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The Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards, now in their 30th year in 2025, represent the region’s most comprehensive and prestigious recognition program for outstanding business achievement.

Enter the Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards

Established and managed by a not-for-profit organisation, the awards aim to enhance the identity and reputation of the Gold Coast business sector, instilling pride within the community while promoting the region’s emergence as a dynamic commercial hub. The program is designed to honour outstanding businesses and inspire others to strive for excellence.

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Awards Structure:

From May to October each year, awards are presented monthly across 11 key categories:

  • Emerging & Micro Business – Sponsored by Homecorp
  • Family Business – Sponsored by Queensland Department of Customer Service, Open Data, Small and Family Business
  • Manufacturing – Sponsored by Neumann Steel, Neumann Contractors, and Currumbin Minerals
  • Mayor’s Innovation Award – Sponsored by City of Gold Coast
  • Retail, Wholesale & Distribution – Sponsored by Westpac
  • Construction & Trades – Sponsored by Harvey Norman Commercial Qld
  • IT & Digital Business – Sponsored by Griffith University
  • Professions & Services – Sponsored by Optus Business Centre Gold Coast
  • Health & Wellbeing – Sponsored by Australian Retirement Trust
  • Tourism, Hospitality & Events – Sponsored by Village Roadshow
  • Education, Training & Employment – Sponsored by Invest Gold Coast

Entries close at 5:00 PM on the first business day of each month from May through October.

Submissions can be made online.

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Monthly winners automatically become finalists for the prestigious Annual Awards, celebrated at a black-tie Gala Dinner held each November at The Star Gold Coast. Attended by approximately 700 guests, this high-profile event is a highlight of the Gold Coast business calendar.

In addition to the above categories, finalists are also considered for three major annual honours:

  • Encouragement Award – Sponsored by Gold Coast Central Chamber of Commerce
  • Champion of Accessibility – Sponsored by Gold Coast Airport
  • Gold Coast Business of the Year

Each year, the organisation behind the awards also recognises an outstanding individual by inducting them into the Gold Coast Business Hall of Fame. This honour is reserved for those who have made lasting, transformative contributions to the local economy and helped shape the Gold Coast into the vibrant business centre it is today.

For more information, please visit www.goldcoastbusinessawards.com.au or contact us at 1300 694 777.

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