The Excellence in Small Business Award recognises a business that has effectively driven growth and can demonstrate the strategies implemented to achieve business success and/or resilience.
Entrants must demonstrate their achievements in business excellence over the past 12 months. This category is open to businesses with five to 20 employees at the time of entry, who have been trading for more than 24 months at the time of entry.
✓ This business has been trading for a continuous period of two years or more and is not bankrupt or trading insolvent at the time of entry.
✓ This business has 6 to 19 employees on the payroll in Australia at the time of entry.
✓ This business has not entered the categories of Outstanding Community Organisation, Outstanding New Business, Excellence in Micro Business or Excellence in Business.
✓ A representative of this business has not been a judge in this category in 2025.
✓ A representative of this business is not a judge in the 2026 Business Awards program.
Eligible NSW-based winners will have the opportunity to advance to the NSW regional finals for this category.
