KLCBT Annual Awards Entry Form –2017

CLOSING DATE 25August 2017

PLEASE TYPE DIRECTLY IN THE BOXES PROVIDED

Company Name
Contact Person
Contact Email address
Contact Telephone No
Physical address
Postal address
Date of application
Total No. Employees
Area of operation i.e. Mbombela
Company Profile:
Please provide us with a short version of your products and services
This application is subjected to an administration fee of R300.00 V.A.T. included and must accompany submission of this document.
Award Category
Please tick the box or highlight the award / awards you wish to compete for:
Small Business
Enterprise / Any type of business with sales of under R5 Million per year, even if it is R10 000 per year can enter
Medium Business Enterprise / Any type of business with sales of over R5 Million but less than R20 Million per year can enter
Large Business
Enterprise / Any type of business with sales of over R20 Million per year can enter – this is a highly contested and highly prestigious category, which we often refer to as the clash of the Titans – dare to compete!
Tourism
SMME / Any tourism or hospitality related business with sales of less than R5 Million per year can enter
Large Tourism
Enterprise / Any tourism or hospitality related business with sales of more than R5 Million per year can enter. This award is also causing great excitement at the awards presentation
Franchisee / Irrespective of size, the focus here is on the principles of the business and not the popularity of the brand name, and will be awarded to a business who excels within the limitations of the franchise.
Entrepreneur
(A new business) / Any business established less than 2 years ago can compete in this very popular category. In
Question 4: Please provide us with details of your organizational growth in that time as best as you can
Environmental / Any project that was planned, developed and managed for the benefit of the sustainability of human society and the environment. Any green initiative or greening project or green building project etc.
Only complete the first page and the declaration at the end with your signature – no questions needed!
Community
Service / Any non-governmental, non-political, non-profit organisation, which focuses on the well-being, community outreach and development of the community or a representative sector of the community.
Only complete the first page and the declaration at the end with your signature – no questions needed!
Innovation in
Tourism
(A brand new award) / Any business or project or initiative that provides something out of the ordinary to the visitor. An exciting new product that will enhance the suite of tourism offerings in the beautiful Kruger Lowveld.
Only complete the first page and the declaration at the end with your signature – no questions needed!
Rules and Criteria
Please read the following quick set of rules, by signing this document you will also accept and acknowledge these terms and conditions:
A panel of experts will score each section of the answers provided and the highest scoring companies will be the finalists and winner. The decision is final and confidential. All records of this questionnaire will be destroyed after the adjudication.
An organisation may enter for more than one award, but can only be shortlisted for one award.
Businesses with material claims against them or have been insolvent in less than two years ago, will not qualify to enter.
KLCBT reserves the right to make or not to make awards in any of the said categories.
Members of the KLCBT Board and Committees may not be involved in any of the businesses who enter in the awards, accept the last three awards, being the Environmental, the Community Service and the Innovation in Tourism Award.
The award winners will receive a trophy and a certificate. Cash prizes may be allocated to specific awards, courtesy of the sponsor. The recipient will keep the beautiful custom-made trophy.
A short video advertisement will be produced for each finalist and they will keep the video for their own use.
KLCBT representatives, assisted by the sponsors, will present the awards at the awards function. Recipients will not have the opportunity to speak at the function.
Winners of previous years may not enter the same category for a period of two years.
Only businesses who falls within the jurisdiction of the KLCBT (Kruger Lowveld / Ehlanzeni), may enter and only their applications will be accepted.
The entry fee is non-refundable, even in the case of withdrawal or disqualification from the competition.
The finalists will be notified and their names published by the KLCBT and the media – they will be expected to have a representative present at the awards function to receive their award in case they win. Please make a booking for a table or seats.
The finalists and winners will receive an electronic icon which they can use in social media or e-mail signatures, to show they are a finalist / winner of a KLCBT Award. They will also receive summarised feed-back on the surveys done with clients and customers after the awards.
Please provide concise information on the following ten questions (except Environmental, Community Service and Innovation in Tourism):
Question 1
Describe your customer base (min 5 / max 20) Please provide a contact name & telephone number for each
Company Name / Contact person / Contact Details
Question 2
Describe your supplier base (min 5/ max 20) Please provide a contact name & telephone number for each
Company Name / Contact person / Contact Details
Question 3
What are your key organisational goals and to what degree have you achieved them.
(What makes you proud about your business?)
Question 4 (Entrepreneur Award does not have to answer this question but describe to the best of your abilities how your business has grown since your opened)
Provide percentage growth/decline in revenue for the past 3 years.
2014-2015 –
2015-2016 –
2016-2017 –
Question 5
Are you involved in CSI (Corporate Social Investment) Initiatives? i.e. Community Service, Charities, etc. including Greening Projects.
Yes / No
Question 6
If yes, please provide a summary of your initiative(s) for last year in respect of these Charities and projects you support.
Question 7
If you must choose one Lowveld basedcharity organisation that must win an award, please provide details.
Question 8
Please provide us with details of previous accolades (Awards received during last 3 years)
If the Applicant is a Unit of a Larger Organisation:
Name of the parent organisation and relationship between the applicant and the parent organisation:
Describe the relationship between the applicant and the parent organisation and if necessary attach an organisation chart showing the relationship:
Declaration:
I, the undersigned, authorised thereto, accept our nomination to participate in the KLCBT Annual Awards 2017,
and hereby approve our Application for participation in the said Awards.
I declare that all the information provided in this document is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
I declare that I have read and understand the rules and conditions on page 2.
I declare that I have no material claims against my business / organisation,
and I declare that my business / organisation has not been insolvent in recent history (at least more than two years ago).
Print Name:
Signature:
Date:

KLCBT Annual Awards 2017