Being nominated serves to strengthen your position against your competitors.

Successful people like to work with other successful people.

Recognition for one’s achievements gives a morale boost to yourself and your employees.

Greater brand awareness is created through the highly valuable publicity before the event, through webinars, print, email, and social media as well as on the night of the recognition event.

You’ll inspire others to follow your lead.

JUDGING CRITERIA

The women must reside in KZN

The KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Women finalists will be selected based on video interviews and on any additional information that the judging panel may receive.

Recognition will be made to entrants who, in the opinion of the panel of judges, are most worthy in each category based on scores for each answer.

The courage to realise a dream

Exceeding customer expectations and delivering brilliant experiences

Operating effectively and productively

Fostering a culture of empowerment and diversity

Making a difference in the business and community

Being a woman extraordinaire: Given to a businessperson who has demonstrated exemplary business achievement, industry influence and is a true inspiration to others.

0 No evidence

5 Unsatisfactory

10 Meets requirements /adequate

15 Solid, sterling, reliable

20 Very good outstanding

25 Excellent above and beyond

If, in the panel of judges' opinion, none of the applications in a category is of sufficient merit, the organisers reserve the right not to make the award.

No discussion or correspondence will be entered into regarding the decision of the panel of judges.

All scores will be kept in strict confidence.

The right to revise these rules is reserved.

Previous participants in the KZN Top Business Women are not eligible.