The Indigenous in Business Award

In 2010, the Indigenous in Business Award was created to highlight the contribution by the traditional owners of the land, the Aborigines. Every year the nominees for this award grow both in number and the range of industries that they cover is ever expanding. The award celebrates and highlights the myriad of benefits that cultural diversity brings to our nation. It also recognises and rewards the success of Indigenous business men and women and acknowledges the enormous contribition they make to the nation. The finalists also go on to be role models and their stories inspire others to emulate their success.

Essential Criteria

• Entrants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.

• Entrants must hold and provide a registered Australian Business Number (ABN)

• Entrants must own the whole or part of the business nominated (where it is part, the majority shareholder must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent)

• Entrants must be financially transparent with due diligence reporting structures.

• Entrants must be of good name and character and must not have engaged, directly or indirectly in any conduct which in the opinion of the Ethnic Business Awards might discredit the Awards.

• If shortlisted, entrants must agree to have their business and personal story made the subject of a three minute documentary style presentation to be screened during the night of the gala presentation and this will be broadcast to national and international television audiences and also profiled on the EBA's social media channels and website.

Since 2010 our Indigenous Business finalists and winners have impressed and inspired with their stories of success.