CATEGORIES
Choose one category or several categories for your business.
Award levels vary across local, regional, and state level.
Each category listed below indicates if a category is eligible to progress through to regional or state.
Choose one category or several categories for your business.
Award levels vary across local, regional, and state level.
Each category listed below indicates if a category is eligible to progress through to regional or state.
Categories marked with ** indicate the local winners will compete at regional level and potentially go a step further to compete at the Business NSW State Awards.
- Award Level: Local and Regional Only
03. Excellence in Trade, Construction & Manufacturing
- Award Level: Local and Regional Only
05. Excellence in Health, Care & Wellness Industries
- Award Level: Local, Regional and State
11. Outstanding Business Leader (20 employees and under)
- Award Level: Local, Regional and State
12. Outstanding Business Leader (21 employees and over)
- Award Level: Local, Regional and State
21. Excellence in Micro Business (less than 5 employees)
Hall of Fame Award Sponsored by the Tweed Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL CATEGORIES & ENTRANTS
Nominations open:
7 April 2025
Submissions close:
12 June 2025
Finalists announced:
7 July 2025
Gala presentation event:
8 August 2025
Before you proceed:
- Please reference the Rules of Entry via the entry portal
- Check the eligibility criteria at the top of the category you wish to enter
Information you need to know:
- Your business is required to operate in the Tweed Shire at the time of entry, judging and the Awards ceremony on 8 August 2025.
- The qualifying period is the 2024 calendar year i.e. January to December 2024. Questions referring to the past 12 months should cover this period. Questions relating to the past 24 months cover the period between January 2023 – December 2024.
- All submissions are subject to a strict word count limit. The maximum word count for each question is specified directly under the question itself. You will be unable to write more than the set word count limit.
- We encourage you to draft your entry in a Word document, then upload the finalised version to the Business NSW portal. All submissions must be uploaded to the award portal to qualify for entry.
- Your entry may be edited until the closing time of 5.00pm on 12 June 2025. However, once you click SUBMIT, your entry cannot be edited.
- All questions must be answered, and criteria addressed.
- Ensure your answers are clear and concise. Avoid using jargon and acronyms.
- Refrain from repeating the same content and validate all statements and claims with supporting evidence.
- Ensure your entries are proofread carefully – check for spelling, grammatical and typographical errors.
- NOTE: The submission deadline is final. NO EXTENSIONS will be provided. The Business NSW portal will automatically prevent submissions being entered after the deadline has passed.
- We strongly urge you to get your submission in well before the closing date!
NOTE: Your submitted information may be used in media, advertising and promotional materials (your financial details will remain strictly confidential).
Go to the How to Enter page to get started.
