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HBB
HIGHLY COMMENDED
 Robyn O’Connell
-Silver Celebrants from
Victoria
Robyn is a Marriage and Funeral Celebrant and likes to say that she
is in the business of “hatch, match and dispatch”! She is also an
author and her small children’s books help parents find the right
way to explain grief to their children and her newest motivational
book is a must – if you have children or grand children. Robyn has
also made excellent use of the media and has received a star rating
for her business.
 Narelle Lancaster
–MKTG from Victoria
described how over 9 months she developed a project to completely
change the branding and image of a business which commenced as a
HBB and grew is size and strength, eventually relocating into city
offices. She changed the name; logo; Web site; etc and from her
marketing strategy the i3Group was born. This was one of the few
entries that demonstrated how the entrant developed a marketing
strategy for a client.
MICRO
BUSINESS HIGHLY
COMMENDED
 Donna
Hanson - Prime Solutions from
Victoria
Donna provides business training that directly relates to the
client’s business needs. She developed a pool of contract trainers;
has a Prospecting Guide involving targeting and relationship
building; she has developed her speaking skills and developed a
range of support products and services as part of her marketing
strategy..
 Richard
Milland - Act Today from
Victoria
Richard completed extensive research and identified that developing
alliances was the way to grow his business of establishing a strong
data base for clients. He uses very advanced technology to support
clients and has measured the cost of networking against the new
business that has come from such networking. If you are interested
in target networking – you should speak to
Richard!
 Robbie
Shaw - Boutique Meats from
Queensland
Robbie grain feeds yearling beef which clients can purchase as a
half or full side. Boutique meats promotes from ‘the paddock to
plate’ – her marketing campaign includes a regular radio
programme; sponsoring events; promotional product; a high level of
customer service; cooking demos at expos etc. One of our judges is
really keen to mentor Robbie! This trip to Melbourne might be worth
its weight in gold Robbie!
SMALL BUSINESS
HIGHLY COMMENDED
 TimBrowne of The Proteus
Leadership Centres
Des has taken his business from the bedroom to the boardroom! This
HBB now has a team of 16 full time staff – 8 in SA and 8 in
Melbourne. This training organisation focuses on the clients and
stays connected with both existing and past clients via business
breakfasts and a leadership magazine
WOMEN HIGHLY
COMMENDED
Sue
Schreiber - Advanced Fireworks
Australia from Victoria
Sue has made developed a successful Pyrotechnics business. To
establish herself she became a strong networker; created alliances
with service clubs; supported the community via sponsorship and
received effective media coverage – playing on the hook of a woman
being successful in a male dominated industry! Sue has built her
business on trust – which she says is vital when you are employed
to blow things up!
 Kathie
Thomas - A Clayton's Secretary
also from Victoria
Has developed a network to support thousands of women around the
world, as they set up virtual assistant businesses. She does this
via a membership based network and chat Forums. Her latest
achievement has been to write a book titled ‘Worth More than
Rubies’ that discusses the value of a working Mum.
List of
Finalists
Important
Recognition
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