1. SADC ANNUAL
QUALITY
AWARDS
Date: Wednesday 16, March 2016
Venue: TBC
The rise of private and public sector engagement
on quality advancement in the SADC Region
Source: Women In Business Association
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boikanyo@wiba.co.bw
2. Batswana enterprises will for the first time
compete at the SADC Annual Quality
Awards.
This prestigious event will be held in Gaborone and the first time Batswana
will be sharing the competition stage with other regional counterparts. To put
icing on top, these will be women owned businesses. This event will be held
on Wednesday March 16, 2016. These awards will for the first time see the
small and medium enterprises walk the red carpet. Complimenting these
categories include:
Company/ Organization of the year- Large Enterprise
Product of the Year- Large Enterprise
Service of the Year- Small and Medium Enterprise
Exporter of the Year
Individual Awards
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3. Gracing the red carpet include:
Sprint Couriers Botswana
Fresh Farm Produce
Limitless Solutions
Fresh Living Gardens
Young Chef’s Academy
The Living Guesthouse Lodge
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4. About the Awards:
One of the conditions of entering this competition
include enterprises which have competed at the
national awards.
Adjucation team will be made up of regional panel that
shall be appointed by the Technical Barriers to Trade
(TBT) Expert Group. They are expected in Botswana
early January
Deadline for submissions: December 31, 2015
All entrants should have submitted a copy of a CD
profiling their individual business before the closing
date.
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5. Why the Awards:
OBJECTIVES OF THESE AWARDS
to promote standards and quality procedures in both
private and public sector institutions
Appreciation of such measures within individual
businesses means success to the local market
consuming such product or services. As expected, this
will in turn have a spill over effects at regional and
international level
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6. HISTORY ABOUT THESE
AWARDS
This is the 2nd time Botswana will be hosting the event of this magnitude
and for the first time, the platform has attracted Batswana across all
sectors of the economy; inclusive of women owned enterprises. Botswana
has had the privilege of hosting the awards in 2013, but participation of
local enterprises was dismal. The competition is wide open for all
business community members but what’s worth noting is the remarkable
participation of Batswana women in the small and medium category.
According to Ms. Diane Sibanda, “these changes have been a long time
coming because we wanted the competition to be all inclusive”. The
competition has been imposing for only the 5 categories; thus leaving out
those in small and medium industries. The last meeting in Johannesburg
in June 2015 marked a milestone in incorporating such changes. These
changes will encourage fair representation for even the small enterprises
because they contribute enormously to Botswana’s economy.
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8. About Women In Business
Association (WIBA)
Women In Business Association is an NGO that facilitate
growth of women owned business across all sectors
Our services include:
Capacity building
Business Advocacy
Mentoring and coaching
Promotion of trade related network opportunities
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9. CONTACT DETAILS
Women In Business Association (WIBA) Botswana
P O Box AD 102 ADD
Gaborone
Plot 5196, Old Lobatse Road, Business Botswana House
(Next to BURS)
Tel: 3918866 Fax: 3918896
Email: boikanyo@wiba.co.bw
Website: www.wiba.co.bw
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