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<strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Newslink</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> Business Awards Special <strong>2016</strong><br />
DECEMBER 1, <strong>2016</strong><br />
Best Businesswoman of the Year<br />
Judges’ Comments:<br />
Ashima Singh is a founder<br />
and was recently approved as a<br />
Full Partner in Legal Associates,<br />
a young Papatoetoe based law<br />
firm. Ashima heads the Property<br />
and Commercial Law side of the<br />
business and has been responsible<br />
for exceptional practice<br />
growth, developing quality systems<br />
within the practice, and<br />
building a team of legal experts<br />
who cater to the many ethnic<br />
groups in South Auckland<br />
Finalists<br />
1. Rippan Sandhu (Discoveries Educare)<br />
2. Ashima Singh (Legal Associates Barristers & Solicitors)<br />
3. Jaya Sirigiri (Link 2 Group)<br />
4. Bhavini Doshii (The Rainbow Corner Early Learning Centre)<br />
Winner : Ashima Singh<br />
(Legal Associates Barristers & Solicitors)<br />
Sponsored By:<br />
Ashima Singh, Winner of the Best Businessman of the Year Award (Sponsored by <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Newslink</strong>)<br />
flanked by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff (left) and Opposition Leader Andrew Little.<br />
Supreme Business of the Year<br />
Judges’ Comments:<br />
Link 2 Group is the parent organisation<br />
managing two complementary<br />
businesses – Link 2<br />
Services and Apparel Solutions.<br />
Link 2 Services was established<br />
in year 2000 by Indra and<br />
Manasa Sirigiri with a vision to<br />
provide outsourced labour solutions<br />
to logistics customers and<br />
large retailers.<br />
Winner :<br />
Link 2 Group<br />
Apparel Solutions was acquired<br />
in 2013 to provide warehousing<br />
capacity.<br />
Their business model is to<br />
contract casual and temporary<br />
staff to businesses at the right<br />
time, at competitive prices and<br />
to complete jobs with high levels<br />
of accuracy. Under the leadership<br />
of CEO Rahul Sirigiri there<br />
are more than 200 staff working<br />
with 35-40 different customers<br />
across Auckland and revenue is<br />
growing at 25% per annum.<br />
The <strong>Indian</strong> Business Award<br />
Judges have been impressed<br />
with the progress of Link 2<br />
Group over recent years as category<br />
winners, and are delighted<br />
to recommend the Supreme<br />
Business Award to Link 2 Group<br />
for <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Sponsored By:<br />
Indra Sirigiri, Chairman, Link 2 Group (Winner of the Supreme Business of the Year Award) with (from<br />
left) Mansa Sirigiri, Prime Minister John Key, BNZ Chairman Doug McKay, BNZ Managing Director<br />
Anthony Healy, Rahul and Jaya Sirigiri.<br />
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