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Awards
Welcome to the 2023 SBA Awards
Now in its 29th year, the SBA is excited to announce its small business annual awards event for 2023.
Over the decades there have been hundreds of local small businesses applauded for their success, now its your time to shine.
Take a look at the award categories below because there will be a category for you to celebrate your achievements.
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Award categories
Agile Business
Recognising the adaptability of a business to changing market conditions or customer needs, and the ability to critically review strategies to adapt and ensure growth or survival.
Digital Intelligence
Adopting digital technologies to improve business processes or developing new digital solutions for existing problems.
Community Impact
Recognising the outstanding community organisations, not for profits or charities who provide significant social contribution to the Stirling community.
Sustainability
Recognising sustainable business practices that best protects the needs of future generations.
Emerging Business
Recognising exciting, new businesses who have been trading for less than two years and have the potential for significant positive impact within the community.
Mayor's Visionary Award
Recognising the impact and contribution of Stirling businesses to the local business community.
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Questions
Tell us about your business and include your response to the following:
- Are you a resident of the City of Stirling area? If your answer is no, then how do your products and/or services benefit the City of Stirling area?
- Summarise what your business does (your products/services) and how it is unique to your competitors?
- What was your initial motivation for starting your business and how long have you been operating?
- What challenges have you faced and what have you learned as a result?
- What have been your proudest milestone achievements in your business and why?
- How do you attract customers and what processes/systems do you have in place to measure customer satisfaction?
- What strategies do you use to recruit, retain and motivate staff?
I was fortunate to be selected as one of the finalists of the Stirling Business Association Ambassador Award in 2021. The application process was very straightforward and working through the questions, reconfirmed to me the importance and power of investing in and giving back to the community.
Like many small business owners, it can be pretty lonely trying to navigate today’s complex business world. For me, being part of the Stirling Business Association and participating in the awards process was an opportunity to reflect on my own business achievements, create new lasting connections and share similar stories of overcoming adversity. Knowing that there is such strong support from peers and the Stirling Business Association is empowering as a business owner. I cannot recommend nominating for the Stirling Business Association Awards highly enough.
Marcus Smith, Elite Graphix
2023 Awards Entries
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