Previous entrants comments on their award entries

Entering the awards in and of itself is beneficial in many ways - see "Why should we enter"

Following are comments from entrants about their experience with entering the awards:

Entrants say…

Warren Yee - QuickCircuit
"The process has made us look at ourselves in a critical way to ensure that what was being said was real and that we were actually doing what we should be".

Garry Morrison - Icon Security Group
"Whilst there is a time commitment, it is time focused on the business and what we do well and what we need to do better.  A challenging but rewarding process and one that I would whole heartedly recommend to all North Shore Businesses".

Kevin Woolcott, Tennislife Coaching

"We found the process extremely satisfying; the more we worked on the application we could see what we needed to improve within the company"

Denise Hosty, The Costume Studio

"We have learnt so much about our business, what we are doing, where we are heading, where we want to head, financial progress, staff issues, loyalty of staff, and actually how much we love our business".

Dipak Patel, Project Floors

"Since we made the finalists in the Chelsea Sugar Exporting section, our Export Sales have dramatically Increased. The whole process has been very easy and encouragement & assistance from various coordinators second to none".

Katie, Unique New Zealand

"Entering was a useful way to look at what we do with a fresh pair of eyes. The facilitators were independent and objective and can suggest as an outsider what would be the best category/s to enter".

Keith van Rooy -  Action Panelbeaters New Zealand

"Entering the awards has given us fantastic exposure in the market place and helped us in the detailed self analysis of our business"

Stuart Lees - RAD9

"Each year our business, RAD9 Computer Services, enters into the Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards. We find that the involvement in this event helps us in many ways strive to achieve excellence in our business. Each year, we get better and enter a different category. As a finalist in 2007, we benefited through PR opportunities, direct networking opportunities and the huge amount of credibility that this success adds to our brand. I would strongly encourage any North Shore business wanting to grow and achieve greatness to enter the awards".