This document appears to be an entry form for the 2013 Wellington Gold Awards, which recognizes inspiring Wellington businesses. It requests information such as the business name, category, number of employees, and up to five key characteristics or examples highlighting the business's innovation, excellence, and uniqueness. It also has optional sections for best practice awards, people management initiatives, and further comments providing tangible indicators such as increased turnover or major contracts. Applicants are instructed to save the completed form as a Microsoft Word document under 1.5 megabytes and email it by the March 22nd deadline.

1. 2013 ENTRYFORM
FULL BUSINESS NAME
CONTACT PERSON
STREET ADDRESS
POSTAL ADDRESS
LANDLINE CELLPHONE
EMAIL
WEBSITE
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PREFERRED CATEGORY (You can enter ONE Category only)
Best Practise Award/s - Optional
(You can enter any or both of the best practice awards)
THE 2013 WELLINGTON GOLD AWARDS are proudly sponsored by
LEAD SPONSOR: The Dominion Post
CATEGORY SPONSORS: ANZ • Beca • Gibson Sheat Lawyers • PwC • The Wellington Company
COUNCIL PARTNERS: Carterton District Council • Hutt City Council • Masterton District Council • Porirua City Council
South Wairarapa District Council • Upper Hutt City Council • Wellington City Council
GOLD SPONSORS: ACC • Bayleys • CentrePort Wellington • NewstalkZB
• Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust • Positively Wellington Venues • Statistics New Zealand • Wotzon.com
BUSINESS SUPPORT: Grow Wellington • Uprise • Format Print
The WellingTon
Gold AwArds
in association with The Dominion PosT
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The WellingTon
Gold AwArds
in association with The Dominion PosT
CElEBrATING INsPIrING
wEllINGToN BUsINEssEs
1. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Describe your business (in less than 250 words)

2. 2. POINT OF DIFFERENCE
What makes your business,services and/or product range unique? (in less than 500 words)
3. NUMBER OF STAFF
Based in the Wellington region for the majority of the 2012 calendar year.
How many full time employees?
How many part time or casual employees?
4. KEY CHARACTERISTICS
What characteristics highlight your organisation’s innovation and creativity,
excellence in business practice and unique positioning in the Wellington market?
Please provide up to five examples (about 250 words each)
Your examples may include; business goals achieved over 2012,ways in which your organisation has added value to the
Wellington Region business community or the community generally,references to particular initiatives that your business
has successfully undertaken,comments on positions your business has taken eg:in relation to protecting the Wellington
Region ecological environment,supporting the growth and development of your industry within the region and any other
achievements.
EXAMPLE 1:

3. 4. KEY CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
EXAMPLE 2:
EXAMPLE 3:
EXAMPLE 4:
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4. 5. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
You may wish to use examples of programmes or initiatives that you have run during 2012
or other ways in which you have invested in personnel development or programmes to
help recruit and retain quality staff.(under 500 words)
6. FURTHER COMMENTS
This extra information may include any tangible indicators for 2011 such as Increased
Turnover,Export Sales (if applicable) or details of major contracts secured or completed
in 2012.(under 500 words)
IMPORTANT Please save your completed Entry Form as a .doc file - no larger than 1.5mgs
Email to gayle@agenda-marketing.co.nz before 6pm Friday March 22nd,2013.
NOTE: You will get an email reply acknowledging receipt of your entry.