National Business Awards welcomes more entries

Hosted by Topco Media, the corporate platform will complement innovation and creativity in its entrepreneurial nation - mixing business with pleasure, once again, among South Africa's various trades. An evening of glamour and sophistication at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg is where handshakes of success will be initiated.

No business, big or small, is overlooked. The National Business Awards demands to have the best of the best present at its prestigious event. Entries are still welcome, and will remain open until 20 September 2013.

This year, the National Business Awards will showcase and congratulate South Africa's business achievements in the following categories:

ORGANISATION CATEGORIES

Diversity in the Workplace Award sponsored by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
Fast Growth SMME Award sponsored by Telkom Business
ESG Award
Logistics Award sponsored by Kintetsu World Express (KWE)
Innovation through Technology Award
The Corporate Citizenship Award
Multinational Award
Alt-X Award
Investing in People Award
Customer Focus Award
Business Tourism Award

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Top Performing Businessman of the Year Award
Top Performing Businesswoman of the Year Award
Top Performing Entrepreneur of 2013 Award
Young Executive of the Year Award (<35 years)

GOVERNMENT CATEGORY

Top Performing Parastatal/Agency of the Year Award
Top Performing Government Department Award sponsored by Department of Human Settlements

The entry process is simple! All it involves is the completion of an admission form, along with a detailed motivational plea. Help raise awareness around South African businesses and their pinnacle achievements. Proudly, previous Award winners have already raised their business profile on a nationwide scale.

Up for nomination at the National Business Awards are respectable companies, such as South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), Imperial Logistics, DHL Express and the Department of Community Safety from the Western Cape Government - to name a few.

And making the very difficult, but well-deserved decisions, will be an experienced and valued judging panel, consisting of Ms Elsie Pule (ESKOM), Mr Donald Liphoko (Government Communication and Information Systems, GCIS), Dr Namane Magau (B & D Solutions) and Mr Dennis Dykes (Nedbank) and more.

Don't sleep on this opportunity! Exposure, press coverage and new business opportunities is what will be offered at the 11th Annual National Business Awards. To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, entering or attending the Awards ceremony, contact Sheri Morgan on az.oc.ocpot@nagrom.irehs