The second annual Malaga Business Excellence Awards will be held at Sandalford Winery on Friday May 14.

Categories include: Best Small Business 1-5 people, Best Small Business 6-15 people, Best Business 16 and over, Community Spirit Award, Best Franchise Business, Best Training Award, and Overall Winner.

This years judging panel include Professor Rowena Barratt from Edith Cowan University, Director, Kingsley Dunstan from Polytechnic West and Anne Furey Director of Grant Smart.

The Malaga and Districts Business Association President Rod Henderson said that receiving a MDBA Business Excellence Award would be an independent and prestigious endorsement for any organisation.

"If you are striving for excellence, the awards raise the bar across all aspects of business, and provide ways for businesses to benchmark against top performers in your industry" he said. "Submitting an entry provides your business with an opportunity to review your organisations performance and to review its core strengths.

Mr Henderson said that businesses did not need to be a member of MDBA to enter the awards.

"Applications are welcome from businesses both in Malaga and also surrounding suburbs". He added that Malaga has grown to be a significant industrial, commercial and retail precinct with many outstanding businesses and employees worthy of recognition.

This years event sponsors include: City of Swan, Small Business Development Corporation, Community Newspaper Group, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, AIWT, last years Overall Winner Mr Rental Malaga, Bunnings Malaga, Malaga Print and Copy, Liberal Party - your local team and WA Business News. Annual Sponsors include Noble and Associates, Jobswest Training Services.

MDBA Executive Officer Julie Davies said that with the success of the inaugural event last year, many Malaga business owners and operators were keen to enter again this year, and that significant interest from many local organisations would ensure another exciting event on May 14.

For further information contact Julie Davies on 92482526 or 0407773265

MDBA Malaga Business Awards List of Finalists and Winners 2009

Category	Sponsor	Finalists	Winner
Best Home Based Business	SBDC	Me Healthy Life Coaching A-Z	Me Healthy
Best Micro Business	AIWT	G&P Medical Sales Bullet Signs & Print	Bullet Signs & Print
Best Small Business	Community Newspaper Group	Catalyst Communication Rigging Briskleen Sales Delta Contracting	Delta Contracting
Best Business Over 20 People	Commonwealth Bank, Corporate Financial Services Balcatta	Datatel WA Cleanskin Cellars Project Industries	WA Cleanskin Cellars
Best Franchise Business	Malaga Copy Centre	Bridgestone Select Malaga Workout World Malaga Mr Rental Malaga	Mr Rental Malaga
Overall Winner Malaga Business of the Year			Mr Rental Malaga

Business Awards

Friday 12 June 2009

Brief summaries of some of the businesses who applied for an award are located here.

Malaga Business Excellence Awards

All entries are judged by a panel of business experts.

Receiving an MDBA Business Award is an independent and prestigious endorsement of your organisation and the quality of the products and services your organisation produces.

If you are striving for excellence, the awards raise the bar across all aspects of business and provide you with ways to benchmark against top performers in your industry.

Submitting an entry provides your organisation with the opportunity to review its business performance and identify its core strengths.

A valuable resource of evidence and endorsement that can be put to good use in a variety of communications, creating opportunities for publicity, positive business profiling and heightened credibility within your industry.

The Awards is an opportunity for your company to gain that competitive advantage by having your achievements recognised whilst highlighting best products and services.

NOMINATE FOR AN MDBA Business Award

You don’t have to be a member of the MDBA to nominate your business for the awards. Applications are open from all businesses in Malaga and surrounding suburbs. Select from the categories listed on the right.

• Entry includes two tickets to the gala night awards presentation dinner
• Show staff that your company recognises their input to the business
• Show your customers that you are a leader in business
• Reward your staff with the recognition they deserve by taking them to the Gala Night awards presentations.

Get started on your application now!

Application forms for the 2010 Awards will be available early next year. If you want to be included in the early bird list for information about next year's award, call Julie Davies on 9248 2526 or send an email