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Prospa’s Telstra Business Award win puts the fintech sector ‘on the map’, says co-founder

Online small business loan provider Prospa has become the first fintech company to win Telstra’s NSW Medium Business Award, with co-CEO Beau Bertoli stating that the accolade shows fintech is “no longer just some startup idea”. Bertoli, who founded Prospa with Greg Moshal in 2011, spoke to Dynamic Business about the five-year-old company’s victory at […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Entrepreneur

Big win, big deal, big future: “Suddenly they were negotiating with SA Business of the Year”

Industry recognition has proved a huge boon to Adelaide Green Clean (AGC), the sustainable cleaning and waste management company named the 2016 Telstra South Australian Business of the Year. AGC founder and CEO Jordan Walsh credits the win with fast-tracking a merger negotiation, which in turn “brought business growth forward by at least five years”. […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Growing

Telstra Business awards alumnus credits win with ‘fast-tracking’ his company’s growth

Entries are now open for the 25th annual Telstra Business Awards, which recognise the achievements and entrepreneurial spirit of small to medium businesses and charities in Australia. Telstra Business Group Managing Director and Awards Ambassador, Paul Tyler said each entrant will receive a comprehensive ‘business health check’, which benchmarks their performance against industry standards and identifies […]

James Harkness · 2 min
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Bohemian fashion brand crowned the 2016 Telstra Australian business of the year

Bohemian fashion label, Spell and The Gypsy Collective, was named Telstra’s Australian Business of the Year at a ceremony at Sydney’s Hilton Hotel on Monday night. The Byron Bay business also won the 2016 Telstra Australian Small Business Award. It took home the same honours at the Telstra NSW Business Awards, last month. Founded six years […]

James Harkness · 2 min
Events

2015 Telstra NSW Business Awards: And the winner is…

Health food business, Amazonia, stole the title for 2015 Telstra NSW Business of the Year at the awards ceremony in Sydney. Driven by the same energy and passion that earned their nominations, the room was brimming with excitement as the 24 finalists anticipated the result of the 2015 NSW awards. Keynote speaker, Carolyn Creswell, set […]

Daniel Jacobs · 2 min
Digital

Lessons from the winning class of 2014

If there’s one subset of SMEs in this country who are truly embracing new technologies – with a massive payoff to boot – it’s the winners and finalists of the 2014 Telstra Australian Business Awards.

Stephanie Zillman · 2 min
Entrepreneur

Education dream pays off for young entrepreneur

“It’s getting exciting,” says Douglas Barton. The youthful looking Mr Barton has good reason to be excited. His business, Elevate Education, has just won the 2014 NSW Telstra Business of the year. The business also took out the NSW small business category. Elevate Education operates across four countries and holds study skills seminars attended by […]

Joe Kelly · 2 min
Featured

NSW Telstra Business Awards crowned

A business helping students to learn best-practice studying skills has won the 2014 Telstra New South Wales Business of the Year.

Stephanie Zillman · 2 min
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Nominations open for 2014 Telstra Business Awards

Business leaders are invited to nominate for the 2014 Telstra Business Awards.

Dynamic Business · 2 min
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NSW Business of the Year announced

Fifth Quadrant was named the winner of the Telstra NSW Business of the Year Award and the Medium Business Award this week.

Gina Baldassarre · 2 min
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Telstra Business Awards celebrate green SMBs

The national winners of the Telstra Business Awards were announced at a lavish ceremony this week, with green businesses strongly represented among the finalists.

Rhiannon Sawyer · 2 min
Advice

The little Aussie battler gone global

When two husband and wife teams left comfortable, well-paid jobs selling hair care products for a multinational company to start their own business doing the same, they knew it wasn’t going to be an easy road. Here’s how Gresham Cosmetics, the little Aussie battler beauty business, took on the multinationals and grew so successfully it was eventually bought by one of its international competitors.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Entries open for 2012 Telstra Business Awards

Telstra is inviting small and medium business (SMBs) to get their entries in for the 2012 Business Awards, with every entrant to receive a free 70-page Business Health Check report that assesses their performance against international benchmarking standards, current legislation and accepted industry best practice.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Top cop named Australian Business Woman of the Year

The country’s highest ranked police woman was named the 2011 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year at an awards ceremony in Melbourne on Friday night.

Shauna O'Carroll · 2 min
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Watts Next Founder a double finalist in Telstra awards

Sue-Ellen Watts, the Founder, Owner and Managing Director of external HR department Watts Next, has been named a finalist in two Telstra Queensland Business Women’s Awards categories.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Rediscovering your passion

Julian Smith blogs about how vital it is for business owners to rediscover their passion. “I shared some observations I have gleaned from the most successful business folks I have met on my travels – the one thing they all have in common is passion. The business dream and vision they started with, still resonates with them and motivates them.”

Julian Smith · 2 min
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Customer-oriented businesses named as WA Telstra Business Awards finalists

Analysis of the 14 leading Western Australian businesses named as finalists in the 2011 Telstra Business Awards shows high customer service levels sit at the core of their business success.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Finalists in Telstra NT Business Awards excel at customer service

Telstra has announced the finalists in the 2011 Telstra Northern Territory Business Awards, finding that customer service is at the forefront of business success in the state.

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State finalists for Telstra Business Awards named

Telstra Business Awards finalists for the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Victoria have been named.

Adeline Teoh · 2 min
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Blow your horn

It’s the last week to get your entry in for the Telstra Business Awards (entries close midnight AEST Monday 4 April 2011) and that got me thinking… it’s not every day that you enter an awards program, so I thought I’d share a few tips to help you with your entry.

Julian Smith · 2 min
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Telstra Business Awards introduces People’s Choice

The 2011 Telstra Business Awards will be the debut of a new category, the People’s Choice Award, announced Telstra Business Group managing director and Telstra Business Awards Ambassador Deena Shiff.

Adeline Teoh · 2 min
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Aussie business champ goes global

New Telstra Regional Business Awards are being introduced in each state and territory this year. Previous award winner Kelly Engineering is an SA success story.

Jen Bishop · 2 min
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Award cements Stratsec’s cyber-space

Looking for a wider audience for your business? Winning an award that reveals your business is a cut above the rest could be the boost you need, as cyber-security business Stratsec has found.

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The importance of sharing your business story

Attending last week’s Telstra Business Awards, I was again struck by how many inspiring businesses there are in this country – and how many ordinary, hard-working Australians have followed their passion to create their own quiet success story.

Julian Smith · 2 min