Australia’s best established and up-and-coming businesses were recognised at the prestigious Optus My Business Awards on Friday night. Check out the full list of winners.
The prestigious annual event – Australia’s longest-running awards program for SMEs – was held at The Westin Sydney in front of more than 600 guests.
Some 150 finalists were vying to be named the best of the best across 28 categories. The full list of the night’s winners can be found below.
Guests were treated to a gourmet three-course dinner with live entertainment provided by Sydney Jazz Collective and the humorous antics of MC, comedian Jeff Green.
My Business will soon be publishing a photo gallery and an inside look at all the highlights of the night, so stay tuned!
Optus My Business Award 2017 winners:
COMPANY
Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year
WINNER: Yaru Water
Presented by: MGA Insurance
Finalists: Cashrewards, Koguis, Laser Plumbing and Electrical, Starr Partners
Customer Service Experience of the Year
WINNER: LegalVision
Presented by: Viva Energy Australia
Finalists: Andatech, Arlo & Co, ATB Partners, Elite Akademy Sports Medicine, Infinity Group Australia, Instrument Choice, Modoras Financial Performance Solutions, Poetic Justice Cafe Gallery, Trade Risk
Export Business of the Year
WINNER: Wines by Geoff Hardy
Presented by: Momentum Media
Finalists: aussieBum, b.box for kids, Engage & Grow, G & M Cosmetics Australia, G Patritti & Co
Finance Business of the Year
WINNER: zipMoney
Presented by: Sage
Finalists: Atelier Wealth, Collins SBA, Divitis Finance, Executive Wealth Partners, Healthy Business Finances, Leading Advice, Maddern Financial Advisers, MEDIQ, SMART Financial Planning for Life
Fintech Business of the Year
WINNER: MoneyMe Financial Group
Presented by: Qantas
Finalists: Curve Securities, ezyCollect, Maestrano, MAUS Business Systems, NowInfinity, Practice Ignition, SelfWealth, Sniip, zipMoney
Franchise Business of the Year
WINNER: Football Star Academy
Presented by: Kwik Kopy
Finalists: Arrive On Time, Super Easy Storage, The Alternative Board, Vision Personal Training
Health and Wellbeing Business of the Year
WINNER: Little Innoscents
Presented by: Spike
Finalists: Bay Active Physio, Beyond 32 Dental, Body Beyond Birth, Elite Akademy Sports Medicine, ENT Specialists, Group Homes Australia, Mylexa, The Sports Injury Clinic, Total Beauty & Health
Hospitality Business of the Year
WINNER: Menulog
Presented by: Prospa
Finalists: Bitton, Poetic Justice Cafe Gallery
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Business of the Year
WINNER: Enable Professional Services
Presented by: My Business
Finalists: Araza, Avaza Software, Crackerjack IT Solutions, eMarket Experts, Green Light, iStaySafe, JCurve Solutions, Maestrano, MAUS Business Systems
Innovator of the Year
WINNER: Pocketbook Australia
Presented by: Qantas
Finalists: Australian K-9 Detection Unit, Collins SBA, iStaySafe, Makinex Construction Products, Practice Ignition, Smarter Business Processes, Solar D Skincare, theright.fit, Vaxine
Manufacturing Business of the Year
WINNER: Plasteel SA
Presented by: Business Energy Marketplace
Finalists: Caramelicious, Nicholas Furniture, Solar D Skincare
Media, Marketing and Advertising Business of the Year
WINNER: Cashrewards
Presented by: Optus
Finalists: Head On Foundation, Marketing Temps - Matchbox Business, Monaro Media Group, Online Marketing Gurus, Publicity Genie, Studio Culture, Supple Solutions, The Bamboo Garden Marketing & PR, theright.fit
Online Retailer of the Year
WINNER: MyDeal.com.au
Presented by: Spike
Finalists: Arlo & Co, CoziGo - Sleep on the Go, Menulog, www.mybottleshop.com.au
Personal and Business Services Provider of the Year
WINNER: Guys Grooming
Presented by: Kwik Kopy
Finalists: Eternal Bridal, Executive Wealth Partners, Experimentum, Lawson Elliott Recruitment, saveu.com.au, Total Beauty and Health
Professional Services Business of the Year
WINNER: Source Legal
Presented by: MGA Insurance
Finalists: ATB Partners, Dalcorp Accounting Services, Dexterous Group, MEDIQ, Sharrock Pitman Legal, SMART Business Solutions, Sustainable Focus, The Network, Wholistic Financial Solutions
Property Business of the Year
WINNER: Pure Property Investment
Presented by: My Business
Finalists: Active Property Conveyancing, Century 21 Armstrong-Smith, Cohen Handler, Foresite Planning & Bushfire Consultants, Haigs Builder Brokers, Propertybuyer, Tracy Yap Realty, Wholistic Financial Solutions, Wiseberry Heritage
Retail Business of the Year
WINNER: Solar 4 RVs
Presented by: Bigstone
Finalists: Eternal Bridal, Jodie McGregor Flowers, Sheets on the Line, Timezone Australia, Total Beauty and Health, United Solar Energy
Start-Up Business of the Year
WINNER: AirPhysio
Presented by: Business Energy Marketplace
Finalists: Bare Naked Bowls, Coco & Lucas' Kitchen, CoziGo - Sleep on the Go, Eliza Archery, Haigs Builder Brokers, Mustard Seed Podiatry, Refresh Mobile Car Detailing - Refresh Valet, Smileyscope, Whispli
Trades Business of the Year
WINNER: Cold Logic
Presented by: Prospa
Finalists: Arrive On Time, Ausmade Joinery, Delco Developments, Empower Construction, Gold Coast Barges T/A, Canal Wall Doctor, Main Industries, PW & TJ Barnes Plumbing Services, Service Heroes, Urban Vision Group
Training and Education Provider of the Year
WINNER: The Ethics Centre
Presented by: Spike
Finalists: Academy of Resilience, Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA), PD Training, Road Scholars Training, TCP Training, The National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), UAVAIR
Transport and Logistics Business of the Year
WINNER: Go People
Presented by: Viva Energy Australia
Finalists: HUBBED, Manly Car & Truck Rentals, Ontime Delivery Solutions, Ryan Bricks and Transport
Travel and Tourism Business of the Year
WINNER: Platinum Apartments
Presented by: My Business
Finalists: Any Boat, Beyond Travel Group, BHS Boat Hire Sydney, Prestige Safaris
Wholesale Business of the Year
WINNER: Salondepot
Presented by: Bigstone
Finalists: CoziGo - Sleep on the Go, Rhino 4x4 Australia
Workplace of the Year
WINNER: PKL Recruitment
Presented by: My Business
Finalists: Collins SBA, Curve Securities, Gripfast Consulting, JCurve Solutions, Magnetic Alliance, MoneyMe Financial Group, SMART Business Solutions, SponsoredLinX, The Network
INDIVIDUAL
Businesswoman of the Year
WINNER: Diem Fuggersberger, Berger Ingredients/Coco & Lucas’ Kitchen
Presented by: Optus
Finalists: Karen Cantwell of iStaySafe, Pippa Hanson of The Sports Injury Clinic, Victoria Kluth of Araza, Jodie McGregor of Jodie McGregor Flowers, Annabel McGuire of Gripfast Consulting, Leanne Pilkington of Laing+Simmons Corporation, Rachel Power of Waterfalls Cafe & Gallery, Shannon Smit of SMART Business Solutions, Daniele Tanner of Social Media College
Young Business Leader of the Year
WINNER: Ryan Steyn, Empower Construction
Presented by: Optus
Finalists: Larry Diamond of zipMoney, Jennifer Lam of The Bamboo Garden Marketing & PR, Sebastian JW Lee of Eternal Bridal, Anthony Lieu of LegalVision, Aamir Qutub of Enterprise Monkey, Dylan Salotti of Divitis Finance, Martin Sharman of The Network, Mandeep Sodhi of HashChing, Mitchell Zadow of Sharrock Pitman Legal
Business leader of the Year
WINNER: Victoria Kluth, Araza
Presented by: Optus
Finalists: Stephen Canning of JCurve Solutions, Douglas Driscoll of Starr Partners, Michael Lavilles of Beyond Travel Group, Mark Lim of Magnetic Alliance, David McLean of HUBBED, Andrew Murray of Curve Securities, Sean Senvirtne of MyDeal.com.au, Ryan Steyn of Empower Construction, Peter White of Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA)
Business of the year
WINNER: Source Legal
Presented by: Optus
The Optus My Business Awards were supported by principal partner Optus, platinum partner Viva Energy Australia, gold partner Kwik Kopy and SME Rewards partner Qantas Business Rewards. Event partners included Bigstone, Business Energy Marketplace, MGA Insurance Brokers, Prospa, Sage Software Australia and Spike.
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