Two small businesses from the Central Coast have been nationally recognised at the 2024 Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards and the 2024 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards, held in Sydney on August 23 and August 24 respectively.
Central Coast Clutch and Brake, with two centres at Gosford and Tumbi Umbi and servicing the Central Coast for more than 50 years, took top gong in the automotive services category at the Trades awards.
Indigo Early Learning Centre of Forresters Beach took out the 2024 Champion Early Childhood Services title at the women’s awards.
More than 50 of the nation’s most dynamic, innovative and best-servicing tradies were crowned at the second-annual Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards, hosted by Nine News’ Peter Overton.
The Trades awards pay tribute to the vital role of small businesses in the trade sector as the backbone of the nation’s construction industry, and a significant contributor to Australia’s overall social and economic prosperity.
They also spotlight trades-based small business owners’ invaluable contributions to their local communities and to their fields of specialty – including their encouragement of future generations of Aussie tradies.
The Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards are the biggest celebration of women in small business with this year’s awards seeing 60 accolades presented at the third annual awards, hosted by Nine journalist and Today show presenter, Jayne Azzopardi.
Precedent Productions co-ordinates the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards and the Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards.
“Being selected as a champion of these major events – from a national entrant pool of thousands – speaks volumes of the tenacity and quality of leadership at these small businesses,” Managing Director Steve Leo said.
“Each is making an indelible mark on their field of specialty and as such, ought to feel immensely proud of their achievements.”
Touted as the Logies of small business, the glittering gala events saw approximately 1,000 small businesspeople from myriad retail, services and manufacturing industries converge at The Star on each of the two awards nights.
For a full list of 2024 Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards winners, visit championawards.com.au/trades
For a full list of the 2024 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards winners, visit championawards.com.au/womens