We have awards for every type of business activity.
The 2degrees Auckland Business Awards provide a unique opportunity for businesses to showcase their excellence and gain recognition for their hard work. With nine categories to choose from, the awards celebrate excellence in a variety of areas, including emerging businesses, innovation, customer service delivery, marketing, sustainability, community contribution, and more.
Entering the awards isn’t just about winning an award; it’s also a chance to evaluate your business practices and identify areas for improvement as well as celebrating your teams and your people that have been part of your business success. By taking a closer look at your operations, you can uncover new ways to grow and improve, and set yourself apart from your competition.
The awards provide a framework for growth and best practices, giving you a roadmap for success. Winning an award can also be powerful, helping you attract new customers and talent, engage your teams and solidifying your position as a leader in your industry. It’s a way to boost your brand and reputation, and gain an edge in the marketplace. Plus, celebrating your achievements with your team can boost morale and motivate everyone to strive for even greater success.
But the benefits of entering the 2degrees Auckland Business Awards go beyond just recognition and marketing. The awards also provide a platform for businesses to connect and collaborate, building relationships and fostering a sense of community. You’ll have the opportunity to meet other like-minded business owners, share ideas and insights, and learn from each other’s successes and challenges.
Our 2023 categories are: Best Emerging Business, Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Customer Service Delivery, Excellence in Marketing, People’s Choice, Excellence in Strategy and Planning, Excellence in Sustainability, Excellence in Community Contribution and Employer of the Year.
So why wait? Choose the category that best fits your business and enter the 2degrees Auckland Business Awards today! It’s a chance to showcase your excellence, evaluate your practices, gain recognition and marketing opportunities, build relationships, and connect with the wider business community. It’s a step towards greater success and growth for your business.
Sponsored by Air New Zealand
Best Emerging
Business
Recognises a business that has achieved significant business growth during the last one to five years, as a result of effective planning and delivery. The business must have started trading after 31 March 2018.
Sponsored by Barfoot and Thompson
Excellence in Customer
Service Delivery
Recognises a business that has achieved success by providing excellent and sustained customer service, and demonstrates its customer commitment via its service policy, employee training etc.
Sponsored by Ricoh
Excellence in
Innovation
Recognises a business that has achieved success by identifying and then implementing an innovative idea. The innovation can be realised via a product, service, technology or process.
Sponsored by LUMO
Excellence in
Marketing
Recognises a business that demonstrates outstanding customer and market insight and how the business’ marketing optimises performance and profitability, and increases customer loyalty, retention, and satisfaction.
Sponsored by Kiwibank
People’s
Choice
Recognises a business that has achieved success based on those that matter most to them, their community, stakeholders, staff and customers. Unlike the other categories that have an independent group of judges, this award is in the hands of the public through online voting.
Sponsored by Fusion5
Excellence in Strategy
and Planning
Recognises a business that has achieved success from developing and implementing a long-term strategy and/or plan, as well as setting measurable goals and/or targets.
Sponsored by Z Energy
Excellence in
Sustainability
Recognises a business that has achieved success from implementing sustainable business practices including environmental impact, social responsibility and innovative approaches to sustainability, as well as setting measurable practices that support New Zealand in achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Sponsored by ACC
Employer Of
The Year
Recognises a business whose exceptional people practices and culture, as well as prioritizing employee well-being, safety, and development has contributed to the business’ outstanding success. This can be recognised by their innovative leadership and approach to a safe and supportive workplace, as well as employee-focused initiatives that create employee satisfaction.
Sponsored by Cordis
Excellence in
Community Contribution
Recognises organisations that implement initiatives that have a positive impact on the community and generate outcomes that have a long-term benefit. Initiatives can include, but are not limited to, projects, programmes, processes, systems, technologies, developments, ventures and undertakings.
The Big One:
2degrees Supreme Business Excellence Award
The 2degrees Supreme Business Excellence Award is a prestigious award given to businesses in the Auckland region that demonstrate exceptional performance and excellence across various categories. To be eligible for the award, businesses must first win at least one of the nine category awards. The award is considered the highest award within the regional award programmes and is presented to the winner at the end of each regional gala dinner.
The competition for the award is intense, with businesses from various industries and sectors competing for the top spot. The category winners then represent the best of Auckland’s businesses at the Best of the Best Gala Dinner, which concludes with the announcement of the Supreme Business Excellence Winner for that awards year.
Winning the 2degrees Supreme Business Excellence Award is a significant accomplishment and provides businesses with recognition and prestige in their respective industries.
The 2degrees Supreme Business Excellence Award recognises exceptional businesses in Auckland across various categories. To be eligible, businesses must first win at least one of nine category awards, they then go head to head to find out who will take home the Supreme Business Excellence Awards. Each region will have a Supreme winner, with the overall supreme winner is announced at the Best of the Best Gala Dinner, providing significant recognition and prestige to the winning business.
Which category should I enter?
Use our online tool to discover the category best suited to your business.
