The EBA foundation was honoured to present Mr. Jeremy Blanch with the prestigious ‘Indigenous in Business’ category award at the 2018 annual award ceremony held in Sydney. Jeremy is the owner and founder of JNC Group Australia, a property and real estate development firm.

Sue Ismial was an EBA Small Business Award winner in 1999. Her story is one of perseverance and brilliance. With the immense support and encouragement of her family, Sue overcame scepticism and many obstacles to achieve tremendous success.

Here is the story of Kristina Karlsson, the kikki.K founder and author of 'Your Dream Life Starts Here', born in Sweden but Australia has been home for over 20 years. In 2006 Kristina won the Small Business Category of the EBA’s.

“As migrants, we all have different stories but I believe we share one important commonality which is adaptability. As Charles Darwin said, it’s not the strongest of the species that survive, not even the most intelligent, but it is those who are most responsive to change.” - Cristina Talacko winner EBA Small Business award in 2017

The Ethnic Business Awards are Australia’s longest running and most prestigious business awards program. For three decades these awards have highlighted the myriad of benefits that cultural diversity and multiculturalism brings to our nation, including the rich heritage of our First Australians, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Here are some reasons you should nominate!

The Late Henry Ngai of ABC Toilet Tissue Products was winner in the Medium to Large business category in 2004 and then in 2013 we were able to crown him the Champion of Champions at the 2013 Ethnic Business Awards – our 25th birthday celebration. His story is phenomenal and one we are proud to share.

It was a classic combination of instability, inspiration and a good ol’ dose of the entrepreneurial spirit that saw Sarkis Nassif go from form-worker to founder of one of Australia’s largest property development groups. Today, Holdmark employs thousands of people across its multiple sites and is the name behind some of NSW’s most iconic residential and commercial property precincts with projects ranging from $500 million in Majors Bay, to the $2billion urban development at Shepherds Bay, Ryde.