Here is a list of the awards and nominees presented at Novotel Twin Waters Resort on Friday, 2 November 2007.
The Excellence in Business Overall Micro Business Award 2007
Sponsored by: Novotel Twin Waters
Winner: Surrender Dorothy
The Excellence in Business Overall Macro Business Award 2007
Sponsored by: Business Maroochy
Winner: PJ Burns Builder Pty Ltd
Construction / Building / Manufacturing
Sponsored by: The Ink Spot Printers
Micro Winner: Advanced Metal Turning
Macro Winner: PJ Burns Builder Pty Ltd
Highly Commended: Betta Blinds & AwningsNominees:
- Action Plasterers Pty Ltd
- Advanced Metal Turning
- Aluminium Balustrades
- Ascent Building Solutions P/L
- Betta Blinds & Awnings
- Instant Marquee Systems
- PJ Burns Builder Pty Ltd
- Pool Fab
- Static Electrics Pty Ltd
- The Buildmore Group Pty Ltd
- Transportable Shade Sheds Pty Ltd
Creative Industries / Innovation
Sponsored by: Sajen Legal
Micro Winner: Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
Macro Winner: Performance Training Pty Ltd
Nominees:
- Caloundra Regional Art Gallery
- Performance Training Pty Ltd
- The Chocolate Petal
- Studio Horizon
Emerging Business
Sponsored by: Telstra CountryWide
Micro Winner: Aitken Legal
Highly Commended: LoanTrack
Nominees:
- Abacus Screens
- Aldon Tutoring Centres
- Aitken Legal
- Bureau Francophone
- Inspire Your Day
- Loan Track
- Noosa Country House
- Out of the Blue
- Senor Paella
- The Creative Collective
- The Fitness Element
- Wear Nothing Pty Ltd.
- Your Type Professional Writing & Design
- Wild Thyme Café
Entrepreneurial Business of the Year
Sponsored by: Noosa Council
Winner: Ascent Building Solutions Pty Ltd
Highly Commended: EXlites Pty Ltd
Highly Commended: Oz Future Fuels Pty Ltd
Entrants:
- Abacus Screens
- Aluminium Balustrades
- Ascent Building Solutions Pty Ltd
- Asian Discovery @ Noosa
- Australian Medical Centres Pty Ltd
- Bella Venezia Restaurant
- Blind Man's Bluff Vineyards
- Blue Dew Organics & Boutique Day Spa
- Bundilla Dry Cleaners
- Bureau Francais
- CADET Training and Employment
- Caloundra Visitor Information Centre
- EXlites Pty Ltd
- Fortune-8 Nurseries Pty Ltd
- Global Living Furniture
- Holmans Financial Services
- Inspire Your Day
- New Staff Solutions
- Nu-Harvest Pty Ltd
- Oz Future Fuels Pty Ltd
- Performance Training Pty Limited
- S.K.I.N. fresh beauty bar Pty Ltd
- Senor Paella
- Something Blue
- Symply Too Good Pty Ltd
- Stewart Training & Consulting
- Studio Horizon
- Surrender Dorothy
- Swan Boat Hire & Swan Bites on Bradman
- The Bellingham Maze
- The Buildmore Group Pty Ltd
- The Chocolate Petal
- The Creative Collective
- The Groom Room
- The Jewellery Lounge
- TRAC Consulting Pty Ltd
- Transportable Shade Sheds Pty Ltd
- Vivid Promos & Promotherapy
- Wear Nothing Pty Ltd
- Your Loan Adviser
Environmental Innovation
Sponsored by: Business Maroochy
Micro Winner: Oz Future Fuels Pty Ltd
Nominees:
- EXlites Pty Ltd
- Fortune-8 Nurseries Pty Ltd
- Glad Ragz
- Oz Future Fuels Pty Ltd
- Suncoast Waste Water Management
Home Based Business
Sponsored by: Department of State Development
Winner: Symply Too Good Pty Ltd
Nominees:
- Resumes for Results
- Symply Too Good Pty Ltd
- TRAC Consulting Pty Ltd
- Vivid Promos & Promotherapy
Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Sponsored by: Sunshine Coast Daily
Micro Winner: Shine Beauty Pty Ltd
Nominees:
- Blue Dew Organics & Boutique Day Spa
- Shine Beauty Pty Ltd
- S.K.I.N. Fresh Beauty Bar Pty Ltd
- Starshots Photography
- The Groom Room
Restaurant / Food Service / Hospitality
Sponsored by: The Ryan Hotel Group
Micro Winner: The Terrace of Maleny
Macro Winner: Bella Venezia Restaurant
Highly Commended Award: The Wine Bar Restaurant
Nominees:
- Bella Venezia Restaurant
- Café Envy
- Something Blue
- The Terrace of Maleny
- The Wine Bar Restaurant
Retail
Sponsored by: Sunshine Plaza
Micro Winner: Daze & Nites Lingerie
Macro Winner: Global Living Furniture
Nominees:
- Asian Discovery @ Noosa
- Cycleworld
- Global Living Furniture
- Daze & Nites Lingerie
- Micks Meat Barn
- The Jewellery Lounge
- The Perfume Connection
Rural Enterprise
Sponsored by: Business Maroochy
Micro Winner: Surrender Dorothy
Nominees:
- Obi Obi Olive Oil
- Blind Man's Bluff Vineyards
- Candy Addiction
- Hummingbird Native Design
- Nu-Harvest Pty Ltd
- Surrender Dorothy
Services - General
Sponsored by: Heritage Building Society
Micro Winner: Signwave Sunshine Coast Pty Ltd
Macro Winner: CADET Training & Employment
Nominees:
- Bundilla Dry Cleaners
- CADET Training & Employment
- Ken Mills Toyota
- Party People Event Hire
- Signwave Sunshine Coast Pty Ltd
- Stewart Training & Consulting
- Swan Boat Hire & Swan Bites on Bradman
Services - Professional
Sponsored by: University of the Sunshine Coast
Micro Winner: New Staff Solutions
Macro Winner: Holmans Financial Services
Highly Commended Award: Medicine on Second
Highly Commended Award: The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
Nominees:
- Australian Medical Centres Pty Ltd
- BNC Financial Services
- Caloundra Law
- Coolum Beach Christian College
- dtb! Advertising
- Greenhalgh Pickard Solicitors
- Holmans Financial Services
- HRM Contracting & Consulting
- Ken Guy Real Estate
- Medicine on Second
- New Staff Solutions
- PJT Accountants & Business Advisors
- Premier Optique
- RetireInvest Maroochydore
- SmartLearn Computers
- The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
- Thompson McNichol Lawyers
- Visual Eyes Optometry
- Your Loan Adviser
Tourism / Accomodation / Recreation
Sponsored by: Hot 91 and Zinc 96 FM
Micro Winner: Lake Weyba Cottages
Macro Winner: Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa
Nominees:
- Caloundra Visitor Information Centre
- Currimundi Lakeside Bed & Breakfast
- Lake Weyba Cottages
- Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa
- Suncoast Half Day Tours
- The Bellingham Maze
- Twin Waters Golf Club
Employee of the Year
Sponsored by: EastCoast Human Resource Group
Winner: Louise Hickey, Starshots Photography
Encouragement Award: Gina Taylor, Surrender Dorothy
Finalists:
- Angus Browning, Stealth Marketing & Design
- Damien O'Grady, Transportable Shade Sheds Pty Ltd
- Geoff Timm, SCSILS Inc.
- Gina Taylor, Surrender Dorothy
- Jodi Harvey, The Perfume Connection
- Kerri Dick, Henzells Agency
- Kerri Smith, Maroochydore Surf Club
- Louise Hickey, Starshots Photography
- Nyrell Moyle, Bakers Lawyers
The Outstanding Business Person of the Year
Sponsored by: Caloundra City Enterprises
Winner: Kim Edwards, Sea English Academy
Finalists:
- Amber Werchon, Ray White/Property Wave
- Annette Sym, Symply Too Good Pty Ltd.
- Belinda Wardlow, Be Lifestyle Connections
- Bruce Jones-Walker, Global Living Furniture
- Caroline Hutchinson, Mix FM
- Dianne Paterson, Myer
- Ian Ezzy, Lifeline Sunshine Coast
- John Thurtell, PJ Burns Builder Pty Ltd
- Kari Stephens, Dillon Folker Stephens
- Kim Edwards, Sea English Academy
- Lianne Dickson, St. George Bank
- Michael Hopkins, Investa Property Group
- Paul Pettigrew, Mach Technology
- Robert Starr, Surrender Dorothy
- Roz White, White's IGA Group
Hall of Fame
Sponsored by: 7 Local News
Inductee (second time): Cooroy Mountain Spring Water
Inductee: Neuendorf Interiors
Inductee: Spirit House