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SOLOMON ISLANDS BUSINESS
EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2015
PLEASE RETURN THIS ENTRY FORM TO SICCI AT
THE ADDRESS PROVIDED ABOVE, NO LATER THAN
THURSDAY 15th OCTOBER 2015.
APPLICATION/NOMINATION
Please indicate the name of the business you are nominating for an award.
Business/Person
Award(s) being
nominated for
CONTACT DETAILS
Whether you are applying for an award for your own business or nominating another
business for an award, please fill out your contact details:
Name
Business/Organization
Job Title
Department
Address
Email
Phone
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EVALUATION CRITERIA
You are required to complete a written submission demonstrating why you or your
organization deserves to be recognized for excellence.
Please explain carefully why you feel you or your organization demonstrates excellence in
the category you are applying for. Providing examples is a good way to demonstrate how
you do business in your chosen category.
The dot points will guide you to complete your written submission and provide
supplementary materials.
Scoring will be done against the selection criteria. Each bullet point is worth 10 marks.
Do note the categories that you can nominate for within each award category.
ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE
(Please fill in this section only once, if you are applying for 2 awards).
(100 - 300 words)
Provide an overview of your organization.

Describe your organization, its history and any relevant background information.

Briefly outline your organizational structure and operating environment including the
sector in which it operates.

Define how your organization serves the marketplace.
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AWARD OF BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS
(500 to 1000 words)

Provide examples of your successful leadership.

Describe the impact that your leadership has had on your organization, staff and
bottom line.

Outline why you believe you (or the person you are nominating) should be named
Business Woman of the Year.
AWARD OF ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
PERFORMANCE RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS
(500 to 1000 words)

Outline the strategies you use to promote and sustain awareness of your brand in
local and/or overseas markets.

Outline the strategies you use to achieve substantial growth and commercial
success.

Outline how you or your organization determine customer expectations, build
relationships with customers and determines customer satisfaction.

Outline your major achievements which demonstrate outstanding contributions to
industry.
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AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE DELIVERY
CUSTOMER SERVICE
(500 to 1000 words)

Outline how your organization determines customer requirements and expectations
– both current and future.

Describe what steps you have initiated in your business to improve customer service
and how you measure whether it is successful.

Outline briefly the how your customer service approach sets your business apart
from the competition

Describe how human resource management strategies support your organization’s
focus on service excellence.
Awards will be in 3 different categories:
1. Small Business Category (1-19 employees)
2. Medium Business Category (20 – 49 employees)
3. Large Business Category (50 + employees)
AWARD OF EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
(500 to 1000 words)

What are the key characteristics of your organizational culture?

Describe how your organization develops a culture that is consistent with its
objectives. (Vision, Mission and Values)
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Describe how staff within your organization communicate and engage.

Describe how your organization’s human resource management strategies (for
example: employee performance appraisal, recognition, promotion, remuneration
and/or rewards systems) encourage employees to achieve high performance and
contribute to business objectives.
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN EMERGING BUSINESS
BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS (Business must be less than 5 years old)
(500 to 1000 words)

Describe your organization’s core capabilities and how you use these for long term
sustainability including business/market planning

Describe your organization’s strategy in ensuring that the business operates
effectively. (Examples may include: effective cash flow management, development
of systems and processes and risk management)

Outline your approach in seeking advice and/or funding to ensure you keep up to
date with market demands, customer service requirements and industry trends.

Outline the significant achievements you have made in developing the business.
AWARD OF MOST INNOVATIVE BUSINESS
PERFORMANCE RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
(500 to1000 words)

Describe why your organization is innovative. (For example: product development,
operations and/or your overall business model.

Describe the steps that were taken to develop a strategy that was both innovative
and comprehensive.

Describe how this strategy was translated into a management plan.
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Outline the importance of innovation to your organization or division/team as a
whole, and major achievements you can demonstrate in innovation. (These can
include but are not limited to: evidence of positive changes within your organization,
customer/stakeholder satisfaction, market share, growth, effective time and budget
management, return on investment.)
AWARD OF EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
PERFORMANCE RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
(500 to 1000 words)

Describe your organization’s strategy in achieving export success. (eg. marketing
strategies, new technologies etc). How does innovation play a role in this?

Describe how your international marketing strategy was first implemented.

Briefly describe the infrastructure (financial/human resources/production capacity)
you have in place to develop, increase and respond to export sales?

Please complete the table below to indicate your revenue in export sales.
Annual Export Sales
Level of export sales revenue as a proportion of total sales revenue, and the growth in export
sales in the last three years or since the applicant began exporting. If the 2012 figures are
estimates, please tick the box below.
Total sales
revenue
(domestic &
international
from primary
business)
Year
2012
2013
Total export
sales of goods
and services
Percentage
change
in value of
exports
from previous
year
Export Sales as
a percentage of
total sales
revenue
SBD
SBD
%
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AWARD OF BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY PROJECT OR INITIATIVE
Project Summary
Entries can be submitted for a specific project or for a range of complementary initiatives.

Describe the issue and/or opportunity that inspired the initiative/project.

Outline how the initiative was implemented detailing the specific steps taken to bring
it to fruition.

What were the most important factors contributing to the initiative’s success?

Describe the short and long term benefits of your organization’s initiatives.
Awards will be in 3 different categories:
1. SME Business Category (1-49 employees)
2. Large Business Category (50+ employees)
3. Civil Society Category (Local NGOs and CBOs).
AWARD OF GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - PROJECT OR INITIATIVE
Entries can be submitted for a specific project or initiative. Provide a detailed explanation of
the project or initiative referred to in your submission. This may include any project or
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activity that demonstrates leadership and commitment to the enhancement, preservation
and protection of the environment.

Describe how your organization develops a culture that is consistent with the
achievement of environmental sustainability.

Describe the environmental issues, need and/or opportunity that inspired the
initiative.

Outline how your organization determines its environmental objectives – both current
and future.

Summarize your organization’s environment specific performance results.

Describe how your workforce has contributed to the achievement of your
organization’s environmental initiatives.
Awards will be in 3 different categories:
1. SME Business Category (1-49 employees)
2. Large Business Category (50+ employees)
3. Civil Society Category (Local NGOs and CBOs).
Due Date 15 October 2015
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