This award recognizes a large business (Over 20 employees) that demonstrates evidence of sustained growth. This business has a focus on growth and development and has processes in place that allow for growth.

Judging criteria

Business is in a state of growth/has growth improvement /potential  

• • Customer satisfaction
  • Customer loyalty
  • Business reputation
  • Scalable

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This award recognises a small business (6-20 employees) that demonstrates evidence of sustained growth. This business has a focus on growth and development and has processes in place that allow for growth.

Judging criteria

Business is in a state of growth/has growth improvement /potential  

• • Customer satisfaction
  • Customer loyalty
  • Business reputation
  • Scalable

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This award recognises a micro business (<5 employees including owner) that demonstrates evidence of sustained growth. This business has a focus on growth and development and has processes in place that allow for growth. Micro business also includes ‘side hustle’ businesses that you may not consider as a business

Judging criteria

Business is in a state of growth/has growth improvement /potential  

• • Customer satisfaction
  • Customer loyalty
  • Business reputation
  • Scalable

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This award goes to a business leader who champions other businesses and the local business community. This person puts a spotlight on the region and the industry that they work in, enhancing the profile of our community on the state/National stage.

Open to all business leaders and outward facing business leaders

Judging criteria

• Advocates for other businesses and the local business community
• Through their work, they put a spotlight not only on their business but other businesses and their industry.
• Acknowledge and celebrate other business success and seek out ways to acknowledge the hard work that business owners contribute to the local community.
• Have a significant and transformative impact on their business community by encouraging and modelling collaboration and collective success.
• Builds up colleagues and other business owners

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This award recognises an organisation (not for profit, or social enterprise) that tackles social problems to improve their community or environment &/or makes positive change in our community. It celebrates the positive and life changing impact that this work can have on individual lives. A social enterprise must derive its income primarily from trade rather than grants/donations

Judging criteria

• • Has identified a need within our community
  • Makes a positive impact
  • Focused on creating sustainable change.
  • Has clear and measurable metrics that measure the impact of change.

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This award recognises inspirational business owners who demonstrate exemplary business practices and achievements, and who demonstrates cultural leadership and a commitment to their staff, customers, and community. This individual is invested in people and their growth and puts this at the heart of their business. They work to develop a culture of courage in their business that empowers their staff to take risks and to have a voice. 

Recognised as an owner, within a business 

Judging criteria

• Inspires and influences employees, managers, and other business leaders to continuously grow and achieve. Invested in their people and their development.
• Demonstrates evidence of cultural leadership, Vulnerability, bravery, building trust and give everyone a voice 
• Has a shared vision within their business, with a clear business plan and marketing strategy
• Has a commitment to their community and understands the transformative power of a business within their community.
• Willing to innovate, take risks, make changes

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This award recognizes an employee within a business. It recognises an individual who has demonstrated leadership and creativity and who has impacted on the success of the business.

• Does not have to be a business owner, EG; someone within a business 
• this is an operational focused award as opposed to strategic 
• this person doesn’t have to have a leadership role

Judging criteria

• Understanding of their leadership style with a focus on strengths and areas for improvement
• Inspires and influences team members & drives operational change in line with business vision & values
• Can articulate the role that their leadership plays in the business and how it impacts on the outcomes
• Capacity to identify leadership challenges and wins

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This award celebrates a purpose-led business. This business leader builds an organisational culture that values diversity and fosters employee wellbeing, engagement & empowerment.

Judging criteria

• Business is purpose driven and can clearly articulate its WHY – its reason for being.
• Vision and Mission are clearly communicated with staff. 
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of the business culture.
• Wellbeing initiatives have been developed and there exists an understanding of the connections between wellbeing, engagement, and retention.
• Demonstrates an understanding of how to build and develop culture

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