Business Awards
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Female digital pioneer named Queensland’s “Chief Entrepreneur”
First 5000 | October 22, 2018Internationally acclaimed Queensland businesswoman Leanne Kemp has been appointed the state’s new Chief Entrepreneur.
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Call for Queensland’s champions of mature workers
First 5000 | September 20, 2018Queensland’s Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon Fentiman is calling on businesses with mature aged employees to share their story and nominate for the Mature Workers Mean Business Awards.
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September 19 was National Family Business Day
First 5000 | September 19, 2018National Family Business Day, organised by Family Business Australia, celebrates the massive contribution which family businesses make to Australia. The FBA have used the day to announce new inductees to the FBA Family Business Hall of Fame and announce winners of the Family Business National Awards.
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Employers recognised for support of Defence reservists
First 5000 | August 21, 2018Five employers from across the Australian Capital Territory and South East New South Wales have been recognised for their support of Australian Defence Force Reservists at the Defence Reserves Support Council’s annual Employer Support Awards event.
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Aussie author wins international business award
First 5000 | August 12, 2018“Cadence: A Tale of Fast Business Growth” by Australian small business owner Pete Williams has been named the winner of the Gold Medal Award in the Best Business Book category in the 15th Annual International Business Awards.
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Social entrepreneurship memoir wins $30,000 business book prize
First 5000 | June 2, 2018Michael Traill’s account of ‘jumping ship’ from the high-flying world of banking to the not-for-profit sector has won the Ashurst Business Literature Prize, Australia’s most valuable award for business writing.
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2018 leaders in workplace gender equality announced
First 5000 | February 22, 2018A record 120 firms have been recognised for their contribution to gender inclusion in the workplace this year by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
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Nominate your firm for the 2018 Telstra Business Awards
First 5000 | February 10, 2018Nominations for the 2018 Telstra Business Awards are now open until the end of March, allowing Australia’s remarkable small and medium-sized businesses to seek recognition for their ability to find new solutions and ways of working.