How our awards work - Outstanding Growth
Outstanding Growth category
This category is for small and medium-sized businesses achieving significant growth and contributing to building a more resilient Australian economy.
Who can apply in this category?
If you're fulfilling one or more of the following category examples, consider nominating and entering your business for this Award.
Job creation
Businesses whose success is creating new employment opportunities.
Growing footprint
Businesses whose growth has meant new stores, websites, warehouses and expanding operations to meet the demands of a growing customer base.
Extending your reach
Businesses that have successfully expanded into new markets or significantly grown their customer base.
Community focus
Businesses whose growth has had a huge impact on their community.
Export success
Businesses experiencing sustained success exporting services and/or products.
Revo Fitness
2025 National Outstanding Growth Winner
Revo Fitness is an independent gym making fitness simple and giving people the opportunity to improve and better themselves without constraints through its accessible locations, encouraging atmosphere, flexible opening hours, and affordable memberships.
Claridge Construction
SA Winner
Claridge Construction specialises in building high-end custom homes that are thoughtfully designed and meticulously crafted to reflect the lives of those who live in them. With more than 30 years of experience, the company delivers architecturally distinctive residences that balance timeless design, intelligent construction and long-term sustainability.
Real Time Monitoring Cloud
QLD Winner
Real Time Monitoring Cloud delivers fully integrated monitoring and response solutions for aged care, health, and critical facility environments. Headquartered in Moreton Bay, Queensland, it’s focused on improving safety, visibility, and system performance through a combination of smart IoT infrastructure and 24/7 service support.
Stedmans Construction and Engineering
NT Winner
Established in 1989 by Michael Stedman, Stedmans Construction and Engineering is a remote-area construction company based in Maningrida, Arnhem Land which delivers high quality building, civil, and maintenance works in environments where few others operate.
Eligibility criteria
To enter, the following eligibility criteria must be met. Each category also has specific requirements. If you have any questions about these conditions, please contact us.
- Reside in Australia
- Have a registered Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Have been operating in Australia for at least 12 months at the time you submit your Stage 1 entry
- Be more than 60 percent Australian-owned, with the owner(s)/founder(s) responsible for making the key management decisions
- Be a small-to-medium business that’s a sole trader, partnership, incorporated, NFP, social enterprise or franchise whose franchisor is 60 percent Australian owned and not a listed company
- Earn more than $50,000 in annual revenue in the current financial year and have achieved at least 15% annual revenue growth in the current financial year
- Have under 200 full-time equivalent staff at the time you submit your Stage 1 entry
- Operate in an ethical manner with suppliers, distributors and contractors
- Supply financials when requested. All financials will remain confidential and will not be shared or used outside the purposes of judging the business’ performance, success and viability.
- Be a listed company, franchisor, a club, co-operative, or a Telstra licensee
- Be affiliated with Telstra through investments, donation or reselling
- Be more than 50 percent owned by another business
- Be a government agency
- Have filed for bankruptcy in the prior 5 years or been subject to court proceedings in the prior 12 months – including in the business owner or founder’s personal capacity – at the time you submit your Stage 1 entry
- Be a recipient of significant ongoing government funding (excluding temporary government relief or support packages, such as Jobkeeper or disaster recovery)
- Have been a contracted commercial supplier of Telstra in the last 3 years
- Enter the same category where the business has previously won at State or National level at the Telstra Best of the Business Awards in the past 3 years
- Have a staff member that has applied and/or have a staff member that has been a State or National Judge in the Telstra Best of Business Awards for any category in the past 3 years
- Enter the awards if a staff member or owner has applied to be a Judge in the same awards program year.
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