Jericho is delighted to have consolidated their reputation as New Zealand’s leading provider of business email design and delivery services, winning at the 2009 vero Excellence in Business Support Awards in the Business category < $5m t/o One to Many. In accepting the Award Jericho’s Roanne Parker commented “…the entry process forced us to look up and think about how we work. It’s benchmarked us against 5 other finalists and being recognised for our commitment to business support is humbling.” We are very excited and proud about our win and have been chuffed to get messages of congratulations.
Jeff Mann, Andrew Kay, Roanne Parker
Jericho’s owners
"I just wanted to pass on my thanks for a wonderful event last night. Myself and my team thoroughly enjoyed being part of it. And while we didn't win, it certainly won't deter us from entering again in the future and taking the learnings on board for the future, from the feedback we will be given.Thanks once again."
Victoria Crone
General Manager Business
Telecom Retail
"Just wanted to say a big thank you for the kind invitation to last night gala dinner. What a superb evening of celebration. Great job, keep up the good work."
Mike Hearn
Executive Director
American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Inc.
"Congratulations and thank you on a stunning and very classy event last night.
I have had the opportunity to attend the last 3 award evenings. Last night, I could not fault anything. A very smooth, slick, professional streamlined evening from the build up to the experience on the night. I know how much work goes behind the scenes to create the “Wow” experience on the night, and you and your fantastic team did just that. I particularly loved the speeches, very real and down to earth. John Key was fantastic and Bill Day was inspirational.
Lisa Carter
Global Support Co-ordinator
RESULTS.com
"These awards help to unlock that potential through the sharing of information, the celebration of business excellence and through allowing experienced operators to take on a valuable mentor role for smaller companies. The importance of the small business sector to the New Zealand economy cannot be understated. As global competition and technology changes intensify, small firms matter more. They have the flexibility to move faster, they are innovative, and are generally closer to their customers."
Hon Clayton Cosgrove, Minister for Small Business
"We entered the awards to benchmark our organisation against others in our sector and, with hindsight, the real value has been auditing our own capabilities in the context of the award criteria. Formulating our entry gave us a look at our own organisation from a different perspective. Winning is great, but the learning experience is right up there too. Our congratulations to the Awards’ organisers for a truly professional event."
Peter Townsend, CEO, Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
"We found participating in the Awards a challenging and very rewarding process and we are delighted to have won the Education Provider award."
Professor Des Graydon, Dean, AUT Business School
"We were delighted to win the High Growth Sector Award and have received wonderful feedback from both our local and the wider national community. We are a small, hard working team and it has been heartening to receive this accolade that achknowledges our work within the Otago business community."
Dr Norman Evans, CEO, Upstart Business Incubator
"We know that small businesses don't have time to look for solutions to make their businesses better. The Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards provide an ideal way to showcase solutions that can make our valuable small businesses more successful."
Rod Drury, CEO, Xero
"The opportunity to enter and win such a prestigious award has been wonderful for Council morale and gives us greater recognition in the business sector."
Tony Stallinger, Chief Executive, Hutt City Council
"We found completing the entry form and the interview process as part of our application truly valuable. It provided us with a great opportunity to see how far we had come in our first year and what we had achieved. The interview process identified areas of strength and areas for improvement. Winning the Award was fantastic with the celebrations lasting a good month following the awards night. The good spirits and positiveness from winning on our people was an absolute joy to see. Thank you."
Debbie Summers, Group Marketing Communications Manager, Kinetic 121