2017 IRISH AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS AWARDS
Be recognised as a winner.
Inspire your community.
Support the positive stories of Irish Australian Business.
The aim of the Awards is to celebrate innovation and best practice in the Irish Australian business community through the assessment across six judged categories of businesses and professionals, who have nominated. A seventh people’s choice category will give you the opportunity to vote online for your favourite finalist.
The Awards provide a platform for Irish Australian professionals and those who do business with them, to share, to inspire and to recognise their many achievements. They are delivered with the support of the Irish Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and IDA Ireland.
We are very excited to announce that nominations for the 2017 Irish Australian Business Awards are open from 1st May throught to 31st July 2017. (Refer also to "Key Dates" below.)
It takes two minutes to nominate and nominees have up until the end of August to pull together their submission, with the full support from the Chamber team throughout the process and as a finalist in the "People's Choice" category. The six award categories and criteria are listed on the table below. So, it's as simple as a click, on either of the buttons below, to nominate yourself or someone else and be one of our 2017 inspirational stories!
Be inspired, watch our 2016 National Final footage below and view all the positive inspirational stories from those finalists and winners via the "People's Choice" video links here.
Key Dates:
1st May – Nominations & Submissions Open
31st July – Nominations Close
31st Aug – Submissions Close
4th Sept – Judging Day 1
18th Sept – Judging Day 2
20th October – National Gala Final
Categories are:
| Category | Criteria |
| Startup | Less than 3 years in operation based on FYE17. Judges will be interested to hear about your motivations for starting the business and how you have grown and developed the business through the start-up phase. |
| SME of the Year | This category is for small businesses in any sector and at any level of turnover that have been operating their business for more than 3 years. |
| Established Business | This category is for businesses over five years old with a turnover greater than $10 million in any sector. |
| Young Entrepreneur | Under 40 at FYE17 and can be based anywhere in Australia. Must be a shareholder/director actively involved in the business. |
| Young Professional | Under 40 at FYE17 and can be based anywhere in Australia. Not a shareholder/director and must have their nomination endorsed by a senior member of their organisation. |
| International Trader | Trades between Ireland & Australia – import/export/both. The award winner here must demonstrate an international growth strategy that has achieved outstanding levels of sales, profit and market share improvement. |
| People's Choice Award | Open class, National finalists, voted on via the website, promoted during events and via social and traditional media. |
TO ENQUIRE ABOUT AWARDS PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CATEGORIES AND THE PRIZE POOL click here.
