Tonight sees the annual Powercor Business Excellence Awards being held for the Warrnambool region.

The presentation gala is at Warrnambool’s Lighthouse Theatre and I’m looking forward to an entertaining evening being inspired by local business owners!

The categories to be awarded are:

• Retail Business
• Professional Service
• Health and Wellbeing
• Micro Business
• Manufacturing, Trade & Utilities
• New Business/New Business Owner Under 5 Years
• Business Innovation
• Franchise
• Community/Government Enterprise
• Young Professional of the Year
• Professional of the Year
• Customer Service of the Year
• Volunteer of the Year

You can read a list of the nominees here.

I am aware that similar award ceremonies are held across the state including Geelong, Bendigo, Shepparton and Melton to name a few.  I would encourage all business owners to enquire of their local Council and make an effort to nominate for future awards, it’s a fantastic way to generate interest in your business and to showcase your region’s best!

After some encouragement…LMB Consulting/The Tax Chic have nominated for the 2014 awards – and I can now let you all know from experience that the process is very rewarding.

For a business owner, it forces you to take a step outside your day to day operations and look at your business from a different angle, something that is necessary, but that we don’t always find the time to do.

I thoroughly enjoyed the interview process and have taken much away from that meeting – so I’m already a winner!

I’d like to congratulate all of tonight’s nominees, I hope you have a great time!

Regards