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The winners of the GWN7 West Australian Regional Small Business Awards for 2011, and the Inductee to the West Australian Regional Small Business Hall of Fame, were announced at a gala event held at the Burswood Convention Centre in Perth on Friday 11 November 2011.
The Minister for Small Business, the Hon. Simon O’Brien presented the major prize, the 2011 Regional Small Business of the Year Award to Charles and Lee Reynolds of Florescence Albany, before an audience of more than 260 guests.
"This year we saw two winners from the Kimberley region, two from the Pilbara and one each from the Great Southern, South West and Goldfields/Esperance regions," Mr O’Brien said.
"The businesses here tonight are the "best of the best" small and medium sized businesses in regional Western Australia and are a great example of the creativity and innovation of the small business sector in Western Australia.
"Representing a wide range of industries, the finalists and winners
should be very proud of their achievements," Mr O’Brien said.
Best Home Based Business Award
(Sponsored by Small Business Development Corporation)
Winner: Site Pics Karratha
Owner: Margaret Bertling
Best Franchise Award
(Sponsored by bloo)
Winner: Quest Bunbury Serviced Apartments
Owners: Ron and Jodie Schroeder
Business Achiever Award
(Sponsored by the Small Business Centre Network)
Winner: Florescence Albany
Owners: Charles and Lee Reynolds
Best Aboriginal Business
(Sponsored by Woodside Energy Limited)
Winner: Portacrete SX5 Pty Ltd Karratha
Owners: Ralph Keller, Cherie Keller, Kenzie Smith
Best Micro Business Award
(Sponsored by StartupSmart)
Winner: Derby Auto Electrical and Airconditioning
Owners: Tim and Jodie Woodward
Best Business with 5 to 10 Employees
(Sponsored by The West Australian Regional Newspapers)
Winner: The Jetty Resort, Jetz Car Hire & Aroma Sea Day Spa Esperance
Owners: Rod and Pam Zakostelsky
Best Business with 10 to 20 Employees
(Sponsored by Telstra Business)
Winner: Shoal Air Pty Ltd
Owner: Steve Irvine
2011 GWN West Australian Regional Small Business of the Year Award
Winner: Florescence Albany
Owners: Charles and Lee Reynolds
Mr Dennis Wade - Carnarvon
Dennis is the longest serving Manager in the Small Business Centre Network and has recently retired after 11 years managing the Gascoyne Small Business Centre, prior to which he managed the Small Business Centre in Northam. More recently, Dennis was instrumental in assisting the Gascoyne community during the floods of 2010/2011.
Home Based Business Award
Ford House Retreat Bridgetown - South West region
Virtual Synchronicity Albany - Great Southern region
Site Pics Karratha - Pilbara region
Terra Temptations/ Bumbak's Preserves and Icecreams Carnarvon - Gascoyne region
Best Franchise Award
Quest Bunbury Serviced Apartments Bunbury - South West region
Hydrokleen Broome - Kimberley region
The Mortgage Gallery Karratha - Pilbara region
Allied Pickfords Esperance - Esperance region
Small Business Centre Achiever Award
H & H Automotive, Gelorup - South West region
Mollie Bean Broome - Kimberley region
Florescence Albany - Great Southern region
Signature Music Karratha - Pilbara region
Best Aboriginal Business
Yamatji Mining and Civil Geraldton - Mid West region
Portacrete SX5 Pty Ltd Karratha - Pilbara region
Derby Tyre Power Derby - Kimberley region
Micro Business Award
Vintages Accommodation Margaret River - South West region
Hedland Down to Earth Port Hedland - Pilbara region
Derby Auto Electrical and Airconditioning Derby - Kimberley region
Fish and Whistle Backpackers and Port Hotel Carnarvon - Gascoyne region
Best Business with 5 to 10 Employees
Margaret River Veterinary Hospital Margaret River - South West region
The Lake House Denmark - Great Southern region
The Jetty Resort, Jetz Car Hire & Aroma Sea Day Spa Esperance - Esperance region
Coral Coast Veterinary Hospital Carnarvon - Gascoyne region
Best Business with 10 to 20 Employees
Bodycare Health Club Albany - Great Southern region
Swans Veterinary Services Esperance - Esperance region
Geraldton Hire and Scaffolding Services Geraldton - Mid West region
Shoal Air Pty Ltd Kununurra - Kimberley region
The West Australian Regional Small Business Awards are one of the premier events on the West Australian small business calendar. They recognise and celebrate the achievements of regional small businesses.
Entry is open exclusively to category winners of regional small business award programs, ensuring the best of the best regional businesses are represented.
Nominations for the 2011 Awards closed at 5pm on Friday, 14 October 2011. If you're thinking of entering your regional business awards next year, and you'd like to know more about the pathway to these state-wide awards, check out this year's nomination guidelines and entry form:
The awards feature the following seven categories:
From the winners of each category, the judges select the GWN Western Australian Regional Small Business of the Year.
Entry is open exclusively to category winners of regional small business award programs which receive sponsorship from the Small Business Development Corporation.
Nominees must meet all of the following criteria:
The coordinators of the local award programs are invited to nominate the business they believe is the most suitable candidate for each category. Each nominated business must have been a category winner in its region.
Only one entry per region can be nominated in each category.
In 2010, a total of $45,000 in business products and services were shared among the seven categories and overall winner.
In addition, each finalist can look forward to receiving:
The winner of each category will also receive a trophy and will feature in all advertising and media activities done by the SBDC following the awards night.
For more information, contact the awards coordinator, Marina Males on 6552 3230 or marina.males@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au