AJ Park been selected as a finalist in the 2013 AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards.
Recognised for excellence in the Export Support category, AJ Park will join other finalists World Wide Access, ANZ Banking Group NZ Ltd, National Credit Insurance (Brokers) NZ Ltd and DHL Express in this year's Excellence in Business Support Awards.
For AJ Park, being chosen as a finalist in the Export Support category demonstrates the firm's commitment to helping New Zealand export companies succeed on an international stage.
Pete Boyle, CEO says, "We're proud to be the IP firm of choice for so many of New Zealand's leading exporters and we thrive on seeing our clients achieve their global aspirations. Being selected as a finalist in the Export Support category of these awards underlines our commitment to this sector and we're delighted to have this opportunity to benchmark ourselves against other world-class service providers."
The entry and evaluation process of the awards enables finalists to reflect on how effectively their organisation achieves business excellence in all key areas including leadership and planning, customer and market focus, provision of business support, evaluation and improvement, and business results.
The winners will be announced on 5 September at a black-tie gala dinner in Auckland.
Evaluation of all entrants will be overseen by The New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation using the international Baldridge criteria. Evaluators are drawn from the Management Department of AUT Business School.
The Excellence in Business Support Awards are the only national performance measure available to New Zealand business support organisations.
The AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards are sponsored by Fuji Xerox, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, WHK, Idealog, Image Print and the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation. Click here for more information.