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Business Owner/Manager

Name of Business/Nominee

Business Street Address

Business Phone Number

Business Email

Number of Employees

Year Established

Proposer Name

Proposer Contact Details

Category 1: Customer Service Award This is your opportunity to shine in the area of Customer Service. Nomination forms should be handed out to your customers or employees who may nominate you. The Customer Service awards are represented in three areas: Shepparton Club Inc - Retail/Hospitality Services, WDEA Works - Professional Services, Shepparton Chamber of Commerce - Trade Services. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque.
Professional servicesRetail servicesTrade services

Outstanding in:
CourtesyPersonal PresentationProduct knowledgeCustomer and market focus

Category 2: Business of the Year Award Business owners, clients and customers can nominate your business for the relevant Business Award category below.
The Business Awards are represented in three areas: Professional Service of the Year, Trade Service of the Year, Retailer of the Year. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: Harvey Norman Shepparton
Professional ServicesRetail ServicesTrade Services

Category 3: Visitor Experience of the Year Award Visitor Experience of the Year is designed to encompass the local tourism and visitor industry and enables any business providing an exceptional ‘visitor experience’ to nominate including, but not limited to, hospitality, accommodation, tour operator, and attractions. The Visitor Experience Awards are represented in two areas: Excellence in Tourism Hospitality, Excellence in Tourism Accommodation. The awards are a great opportunity for local business to obtain recognition for excellence in supporting the visitor economy in our region. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: Greater Shepparton City Council - Tourism Greater Shepparton
Tourism HospitalityTourism AccommodationTourism Attractions and Festivals

Excellence in:
Positive overall experiencePersonal PresentationPresentation and local knowledgeWould recommend business to othersCustomer service

Category 4: Best New Business Award - Under 2 years’ operation The Best New Business Award is presented to a new business who has been in operation for less than 2 years. This award recognises operators new to business who have demonstrated good business practices in starting, setting up and growing their business for success. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: Greater Shepparton Business Centre
Outstanding in:
Shows willingness to exceed expectationsAdopts good business practiceDisplays potential growth and successReflects a positive business attitude

Category 5: Best Marketing/Advertising Campaign AwardThe Best Marketing/Advertising Campaign Award encourages creative and demonstrably effective marketing. This award recognises business achievements in reaching rural and regional consumers with modern and traditional marketing techniques. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: Southern Cross Austereo, WINTV & The Adviser
Utilising a combination of radio, TV, print, social/digital marketing
CreativeEffectiveMemorable

Category 6: Entrepreneur of the Year Award This award recognises an individual or small group who have demonstrated excellence in enterprise,
vision and entrepreneurial spirit, either in setting up a successful new small business or successfully developing an existing small business or social enterprise. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: Victorian Chamber of Commerce
Minimum of 1 year in operation
Product innovationService innovationDelivery innovation

Category 7: Apprentice/Trainee of the Year AwardYou can nominate an apprentice/trainee from your business that has shown excellent progress in their training, approach to the job and performance. This award recognises the individual’s overall performance. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: GOTAFE
Training achievementWork performanceWork attitudeWork relations

Category 8: GV Healthy Workplace of the Year Award This award recognises where employers and employees, together with a supportive workplace environment, work in partnership to create and sustain good health. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: GV Health
Physical activitiesHealth and wellbeingMental health

Category 9: Young Professional of the Year AwardThis award recognises an individual who has demonstrated excellence in enterprise, vision,
innovation and community engagement. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: LaTrobe University
Outstanding servicePromotion/promotingCommunity engagement

Category 10: Innovator of the Year Award As we know 2021 brought about a year of business change more than many others, and we would like to recognise businesses that have introduced new processes, services or products to affect positive change. This can be improving existing methods or practices or starting from scratch. Ultimately the goal is to reinvigorate a business creating new value and boosting growth and/or productivity. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: NBN Co.
Explain how you pivoted businessPositive customer experienceHow has business adapted & thrived

Category 11: Environmental/Sustainable Business of the Year AwardTo recognise a business that is adapting to a changing climate and a low carbon economy. Customers are recognising the footprint of a business and carbon emissions as being important with businesses they are interacting with. Directors and managers need to take into account the carbon intensity to illustrate this to stakeholders and customers to ensure their patronage. 2022 winners will receive a personalised plaque. Sponsored by: Greater Shepparton City Council Environment Dept
Adapted to low carbon operationsBusiness more sustainableCorporate responsibility outline