2012

News

Better business conditions ahead, say Australia’s best small businesses
While higher operational costs are the biggest challenge currently facing Australia’s best small and medium businesses, a majority are optimistic about business conditions next financial year....
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BikeExchange.com.au climbs the mountain to Telstra Victorian Business of the Year
With bikes outselling cars for more than a decade in Australia, a website established to be a one-stop e-commerce shop for bike manufacturers, traders and customers has been named the 2012 Telstra Victorian Business of the Year....
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Project management consultancy Point named Telstra ACT Business of the Year
A leading Australian project management consultancy with a burgeoning portfolio of building, property and infrastructure construction projects has been named the 2012 Telstra ACT Business of the Year....
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Laser and lighting show pioneer named Telstra NSW Business of the Year
A Dural business that is a world leader in entertainment communications with a name that is synonymous with big events has won the title of 2012 Telstra New South Wales Business of the Year....
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Family-owned drilling business named Telstra SA Business of the Year
A Hahndorf drilling business established fifty years ago that numbers some of Australia’s biggest miners among its clients has been named the 2012 Telstra South Australian Business of the Year....
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Innovative power system testers named Telstra WA Business of the Year
UON Pty Ltd, which also won the Commonwealth Bank Medium Business Award, was joined by Mosmans Restaurant on Perth’s Swan River, East Perth video and communications production company Lush TV, Bibra Lake emission monitoring business Emissions Assessments, and tandem jump business Skydive Jurien Bay as winners of the 2012 Telstra Western Australian Business Awards....
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Security experts named Telstra Northern Territory Business of the Year
Security & Technology Services, a fast-expanding provider of security and fire detection equipment for major Territory projects, has been named the 2012 Telstra Northern Territory Business of the Year. ...
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Indigenous communicators named Telstra Queensland Business of the Year
Winangali, which also won the News Limited Micro Business Award, was joined by Gold Coast veterinary business The Vet Lounge, Airlie Beach tourism operators A&L Laurent Pty Ltd and Mena Creek rainforest tourist attraction Paronella Park as winners of the 2012 Telstra Queensland Business Awards....
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Hobart IVF clinic named Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year
TasIVF, Tasmania’s longest serving and most successful in vitro fertilisation clinic – and one of the first IVF units in Australia – has been named the 2012 Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year....
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20 of Australia’s best small businesses show off the sector’s strength
Many of the best Australian small businesses of the past 20 years have gone on to compete successfully in overseas markets or become part of international organisations. Others have experienced significant growth in their domestic operations....
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VIC Finalists Announced
Analysis of the 23 finalists for this year’s Awards – which for the first time includes a specialist category for small business start-ups – shows that all of the businesses have adopted social media, with the top platform being Twitter, followed by LinkedIn and Facebook....
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ACT Finalists Announced
The overwhelming majority of Canberra’s leading businesses named as finalists for the 2012 Telstra Australian Capital Territory Business Awards have adopted social media as a key element in their marketing activity....
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NSW Finalists Announced
Analysis of the 24 finalists for this year’s Awards – which for the first time includes a specialist category for small business start-ups – shows that all of the businesses have adopted social media, with the top platform being Facebook, followed by company blogs, LinkedIn and Twitter®....
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QLD Finalists Announced
Analysis of the 24 finalists for this year’s Awards – which for the first time includes a specialist category for small business start-ups – shows that more than 95 per cent have adopted social media, with the top platform being Facebook®, followed by LinkedIn and YouTube®....
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WA Finalists Announced
The overwhelming majority of the State’s leading businesses named as finalists for the 2012 Telstra Western Australian Business Awards have adopted social media as a key element in their marketing activity....
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TAS Finalists Announced
Analysis of the 19 finalists for this year’s Awards – which for the first time includes a specialist category for small business start-ups – shows that almost 95 per cent have adopted social media, with the top platform being Facebook®, followed by LinkedIn and YouTube®....
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NT Finalists Announced
Analysis of the 12 finalists for this year’s Awards – which for the first time includes a specialist category for small business start-ups – shows that two-thirds have adopted social media, with the top platform being Facebook, followed by Twitter and contributing to industry forums or blogs....
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SA Finalists Announced
Analysis of the finalists for this year’s Awards – which for the first time includes a specialist category for small business start-ups – shows that almost 90 per cent of finalists have adopted social media, with the top platforms being Facebook and LinkedIn followed by Twitter....
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Time Running Out For Chance To Be Named Business Of The Year
The countdown has begun for small and medium businesses to enter the 2012 Telstra Australian Business Awards, with only four weeks remaining to complete an entry before submissions close....
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Vital signs healthy among leading Australian small and medium businesses
Analysis of some of Australia’s top-performing small and medium businesses has shown rising use of online marketing, high customer satisfaction and major benefits from conducting supplier reviews. ...
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Dare to dream big in 20th year of Australian Business Awards
Entries will open on 6 February for the 20th year of Australia’s most prestigious national Awards program that celebrates the achievements of the small and medium business sector....
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