Date: Friday, 15 June 2012

Time:  6.30pm for 7.00pm Start

Give your business and your staff the recognition they both deserve.

The MDBA awards program honours businesses in various categories that continue to demonstrate business excellence, innovation and the delivery of high quality customer service.

By nominating in this award program you have the opportunity to connect through the MDBA business to business network with other businesses in the Malaga & Districts Business Community.

Award finalists enjoy the recognition they richly deserve by achieving their business goals and for all the category winners these awards deliver an opportunity to gain competitive advantages by having your products and services publicly recognised.

You will find a nomination form in the latest Malaga News, or you can fill in this nomination form. All nominees will receive an Application Pack which will help you complete your application for an award. Nominate Now – before 10 May!

The Nomination Categories are:

• Youth/Employment & Training
• Manufacturing
• Environmental Sustainability
• Professional Services
• Retail
• Community Services
• Best business under 20 employees
• Best business over 20 employees

Proudly Sponsored by:  

Australia-International Institute of Workplace Training

Small Business Development Corporation
City of Swan
Australia-International Institute of Workplace Training
Westpac
Eastern Reporter
Protector Fire Services Pty Ltd
Malaga Print & Copy
The Good Guys Malaga
WHEN:              Friday 15 June, 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start
WHERE:            Mulberry on Swan, 34 Hamersley Road, Caversham
COST:               $140pp inc GST
INCLUDES:         Sumptuous 3 Course Dinner and Drinks

Entry into the awards gives you 2 tickets to the presentation evening. Additional tickets available -  call Dee de Vos on 0409 109 421 or email awards@malagab2b.com.au or register here

Left to right: Mayor Charlie Zannino, Phil Pitchers, Rod Henderson

Friday June 15, 2012 – Friday June 15, 2012

Mulberry on Swan

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Award finalists enjoy the recognition they richly deserve by achieving their business goals and for all the category winners these awards deliver an opportunity to gain competitive advantages by having your products and services publicly recognised.

Take this opportunity to enjoy a Sumptuous 3 Course Dinner and Drinks in the company of some of the best and most innovative businesses in Malaga. This might be a good opportunity to reward your staff – book a table for all those employees who deserve some recognition.

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93 Mulgul Road

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Breakfast at Kostecki’s Nascafe.  This Breakfast will be focussed on our Awards and Phil Pitchers from Goodwill -last year’s Awards winners – will be our guest speaker.  He will be talking about the Awards and the impact that they have had on Goodwill Engineering.

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Please contact Anthea on 9248 2526 to make a booking or use the registration page.

This will be an opportunity to find out about the Awards first hand from people who have entered previously and who have benefitted from the event.

Learn how you can make this event work for you.

Learn what you need to do to put in a successful application (it’s actually not that hard).

Discover how a few hours work can reap benefits in how you or your employees view your business

And lots more …….

Join use for a hearty breakfast and some networking with local businesses.

Front row: Mike Cox, (Acclaimed Catering) Isabel Murphy AIWT), Noel Ibbotson (SBDC), Charlie Zannino (Mayor, City of Swan), Back row: Rod Henderson, Ryan Dodd (Protector Fire Services), Steve Joel & Neville Irani (Westpac) Cr Mel Congerton

The Mayor commented on the diversity of the businesses within the Malaga area and how worthwhile it was to recognise the achievements and successes of local businesses.

Noel Ibbotson of the Small Business Development Corporation said he was looking forward to a close relationship with MDBA and was very pleased to be the major sponsor for this year’s awards.

Our thanks to the following Sponsors:

Categories	Sponsored by
Overall Winner	Small Business Development Corporation
Youth/Employment & Training
Manufacturing
Environmental Sustainability
Professional Services
Retail
Community Services
Best Business Under 20 Employees
Best Business Over 20 Employees

Rod Henderson, President, MDBA, and Ken Phillips, President, CoSBA

At the Combined Small Business Alliance of WA (CoSBA) meeting recently guest
speaker Ken Phillips outlined key issues impacting Eastern States businesses.

Also in the news:

Breaching a Violence Restraining Order
Our 2012 Award Night Sponsors
Free online food safety training
Local engineering and design a priority for Government
Swan Valley wedding open day
New Member – Peter Hyman CA

View the March/April newsletter here MDBA NEWS MAR-APR 2012

93 Mulgul Road

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We’re very excited to invite you to our next breakfast at Kostecki’s Nascafe. Our guest speaker will be Bob Schrader, Event Director, QUIT Targa West.

So this will be your opportunity to get all the information first-hand about the rally around Malaga on 19 August.

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There are many ways you can grow your business beyond the obvious newspaper advertising and letterbox drops. Networking and gaining access to the wider Malaga business community can be very beneficial. The MDBA facilitates many opportunities for you to grow your business. Come along to a breakfast or Sundowner. There’s even an 8am coffee at Kostecki’s Cafe on Friday’s at 93 Mulgul Road to chat about business.

 We have received a proposal to bring a stage of the Targa West Rally to Malaga on Sunday August 19th 2012. This is an opportunity to promote Malaga business and for you to invite your valued customers to view the spectacle. Corporate style tents, promotional banners and the like are all options for your consideration. So that we can gauge your views we request your response as soon as possible.

We have been working with the event organiser Mr Bob Schrader to ensure that all concerns are addressed and if so this can become a regular calendar event. The City of Swan and police are yet to determine if the rally should proceed.

Our annual Malaga Business Excellence Awards are now in the planning stages. Sponsors for this event that recognises outstanding businesses in our region are now being sought. The events committee will be pleased to hear from you if you would like to sponsor a category. Sponsors receive promotion through the event marketing and present the winning category prize on the night. Please call Anthea on 9248 2526

I encourage you to visit the Combined Small Business Alliance of WA (CoSBA) website each week to read about issues that impact Small Business. You are invited to attend the next CoSBA meeting on 28 February with guest speaker Mr Ken Phillips, the newly elected President of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA) the Canberra based peak national small business organisation. He is a passionate fighter for Small Business and also independent contractors. Bookings are essential, contact Oliver Moon on Phone: 9250 3549; Mobile: 0408 957 381; Email: ocm7@ bigpond.com. More details at www.cosba.com.au The MDBA is a member of CoSBA.

Best wishes
Rod Henderson

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