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What are the Australian Business Awards? PDF Print E-mail

The Australian Business Awards are a national awards program recognising the success, innovation and ethics of Australian companies and organisations across all industry sectors. Conducted annually, the awards honour Australia's industry leaders through the acknowledgment of innovative business processes, product development, enterprise, service excellence, environmental sustainability and overall business success.

 
How long have the awards been running? PDF Print E-mail
The Australian Business Awards commenced in 2005. 
 
What types of organisations can enter the Awards? PDF Print E-mail
Australian companies and organisations, private or public are eligible to enter. This includes multi-national subsidiaries, government departments, agencies or bodies, franchisors and non-government organisations
 
What are the award categories? PDF Print E-mail
There are a total of 20 award categories. These are divided into 10 organisational and 10 product award categories for each industry.
 
What are the organisational award categories? PDF Print E-mail
There are 10 business award categories: Enterprise, Innovation, Service Excellence, E-Business, International Trade, Marketing Excellence, Recommended Employer, Community Contribution, Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.
 
What are the product award categories? PDF Print E-mail
There are 10 product award categories: Product Excellence, Product Innovation, Product Quality, Best Value, Best Product Range, Best New Product, Best Eco-Friendly Product, Best Organic Product, Design Excellence and Brand Management.
 
What products do not qualify for an Australian Business Award? PDF Print E-mail
Products or designs that are still under development and/or not yet commercially launched are excluded from entering the Australian Business Awards. 
 
What products qualify for an Australian Business Award? PDF Print E-mail
In the context of the Australian Business Awards program, the term "product" refers to a specific product or service that an organisation sells or provides to its customers. All products must be commercially available within the current market to qualify.