The Northern Multicultural Small Business Awards is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and remarkable entrepreneurial spirit of the Northern Metropolitan regions most outstanding multicultural small businesses.
These awards seek to celebrate the contributions of multicultural small business owners including; migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. They aim to actively support cultural diversity, encourage business excellence and innovation and further promote social cohesiveness and community harmony within Victoria.
Our awards ceremony and networking event will be held on Wednesday October 30th 2019.
This is an opportunity for the community to recognise and reward the contributions the Northern regions most notable small businesses.
Facilitated by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Small Chilli Marketing and Yarra City Council, the awards are part of the Business Victoria’s Local Events program and they will showcase some of the Northern regions most notable businesses achievements as well as highlighting some of the great potential that many start-up businesses have exhibited in the region.
Award Categories
Business Excellence
Most Promising New Business
Multicultural Impact Award
Women's Small Business Champion Award
Who Is Eligible?
You can nominate your business or encourage someone else to enter who meets the criteria.
- Is a small business owner who was born overseas or their parents born overseas.
- A business is located in the Northern Metropolitan region nominated council areas (see right).
- You are either an established business established for 5 years and over, or a new business established for over 1, but less than 5 years.
- The business has an ABN.
See more about the criteria
Eligible Areas
The awards are open to businesses located in any of these Northern Region Local Government areas:
- City of Banyule
- City of Darebin
- City of Hume
- City of Moreland
- City of Whittlesea
- City of Yarra
- Nillumbik Shire Council
- City of Moonee valley
Come to the Awards presentation and networking event!
The awards will be presented at a special event:
Wednesday 30th October 2019
Amora Riverwalk Hotel
649 Bridge Road, Richmond
from 7.00pm-9.30pm
Tickets $35
Includes refreshments and finger food
Along with the award presentations, there will be opportunities for networking and a question and answer session with a panel of business experts.
Come along to:
- Get inspired by examples of small business innovation and excellence.
- Meet with liked minded people.
- Grow your network.
- Share knowledge and experience.
- Have your questions answered by our panel of Small Business specialists.
Even if you don’t intend entering the awards why not come along to the event, meet new people in the local business community and be inspired.