The SACC has over a number of years been highlighting and awarding successful Swedish business achievements in Australia. For the 2016 Swedish Business in Australia Awards we decided to introduce new awards categories with the purpose to open up the awards to a wider group of companies. We also added a new category for individuals, Young Business Executive/Young Entrepreneur.
The 2016 awards categories are as follows:
1. Excellence in Business Enterprise
Open to all Swedish or Swedish-Australian business activities: large or small, newcomer or established. Here we are looking to highlight a big event, significant project, implementing progressive sustainability strategy, innovative campaign or product, marketing/branding or a new enterprise launch.
2. Excellence in Innovation
Recognises businesses that have made significant contributions to their industry through the introduction or improvement of an idea, method, technology, process or application, recently and/or long-term.
3. Excellence in Small Business
The Excellence in Small Business award recognises a business (employing 1-20 employees) that has attained significant growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies and processes implemented to achieve sustainable growth in the previous 24 months.
4. Young Business Executive/Young Entrepreneur
This award recognises young business professionals (under 35 years) who demonstrate outstanding business spirit and strategic direction whilst providing inspiration to a new generation of upcoming young business people. Young business executives/entrepreneurs who has built a successful career within an organisation and/or operates a successful business.
The Finalists and Winners of this year’s Awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Christmas Dinner 1 December 2016 in front of business leaders, colleagues and friends of Swedish Australian business. The winners will further be presented in the SWEDELINK Newsletter and on the SACC website.
The Awards are run on a non-profit basis and provide recognition generally for Swedish related business activities in Australia and also for organisations/individuals that have helped to grow a positive profile for Swedish business in Australia.
Entry is open to any company/enterprise/young business executive or entrepreneur in Australia, the individual/business of which has a strong relationship to Sweden. Finalists and Award Winners will be expected to be financial members of the SACC prior to the Award presentation 1rd of December.
Download invitation and nomination details
Swedish Business Awards 2016
NOMINATION DETAILS – 2016 SWEDISH BUSINESS IN AUSTRALIA AWARDS
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Entries for the Swedish Business in Australia Awards 2016 are now open!
SWEDISH BUSINESS IN AUSTRALIA AWARDS 2016
The SACC has over a number of years been highlighting and awarding successful Swedish business achievements in Australia. For the 2016 Swedish Business in Australia Awards we decided to introduce new awards categories with the purpose to open up the awards to a wider group of companies. We also added a new category for individuals, Young Business Executive/Young Entrepreneur.
The 2016 awards categories are as follows:
1. Excellence in Business Enterprise
Open to all Swedish or Swedish-Australian business activities: large or small, newcomer or established. Here we are looking to highlight a big event, significant project, implementing progressive sustainability strategy, innovative campaign or product, marketing/branding or a new enterprise launch.
2. Excellence in Innovation
Recognises businesses that have made significant contributions to their industry through the introduction or improvement of an idea, method, technology, process or application, recently and/or long-term.
3. Excellence in Small Business
The Excellence in Small Business award recognises a business (employing 1-20 employees) that has attained significant growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies and processes implemented to achieve sustainable growth in the previous 24 months.
4. Young Business Executive/Young Entrepreneur
This award recognises young business professionals (under 35 years) who demonstrate outstanding business spirit and strategic direction whilst providing inspiration to a new generation of upcoming young business people. Young business executives/entrepreneurs who has built a successful career within an organisation and/or operates a successful business.
The Finalists and Winners of this year’s Awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Christmas Dinner 1 December 2016 in front of business leaders, colleagues and friends of Swedish Australian business. The winners will further be presented in the SWEDELINK Newsletter and on the SACC website.
The Awards are run on a non-profit basis and provide recognition generally for Swedish related business activities in Australia and also for organisations/individuals that have helped to grow a positive profile for Swedish business in Australia.
Entry is open to any company/enterprise/young business executive or entrepreneur in Australia, the individual/business of which has a strong relationship to Sweden. Finalists and Award Winners will be expected to be financial members of the SACC prior to the Award presentation 1rd of December.
Download invitation and nomination details
Swedish Business Awards 2016
NOMINATION DETAILS – 2016 SWEDISH BUSINESS IN AUSTRALIA AWARDS
Innovation Business Seminar presentation by Colin Jowell, UDKU Innovation Agency
Thank you to Colin Jowell from UDKU for the presentation and SACC members for attending the Innovation Seminar 22 March. Here is a link to the presentation which Colin held for mUmBRELLA 360
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI8LJLb0Aps
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Chamber News
We are looking forward to a great year with quality Events and Networking opportunities for our members and guests. The Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce has a strong board with additional members since our last AGM and we are very happy to announce that Roger Letherbarrow, a Director of the SACC for 15 years, has been appointed the President of the SACC from January 2016, replacing Teresia Fors who has been President for the past 4 years. Ajit Singh a Director of the SACC for 4 years has been appointed Vice President. Teresia Fors, have been a great asset for the Chamber and will still remain on the SACC Board as a Director. Please visit www.swedishchamber.com.au where all our new board members for 2016 are introduced.
SACC Events committee are now planning the 2016 events calendar. Our aim is to hold monthly events in both Sydney and Melbourne there will be Networking Drinks and Special Topic Events with plenty of opportunities for member sponsorship and cooperation. We encourage members to bring forward any event ideas or topics you would like the Chamber to focus on. Visit our events page for upcoming events and remember to visit and Facebook for news and event updates!
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Winners of the Swedish Business in Australia Awards 2015
2015 has seen many good achievements and success stories for our member companies and a number of new businesses starting up or entering the Australian market. With these annual awards SACC has over a number of years been highlighting and awarding successful Swedish business achievements in Australia. The Awards are run on a non-profit basis and provide recognition generally for Swedish related business activities in Australia and also for organisations that have helped to grow a positive profile for Swedish business in Australia.
The awards this year were expanded to three categories:
1. To an incumbent company (more than 5 years in Australia) that has had GREAT LONG TERM SUCCESS in terms of gained market share, sales/profit success and raised the Swedish business profile in Australia over a sustained period.
2. To a SUCCESSFUL NEWCOMER to the Australian market (1-5 years of operation in Australia) in terms of gained market share, innovative product, creation of brand awareness and/or positive media attention.
3. EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE – open to all Swedish or Swedish-Australian business activities, large or small, newcomer or established. Here we are looking to highlight a big event, significant project, innovative campaign, or new enterprise launch.
The Winners of this year’s Awards were presented at the Chamber’s Annual Christmas Dinner Thursday 3rd of December 2015.
THE GREAT LONG TERM SUCCESS AWARD WINNER
VOLVO TRUCKS AUSTRALIA was established in Australia in 1970, in Wacol, Queensland. We operate in the fields of manufacturing, distribution and maintenance of total transport solutions. Our trucks are designed and engineered in Sweden, manufactured in Wacol, Queensland but adapted and tested by our local design and engineering teams here in Australia for our market conditions. www.volvotrucks.com.au
THE SUCCESSFUL NEWCOMER AWARD WINNER
FLICK ANTICIMEX entered the Australian market in June 2013 and over the last 2 years, we have grown from 300 employees to 870+ employees. In January 2014, we merged with Enviropest and have increased our presence and service reach in various regional areas of NSW, VIC and QLD. Through participation in social and commercial events, local and global conferences and overall community support via sponsorships of charities, we have built a great brand and presence. www.flick-anticimex.com.au
THE EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AWARD WINNER
MAGIPICS a unique content provider in the digital industry specialising in animations targeting niche areas. Magipics operate on the border of Science and Art and is a fine representative of the new creative industries that Australia and Sweden will benefit from in the digital age now an in the future. The highest impact of a Magipics animation is one of the recent projects for CAASTRO, the Australian Research Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics. The animation illustrates “plasma tubes”, associated with Earth’s magnetic field lines, recently discovered using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA). www.magipics.com.au
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