Winners of the 2024 Australian Small Business Champion Awards have been crowned.
CompliantERP took top gong in the Information Technology category. The small business based at Spring Hill in Queensland works with its clients to close gaps in SAP application security, manage access risk and compliance challenges, and meet audit obligations through its specialist services, tools, and accelerators.
Vigour Graphics won the 2024 Web Development award. Self-described as ‘country people with all the bells and whistles of city technology’, the Toowoomba-based business offers expert knowledge and delivery of strategically designed websites, graphic design and branding, SEO and web maintenance.
More than 100 small businesses were honoured over two nights – 12-13 April 2024 – at Sydney’s The Star, where the culmination of the Champion Awards’ most successful programme in more than a quarter of a century saw more than 2000 small businesspeople converge for the red-carpet two-night gala event.
Each of this year’s Champions received a customised statuette trophy and certificate and gained invaluable kudos as a nationally recognised industry leader.
The only recognition awards programme that celebrates the achievements and considerable economic, social and cultural contribution of today’s 2.5 million small business operators from right across the country, the Australian Small Business Champion Awards specifically highlight the finest small businesses in the retail, services, and manufacturing industries.
“This year’s Awards saw more than 5,500 small business submissions from cities as well as rural, regional and suburban towns in every Australian state and territory,” said Steve Loe, Awards Founder and Managing Director of Precedent Productions, which coordinates the Australian Small Business Champion Awards.
“We’ve been running the Champion Awards programme since 1999 and I must say, this year’s submissions spoke volumes of the resilience of these small business operators during tough times.
“Operating a small business today requires steadfast commitment, leadership, savviness, creativity, people skills, vision, social consciousness and a spirited drive – all elements of success that our independent judging panel pinpointed as among the key reasons for their selections of this year’s Champions.
“I am blown away by the growth of this programme and its intensifying spotlight on the most deserving small business operators, who valiantly serve their communities and encourage us all to strive for success with ample drive, determination and fortitude,” added Mr Loe.
Hosted by popular Nine presenter and journalist Jayne Azzopardi, the 2024 National Presentation Gala featured star-studded entertainment fitting to the Champion Awards’ biggest year yet. Dami Im, Harrison Craig, Johnny Manuel and Stefanie Jones were among the red-carpet event’s headline stage acts.
The Awards were supported by Presenting Partner the Commonwealth Bank, and Major Partners Nine Ad Manager, NOVA Employment, Castaway Forecasting, Big Clean, Xcllusive Business Sales and Boa.
