By Amy Westervelt, Contributing Travel Writer, Conde Nast Traveler, March 7, 2011
Sanaa Hyder is Creator and Artist behind ZH Collection, a line of
handbags. She is also a recipient of a British Airways Business
Opportunity Grant. Being a winner of this contest has helped her take
her business worldwide and enables her to show her concepts in person.
In this video blog, we follow her on a trip to India to visit her
manufacturer.
Check out ZH Collection's bags during LA Market
Market Showroom
860 S. Los Angeles Street, Suite 404
Los Angeles, CA 90014
213.623.1899
An Interview with Sanaa Hyder, Creator and Artist, ZH Collection
By Amy Westervelt, Contributing Travel Writer, Conde Nast Traveler, December 15, 2010
Upcoming Events:
ZH Collection Fall Preview Shopping Party in NYC
Friday, October 1st, 2010
7-10pm
The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, NY, NY 10003
*Food*Winheight="390">e*Music*Shopping*Art Show*
Get your ZH Collection bags before anyone else at the Fall Preview Shopping Party and Cocktail Event.
Tradeshows:
NY International Gift Show, August 2010
LA Gift Show, July 2010
Awards:
British Airways Opportunity Grant
ZH Collection was one of 100 businesses to win the British Airways Opportunity Grant. This grant allows the business to meet buyers and showcase the product all over the world.
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British Airways Press Release
BRITISH AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANT WINNERS
100 U.S. businesses awarded British Airways tickets and other partner support
NEW YORK, Jan. 19 – - British Airways has announced the winners of
its “Business Opportunity Grants” program, offering 100 U.S. businesses
free airfare to anywhere in the world where British Airways flies plus
valuable products and services to help support their businesses and
maximize their travel experiences.
Winners include: Baroda Farms, Inc., an artichoke grower and
shipper; IdeaPaint, Inc., a dry erase board paint manufacturer; TriStar
Technology Group, LLC, a biotechnology company; and Experior Data
Security and Encryption, a data security and encryption software
company for healthcare organizations. A complete list of winners and
updated Face to Face opportunities are available on the website, www.ba.com/facetoface.
“Business Opportunity Grants” is phase two of “Face to Face”, a
multi-phased campaign that aims to drive forward small and medium sized
businesses by focusing on face to face connections as a crucial driver
of business growth. The program offers these companies a variety of
support including the opportunity to travel overseas and conduct
face-to-face business meetings that will result in new projects, deeper
partnerships and revenue for U.S. cities.
“This grant is invaluable to us –it will allow us to aggressively
pursue our objectives while remaining human and connected – literally”,
said said Anna Christine Smart, Director World Promotions, a dance
event organizer. “Thank you so much for this incredible opportunity”.
For its Business Opportunity Grants program, British Airways hand
selected the winning companies primarily based on how a year’s worth of
business travel and face to face meetings, along with other valuable
business support, would positively impact each business, its growth and
ability to meet objectives for 2010. The grant includes airfare for 10
roundtrip Club World business class flights, five free global shipments
with British Airways World Cargo, $1,000 toward hotel accommodations at
Courtyard by Marriott, five Regus Businessworld Gold Cards offering
access to its business lounges worldwide, a Canon MX860 Printer, and
three face-to-face business introductions through ExeConnect.
“We congratulate our 100 ‘Business Opportunity Grant’ winners and
look forward to supporting them grow their business and explore new
opportunities,” said Simon Talling-Smith, Executive Vice President,
Americas, British Airways. “We gave away over 1,000 seats in phase one
of our Face to Face program and were pleased to hear that the results
of the Harvard Business Review were correct – face to face meetings is
key in building long-term relationships and sealing the deal.
We’re happy to have played part in so many new business dealings and
look forward to hearing the same successes from our ‘Business
Opportunity Grant’ winners. British Airways’ objective is to connect
people globally and, along with our partners, we’re excited to help
these companies strengthen relationships and drive business growth.”
British Airways commissioned a survey of Harvard Business Review
readers to gauge perceptions within the international business
community about the importance of face-to-face meetings. The study
aimed to uncover the impact that virtual meetings have had on business
growth and relationship building. Results from the survey of over
2,300 Harvard Business Review readers concluded that 95 percent of
businesspeople said they believe that face-to-face meetings are key to
success in building long term relationships, and 89 percent agree
face-to-face meetings are essential for “sealing the deal.”
Businesses interested in learning more about the campaign and ways to stay connected with business partners should visit www.ba.com/facetoface.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Americas Communications 347-418-4100
