Nominations close 14 June
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Nominate now for the Business Award categories
1. Small Business of the Year Award
For businesses with less than 20 full-time employees that have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
2. Medium Business of the Year Award
For businesses with between 20 and 200 full-time employees that have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
3. Large Business of the Year Award
For businesses with over 200 full-time employees that have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
4. Regional Business of the Year Award
For businesses located outside of the greater Adelaide metropolitan area (incorporating the Adelaide Hills, Gawler, Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale regions) that have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
5. Innovative Business of the Year Award
For businesses that have demonstrated excellence in innovation in the past 12 months.
6. Beyond Borders Business of the Year Award
For businesses that have demonstrated excellence by selling goods and services outside of South Australia - interstate and/or overseas - in the past 12 months.
7. ESG Business of they Year Award for Environmental / Social Outcomes
For businesses that have demonstrated excellence through environmental or social outcomes in the past 12 months.
8. Emerging Business of the Year Award
For businesses that are less than five years old and have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
To be eligible for this award category, the business must have a 'trading history' of 5 years or less (ie. it made its first sales transaction of a good or service less than 5 years ago).
To be eligible for this award category, the business must operate as a distinct entity (ie. a sole trader, company or partnership that trades separately and has its own accounts), as opposed to being a 'brand' that operates entirely within another entity.
9. Not-for-Profit Business of the Year Award
For businesses in the NFP space - eg charities, community organisations, associations - that have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
10. Family Business of the Year Award
For businesses that are family-owned and have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
11. Indigenous Business of the Year Award
For businesses that are indigenous-owned and have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months.
12. SA Business of the Year Award
For all businesses that have demonstrated excellence in the past 12 months - businesses that nominate in any category are automatically eligible for this award.
Eligibility criteria for all award categories
- Your business must have an active ABN.
- Your business must be headquartered in South Australia.
- Businesses that operate as part of a larger national organisation are eligible if they operate locally as a separate business entity or subsidiary.
- Your business must maintain appropriate business ethics and standards and abide by all applicable laws.
- Your business must have at least three years of trading history (except for businesses nominating for the Emerging Business category).
- Eligibility is at the sole discretion of the judging panel.
Judging criteria for all award categories
Judges will assess all nominations against the following four criteria:
- Evidence of sustainable competitive advantage in your industry
- Business growth, expansion or diversification in the 12-month period May 2022 — May 2023
- Leadership and innovation in your industry
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, sustainability and social impact
Important dates:
- Award nominations close — 11pm ACST, Wednesday 14 June 2023
- Gala Award Dinner — Friday 22 September 2023 (Adelaide Convention Centre — tickets available soon)
If you have any questions about the Awards, you can contact us here…
Complete the form below to nominate for the Business Awards.
One submission per business. This form can be used to nominate for multiple awards at the one time and only one submission per business is permitted.
Review the input fields before you begin. Review the requirements of the nomination form before you commence your submission — it is not possible to save the form and return to it at a later time. It must be completed and submitted in a single session.
It’s not difficult to nominate. We’ve kept the input fields to a minimum so that it’s not too onerous to nominate your business. You will need to spend some time on your narrative (a maximum of 1000 words), which we will use to judge the awards.
