Entries for the Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards 2021 are now open. The event will boast a hybrid presentation format and include new categories that recognise the impact of Covid-19 on the people and economy of the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
“We are proud to be once again partnering with Standard Bank to present the KZN Top
Business Awards. In common with many businesses, Standard Bank has had a challenging time and it speaks to the strength of their relationship with the business community that they are again supporting the KZN Top Business Awards as the major sponsor in 2021,” said Grant Adlam, CEO of KZN Top Business.
Currently, the KwaZulu-Natal Standard Bank team is capably led by Head Consumer Client Coverage, Imraan Noorbhai and Head Business Clients Coverage, Hameed Noormahomed.
“Our sponsorship of the Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards allows the bank to share in the achievements of the business sector and to inspire more businesses to demonstrate excellence, which is good news for KZN,” said Noormahomed. “The global pandemic has created very difficult times for many of our businesses. We believe that in response to Covid- 19, recognising and rewarding business excellence is even more important and that this event will provide the appropriate platform to do so in KwaZulu-Natal,” added Noorbhai.
This year’s event will comprise both virtual and in-studio components and will be held on the 10 June 2021. The Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards 2021 categories are:
1. Business Innovation
2. Entrepreneur Resilience
3. Digital/System Implementation
4. Employee Wellbeing
5. Small Business Start-up
6. Community and Social Responsibility
7. Family Business
8. KZN Top Brand
9. Business Personality of the Year
Preliminary events showcasing the finalists and the voting status of the ‘ KZN Top brand’ will be streamed live on the 20 May, 27 May and 3 June at 6.30 pm.
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