South West (WA) Small Business Awards

The Awards are over for another year. Please click here to view the Winners.

Around two thirds of the net employment growth in Australia comes from small business.  Medium sized businesses provide most of the balance, while large firms show a net decline or very small number of new jobs created.

Winner of the Achievement Award and the Marketing Award at the 2010 South West Small Business Awards.

It often surprises non-business owners that it is common for many small business owners to work around 60 hours a week in their business for financial return very often much less than some of their employees.  Often small business owners have also invested a good part of their life savings in the business venture, and need to ensure the viability and growth of their business to secure their long term financial security.

There are few opportunities for us to recognise the valuable contribution the small business sector makes to our communities.  One such opportunity, the annual Small Business Awards, has become a very visible way we can recognise the endeavours & achievements of our regions best businesses.

The Small Business Centre Bunbury-Wellington manages the South West Small Business Awards.  We also encourage our entrants to enter the Telstra Business Awards. The South West has achieved significant success in this competition over a number of years.  The Small Business Centre Bunbury-Wellington identifies and encourages businesses as suitable entrants in the competitions and assists them to prepare their entries to best reflect their business in their submissions.  Through encouraging businesses to enter the awards and to adopt business improvement strategies such as training and management systems, the Small Business Centre Bunbury-Wellington is facilitating the development and recognition of business leadership.

NOMINATIONS FOR 2011 ARE NOW CLOSED!!!