Dynamic Business

Who is eligible?
Businesses will be eligible to enter the 2009 Telstra Business Awards providing ALL the following criteria are met:

The nominated business must:

• Reside in Australia;
• Have been operating in Australia for at least 36 months as at 17 April 2009; and
• Be more than 60 percent Australian-owned with the owner/s responsible for making the key management decisions.

The nominated business must not:

• Have entered the same category in the 2008 Telstra Business Awards. (A business may, however, enter a different category in 2009 to that in which they entered in 2008).
• Have more than 200 full time equivalent (FTE) staff as at the close of entries date, 17 April 2009;
• Be a listed company, a franchisee, franchisor, a club, co-operative or non-profit organisation;
• Be more than 50 percent owned by another business;
• Be either: (i) a recipient of significant ongoing Government funding (i.e. the business is reliant upon the funding for operation); or (ii) a Government agency;
• Contain employees who have been involved in the judging of the Awards program in 2007 or 2008; or
• Be a contracted commercial supplier to the 2009 Telstra Business Awards.

2009 Categories

In 2009, there are five award categories. Businesses will enter one of the following three qualifying categories, based on the size of their business:

• News Limited Micro-Business Award  For businesses with five employees or fewer.
• MYOB Small Business Award  For businesses with more than five employees, but less than or equal to 20 employees.
• Panasonic Australia Medium Business Award  For businesses with more than 20 employees, but less than or equal to 200 employees.

All entrants will also be considered for the following two specialist awards:

• AMP Innovation Award  For businesses that have successfully introduced an innovation.
• Social Responsibility Award  For demonstrated leadership and contribution by a business to the environment, people, education or the community.

2008 National Winners

Machinery Automation & Robotics, Silverwater, New South Wales
2008 Telstra Australian Business of the Year

Find A Babysitter.com.au, Brighton, Victoria
2008 National Winner of the Micro-Business Award

Bruny Island Charters & Tasman Island Cruises, Adventure Bay, Tasmania
2008 National Winner of the MYOB Small Business Award
2008 National Winner of the Sensis Social Responsibility Award

Atlantic Group (v), Docklands, Victoria
2008 National Winner of the Panasonic Australia Medium Business Award

Centor Architectural, Eagle Farm, Queensland
2008 National Winner of the AMP Innovation Award

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