SmallBusiness.wa.gov.au
The Small Business Specialists
Phone: 131 BIZ
Website: www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au
Nominations have now closed for the 2012 GWN7 Western Australian Regional Small Business Awards.
See the list of finalists, see the list of winners!
2012 marks the 10th Anniversary of the GWN7 WA Regional Small Business Awards (WARSBAs) and this year's awards ceremony was the most memorable to date!
Over the last nine years, the WARSBAS have become a centrepiece on the small business calendar, recognising and celebrating the achievements of 100s of small businesses from across regional WA.
Entry is available exclusively to category winners of regional small business award programs, ensuring the best of the best regional businesses are represented.
Nominations for the 2012 WARSBAs have now closed see the list of finalists, or see the list of winners.
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This event is sold out!!
Date: Friday, 9 November 2012
Time: 7.00pm for 7.15pm
Venue: Crown Perth Grand Ballroom, Crown Perth Convention Centre
The awards are organised by business type and size, and feature the following seven categories:
From the winners of each of these categories, the judges will select the overall winner, the GWN7 Western Australian Regional Small Business of the Year.
The 2012 prize packages are expected to remain consistent with previous years, providing products and services of real benefit to the successful business.
Each category prize is presented to the value of $5,000 from our sponsors. Last year, categories were sponsored by Bloo, Woodside Energy Ltd, Small Business Centre Network, Startup Smart, The West Australian Regional Newspapers and Telstra Business. In addition to this, GWN7 provided an airtime package to the value of $25,000 to the winner of the GWN7 Western Australian Small Business of the Year, and will be doing so again for 2012.
In addition, each business selected as a WARSBA finalist can look forward to receiving:
(all categories except Aboriginal and Franchise Awards)
The awards are open exclusively to businesses who meet the eligibility criteria. The following apply to all categories unless otherwise stated in specific category criteria. The SBDC relies on local awards coordinators to assure eligibility, however we reserve the right to further determine eligibility during judging.
Only one nomination for each category will be accepted from each region. Exceptions to this rule are at the discretion of the WARSBA Award Coordinators, and must be discussed prior to submission.
The business must:
Check out the eligibility FAQ's