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.
NOTE: Your business MUST be based in the Tweed Shire, i.e. your primary business address, to be eligible for entry into the Tweed Business Awards.
- Award Level: Local and Regional Only
02. Excellence in Trade, Construction & Manufacturing
- Award Level: Local and Regional Only
04. Excellence in Health, Care & Wellness Industries
- Award Level: Local, Regional and State
10. Outstanding Business Leader (20 employees and under)
- Award Level: Local, Regional and State
11. Outstanding Business Leader (21 employees and over)
- Award Level: Local, Regional and State
23. Excellence in Medium Business (20-99 employees)
Hall of Fame Award Sponsored by the Tweed Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.
Closing date for HALL OF FAME is 29 May 2026
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL CATEGORIES & ENTRANTS
Nominations open:
1 April 2026
Submissions close:
6 May 2026
Finalists announced:
12 June 2026
Gala presentation event:
26 June 2026
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 26 June 2026.
- The qualifying period is the 2025 calendar year i.e. January to December 2025. Questions referring to the past 12 months should cover this period. Questions relating to the past 24 months cover the period between January 2024 – December 2025.
- 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 6 May 2026. 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.