Retail Award
Trade Services Award
Young Achievers Business Award
Business of the Year Award
The winners of each category are entered into the overall Business of the Year Award selected by our entire judging panel.
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Business Excellence Awards FAQs
How do you enter the Awards?
To enter the awards, you first must be nominated. You can nominate any business, including your own for a Business Excellence Award. Nominations will open later in 2021.
How does the process work?
1.Nomination
Nominate yourself or as many other local businesses as you want – It only takes sixty seconds.
2. Application
After the nominations close, all nominees are notified and sent a link to the on-line application process. The application consists of a series of questions that allows the business to present and explain its operations.
3.Judging
Independent and experienced business professionals review all applications within a category. The Judges will rank the applications based on the level of detail and quality of information contained within the application and determine a maximum of three category finalists.
4.Site-Inspection/interview
The judges will contact finalists and schedule a meeting at the finalist’s premises to interview a representative of that organisation and undertake a brief tour of the operations to validate the responses provided in the application.
5.Category winner declared
After the site visits, the judges determine which finalist warrants the award for the category. All winners are announced at the Gala Dinner.
6.Buisness of the year winner declared
The judging panel will determine an overall winner for the Business of the Year Award based on its assessment of the application and site visit of every finalist. The judge’s decisions on category winners and business of the year winner are announced at the Gala Dinner.
7.Feedback
All businesses who have made submissions will receive formal feedback from the judges which is considered a valuable exercise to identify potential business improvements.
How will I be judged?
Independent and experienced business professionals review all applications within a category. The Judges will rank the applications based on the level of detail and quality of information contained within the application and determine a maximum of three category finalists.
The judges will then contact finalists and schedule a meeting at the finalist’s premises to interview a representative of that organisation and undertake a brief tour of the operations to validate the responses provided in the application.
After the site visits, the judges determine which finalist warrants the award for the category. All winners are announced at the Gala Dinner.
Where do I buy tickets for the Gala?
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Can I purchase a table at the Gala Dinner?
To book a table, simply purchase 10 individual tickets. Our tables seat 10 people and groups who purchase multiple tickets in the one transaction will be seated together where space permits.