Change Award
For thriving businesses making a purposeful and positive impact for the Australian people, communities or the planet.
The Awards at a glance
Here’s a simple overview of the Telstra Best of Business Awards, who they’re for and how nomination and entry work.
Celebrating businesses making an impact
The Awards recognise extraordinary businesses across Australia that are making a real difference in their own way.
This might include strong growth, innovation, positive change for people or the planet, and the impact of First Nations-led, owned and operated businesses.
Along the way, the Awards also offer a chance to pause, reflect on what you’ve built and share the story behind your business.
Award categories
To reflect these different types of impact, the Awards are grouped into four categories: Change, First Nations, Growth and Innovation.
Exploring the categories can help you see how different types of achievement are recognised.
First Nations Award
For First Nations-led, owned and operated businesses succeeding through entrepreneurialism, innovation and inspiring the next generation of all Australians.
Growth Award
For businesses - new or established - achieving outstanding growth that contributes to the Australian economy and community.
Innovation Award
For businesses leveraging innovative technology to create new paths, processes, or products solving modern challenges for Australia.
Next steps
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FAQs
You can nominate any Australian small or medium-sized business making a meaningful difference, including your own business.
No. Nominating is the first step and doesn’t require you to choose an award category.
If you decide to proceed, you’ll select one award category when you complete your entry.
If your business has been nominated, you’ll be notified via email and invited to take part. If you choose to continue, you can complete an entry once entries are open.
Entries open at specific times during the awards program. Key dates are published and kept up to date on the how the Awards work page.
If your business has been nominated, you’ll be notified when entries open.
Yes. Entries are completed through the Awards Hub, where your progress is saved so you can return and finish your entry before submission.
Once an entry has been completed and submitted for judging, it can’t be edited.