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TS AN TR 2 EN 201 IAL RE NT AI IDE NN NF TIO CO UES Q 2012 WESTERN SYDNEY AWARDS FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE proudly hosted by

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PART A: ENTRANT DETAILS All questions in this section must be answered. It must be signed and dated by the person whose name appears as contact.

1. What is the registered name of your business/company?

2. Please provide the following contact details

Street address

Postal address

Email address

Web address

Phone

Fax

Contact – name and position

Mobile

Confidential Entrants Questionnaire 3.

Please describe the primary nature of your business and its products, services or outputs.

4.

What is the legal structure of your business?

5.

What is the mission or vision of your business?

6.

How long has current business been trading?

These awards recognise the contribution Sole Traders make to the business community and that the determination to remain as a sole trader is a legitimate business model, one where growth is limited. Entrants in the Sole Trading category are exempt from answering certain questions (see below) as not being applicable and to reduce the time required to complete their entry.

Questions 7-10 & 15 are not applicable to entrants in the Sole Trading category.

Entrants who wish to be considered in another category or categories will need to answer questions 7-10 & 15. Those answers will only be considered for the categories other than sole trading.

7.

How many full-time equivalent staff members does your business employ?

8.

Current turnover

9.

Growth in the last 12 months

PART B: BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND PLANNING FOR GROWTH We recommend your answers to questions 10, 11 and 12 be kept to a minimum (eg 4 or 5 dot points).

Supporting material in the form of reports, books, videos, DVDs etc can be provided as appendices.

I confirm that to the best of my knowledge all the information contained within this awards submission questionnaire, including any attachments, is correct as at the date of entry and honestly reflects the current standing of my business.

The entrant warrants that, at the date of this submission, to the best of their knowledge, the business is solvent and a going concern.

Signed Date

(To be signed by the primary contact of the company)

PART C: CATEGORY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS You need to answer all questions relating to each category you have chosen to enter.

It will assist the judges in assessing your business as a possible overall winner if you provide answers to all relevant categories specific questions.

We recommend your answers be kept to be a minimum (eg 5 or 6 dot points) for each question.

Supporting material in the form of reports, books, videos, DVDs etc can be provided as appendices.

Please tick the award category/categories in which you would like your entry considered.

When completing your entry please answer questions 13-18 for each category you enter.

You must enter at least one category, however by entering more than one category you will assist the judges in assessing your business for the overall Business of the Year award. The judges may alter the categories or consider your entry in an additional category without prejudice to the original entry.

10.

How would you describe the growth?

11.

What are the goals for your business in the next 12-24 months?

12.

What strengths and challenges have you identified for your business and how will you address them?

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13. Service or product delivery

a. What are the touch-points that you provide to your customers that they value most highly?

b. How is your service delivery different from the competition?

c. Why do you believe your customer service is better and more effective than other businesses in your field?

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14. Sales and Marketing

a. How do your sales and marketing activities differentiate you in the marketplace?

b. How has your current sales and marketing strategies grown and developed over the past two or three years?

c. What changes or developments have you planned for the next twelve month period?

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15. you and your team

a. How do you keep your staff informed on business matters?

b. What are the special things you are doing in the area or people management that are working for you?

c. How do you encourage your staff to take part in a healthy lifestyle?

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16. how do you stand out from the competition? a. Outline what you are doing to innovate your product, service or process.

(This can be an internal innovation or an external/industry innovation).

b. How does it add new value for the customer or your product/service offerings?

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additional questions for: 17. sustainability in a business not in the environmental industry Answers to these additional questions will only be used for this category, but must be included with the answers to the other relevant questions. a. What are the special or innovative initiatives you are doing on sustainability and social issues that are sensitive to the environment?

b. What is the contribution of your business to the protection or enrichment of the environment?

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18. excellence in export Answers to these additional questions will only be used for this category, but must be included with the answers to the other relevant questions.

a. How did you determine that it was time for your business to export?

b. How did you locate your export opportunity/opportunities?

c. Are you currently considering additional export markets? Where? Why?

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