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Business migrants celebrate
Submitted 19/11/2009
Migration for Business Growth
Pictured above: Award Winners, left to right, Ms Byunggyu Lee (The Face Shop), Miss Brandy Jiang (Teng Long Pty Ltd), Ms Yuyan Dai (Auspride Pty Ltd) and Mr Seong Kyun Ahn (F2 Computer Pty Ltd)
Business SA and the local business community celebrated the efforts and achievements of business migrants as part of the Migration for Business Growth Moon Festival celebration at the Chifley Hotel recently.
Migration for Business Growth and Business SA host a yearly business networking event around the Moon Festival and more than 150 guests attended this year's celebration, which for the first time also included the business migrant awards.
The awards recognised the business and personal achievements of business migrants in South Australia with five awards for: export business; local business; innovative marketing, and significant contribution to the Chinese and Korean business migrant communities.
Guests enjoy the hospitality
The winners of the business migrant awards were:
Effort Award - Local Business: Winner - The River Green Pty Ltd (The Face Shop)
Ms Lee brought the Face Shop brand from Korea and has assisted the State Government's immigration and economic policies. Ms Lee also provides assistance to many new business migrants.
Effort Award - Export Business: Winner - Teng Long International
Teng Long International is involved in exporting South Australian wine to China, and also assisting Chinese wine distributors to promote and increase the share of South Australian wine in China. The company also helps Chinese customers to source wines and wine suppliers in South Australia.
Marketing Award - for innovative and outstanding marketing: Winner - Auspride
Auspride is involved in exporting and selling natural Australian products including wine, olive oil, seafood, wool-products, milk products and cosmetics.
Significant Contribution to the Chinese Business Migrant Community: Winner - Michael Meng Zhai
Michael is a wine exporter and has been volunteering for the meet & greet service since 2008, providing active support to the business migration program and local business migrants.
Significant Contribution to the Korean Business Migrant Community: Winner - Seong Kyun Ahn
Seong is a member of the Korean community committee and provides assistance to the community with his spare time. He has organised Korean festivals and a broad range of events for the Korean community to promote the Korean culture to South Australia.
Excellent networking opportunities
Business SA Chief Executive Officer, Peter Vaughan said that business migrants played a very important role in the State's economy.
"Business migrants not only bring new business to our economy but they also have expertise and business links around the world that many of us can utilise," Mr Vaughan said.
"It is essential that we not only attract, but also retain these migrants here in South Australia and the services provided by the Migration for Business Growth program aim to do this.
"The business migrant awards provide worthy recognition to the outstanding businesses across the State and also communicate the success stories that will provide an example for other new businesses to follow.
"The number of award nominees in each category was high and the inaugural awards ceremony was sold out. The success of this event reinforces the enthusiasm and energy of our growing business migrant community."
Business SA's Migration for Business Growth is supported by the State Government and the program connects business migrants with the South Australian business sector through initiatives that include business matching, networking, and cross-cultural business issues.
Pictured above: Award Winners, left to right, Ms Byunggyu Lee (The Face Shop), Miss Brandy Jiang (Teng Long Pty Ltd), Ms Yuyan Dai (Auspride Pty Ltd) and Mr Seong Kyun Ahn (F2 Computer Pty Ltd)
Business SA and the local business community celebrated the efforts and achievements of business migrants as part of the Migration for Business Growth Moon Festival celebration at the Chifley Hotel recently.
Migration for Business Growth and Business SA host a yearly business networking event around the Moon Festival and more than 150 guests attended this year's celebration, which for the first time also included the business migrant awards.
The awards recognised the business and personal achievements of business migrants in South Australia with five awards for: export business; local business; innovative marketing, and significant contribution to the Chinese and Korean business migrant communities.
Guests enjoy the hospitality
The winners of the business migrant awards were:
Effort Award - Local Business: Winner - The River Green Pty Ltd (The Face Shop)
Ms Lee brought the Face Shop brand from Korea and has assisted the State Government's immigration and economic policies. Ms Lee also provides assistance to many new business migrants.
Effort Award - Export Business: Winner - Teng Long International
Teng Long International is involved in exporting South Australian wine to China, and also assisting Chinese wine distributors to promote and increase the share of South Australian wine in China. The company also helps Chinese customers to source wines and wine suppliers in South Australia.
Marketing Award - for innovative and outstanding marketing: Winner - Auspride
Auspride is involved in exporting and selling natural Australian products including wine, olive oil, seafood, wool-products, milk products and cosmetics.
Significant Contribution to the Chinese Business Migrant Community: Winner - Michael Meng Zhai
Michael is a wine exporter and has been volunteering for the meet & greet service since 2008, providing active support to the business migration program and local business migrants.
Significant Contribution to the Korean Business Migrant Community: Winner - Seong Kyun Ahn
Seong is a member of the Korean community committee and provides assistance to the community with his spare time. He has organised Korean festivals and a broad range of events for the Korean community to promote the Korean culture to South Australia.
Excellent networking opportunities
Business SA Chief Executive Officer, Peter Vaughan said that business migrants played a very important role in the State's economy.
"Business migrants not only bring new business to our economy but they also have expertise and business links around the world that many of us can utilise," Mr Vaughan said.
"It is essential that we not only attract, but also retain these migrants here in South Australia and the services provided by the Migration for Business Growth program aim to do this.
"The business migrant awards provide worthy recognition to the outstanding businesses across the State and also communicate the success stories that will provide an example for other new businesses to follow.
"The number of award nominees in each category was high and the inaugural awards ceremony was sold out. The success of this event reinforces the enthusiasm and energy of our growing business migrant community."
Business SA's Migration for Business Growth is supported by the State Government and the program connects business migrants with the South Australian business sector through initiatives that include business matching, networking, and cross-cultural business issues.
