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The Ara Business Excellence Awards recognises and celebrates business excellence, playing an important role in promoting and strengthening economic development in the region.
These awards will continue to run at all Alert levels.
The format will be adapted as necessary.
Entering these prestigious awards provides you and your team with a rare opportunity to take a step back from day to day operations and review your business from a fresh perspective.
Past winners have found the entry process not only highly rewarding and motivating, but also of immense strategic value in positioning their business for long-term, sustainable growth.
Entrants benefit from significant local media coverage, with category and supreme winners able to leverage their success in on-going advertising and communications activity well past the immediate event period. In addition to the benefits for businesses, the awards play an important part in lifting the overall profile of South Canterbury, raising awareness of our business sectors for the economic benefit of all South Cantabrians.
Find out more about the 2019 BEA winners and finalists and view the gallery of the gala night.
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About the Awards
Why Enter
Many previous entrants have remarked on the simplicity and the value of the entry process.
Entry is free and is open to all businesses in South Canterbury.
Entry Form
The entry form and guidelines PDF is now available to download. The PDF is a great way to find out more about the awards, criteria, key dates etc. Please use a word processor to create and submit your entry/entries.
FAQ's
These awards will continue to run at all Alert levels. The format will be adapted as necessary. We have put together some FAQ’s. We recommend downloading the Entry Form and Guidelines PDF, coming along to one of the BEA workshops, or just give us a call.
Award Categories, Special Awards and the Judging Process
We can assist you to determine which categories and/or special awards you may choose to enter.
Awards Galleries
View the gallery of the 2019 and 2018 Business Excellence Awards Gala Evenings.
Finalist Function
Find out more about the 2021 Ara Business Excellence Awards Finalist Function.
Contact Us
Thinking about entering but don’t know where to start? Would you like to anonymously nominate a business to enter? Get in touch! Call 03 687 2733 or email awards@scchamber.org.nz.
Judges
Find out more about the 2021 Ara Business Excellence Awards Category and Special Award Judges.
Category & Special Award Sponsors
Support Sponsors
MediaWorks are proud to be the Radio Partner of the Ara Business Excellence Awards 2021
Copyfast are proud to be the Print Partner of the Ara Business Excellence Awards 2021
Air New Zealand proudly partnering with the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce
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