{"id":45873,"date":"2023-10-20T15:46:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/startupsmart-awards-2015-phase1-startupsmart-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:46:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:46:55","slug":"startupsmart-awards-2015-phase1-startupsmart-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/startupsmart-awards-2015-phase1-startupsmart-2\/","title":{"rendered":"StartupSmart Awards 2015 &#8211; Phase1 &#8211; StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"89\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/dfkbanner_award2015-640x89.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"dfkbanner_award2015\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"topheader fixed\">                           <i id=\"togglemenu\" class=\"fa fa-bars\" data-uk-offcanvas=\"{target:'#mobilemenu'}\">&nbsp;<\/i>                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"top-buttons buttons\">                             <button class=\"button blue\">Enter Now<\/button><button class=\"button orange\">Buy Event Tickets<\/button>                           <\/div>\n<div class=\"countdown\">\n<h3 class=\"countdowncalc-p2\"><\/h3>\n<p>Till Entries Close<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"nav\">\n<div class=\"navleft\">                             <a href=\"#\" class=\"link0\">KEY DATES<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"link1\">WHY ENTER<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"link2\">CATEGORIES<\/a>                           <\/div>\n<div class=\"navright\">                             <a href=\"#\" class=\"link3\">SPEAKER<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"link4\">JUDGES<\/a> <a href=\"awards2015\/faqs.html\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQs<\/a>                           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"mobilemenu\" class=\"uk-offcanvas\">\n<div class=\"uk-offcanvas-bar\">\n<ul class=\"uk-nav uk-nav-offcanvas uk-nav-parent-icon\">\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy0\">KEY DATES<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy1\">WHY ENTER<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy2\">CATEGORIES<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy3\">SPEAKER<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"#scrollspy4\">JUDGES<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li>                                 <a href=\"awards2015\/faqs.html\">FAQs<\/a>                               <\/li>\n<li class=\"uk-nav-divider\"><\/li>\n<li>ENTER NOW <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\">&nbsp;<\/i><\/li>\n<li>                                 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUY EVENT TICKETS <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\">&nbsp;<\/i><\/a>                               <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"tiles\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ribbon\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy\" style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\">\n<h2 class=\"white\" style=\"color: #06acd3; margin-top: -20px;\">Entries Open<\/h2>\n<section class=\"grey\">\n<div class=\"full full-smaller\">\n<h5 class=\"blue\" style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">ABOUT THE STARTUPSMART AWARDS<\/h5>\n<p>The StartupSmart Awards are an annual celebration of Australia\u2019s new companies with big dreams and smart plans. With new businesses launching every year and spanning every industry, the awards are an opportunity to showcase the variety and vibrancy of Australia\u2019s start-up sector.<\/p>\n<p>Because no start-up is easy, we\u2019ll be naming the leading start-ups at a ticketed event where start-up leaders will share their biggest mistakes and how they survived.<\/p>\n<p>It only takes 10 minutes to enter (plus it\u2019s free). With a range of prizes, including business advisory packages with start-up experts DFK ANZ and a $10,000 advertising package with Private Media, this is your time to shine.<\/p>\n<p>Proudly brought to you by StartupSmart and DFK ANZ.<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttons\">                                 <button class=\"button blue\">Enter Now<\/button> <button class=\"button orange\">Buy Event Tickets<\/button>                               <\/div>\n<div class=\"trafficdriver\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy0\">\n<h2 class=\"black\">Key Dates<\/h2>\n<section class=\"black keydates\">\n<h4 class=\"bluecolor\">Entries Open<\/h4>\n<p>Tuesday January 13th 2015<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bluecolor\">Entries Close<\/h4>\n<p>Friday March 13th 2015<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bluecolor\">Finalists Selected<\/h4>\n<p>Friday 20th March 2015<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bluecolor\">Winners Announced<\/h4>\n<p>Thursday April 16th, 2015 (time TBA)<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bluecolor\">Awards Ceremony &amp; Event<\/h4>\n<p>Thursday April 16th, 2015<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy1\">\n<h2 class=\"orange\" style=\"background: #e54c2d;\">Benefits of Entering<\/h2>\n<section class=\"orange\">\n<div class=\"full categories whyenter\">\n<div class=\"half\">\n<div class=\"badge round\">                                   <i class=\"fa fa-hand-o-up\">&nbsp;<\/i>                                   <\/p>\n<p>It only takes 10 minutes to enter (plus it&#8217;s free).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"half\">\n<div class=\"badge round\">                                   <i class=\"fa fa-star\">&nbsp;<\/i>                                   <\/p>\n<p>Shine a spotlight on how your business or venture is shaking up he way we live and work.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"half\">\n<div class=\"badge round\">                                   <i class=\"fa fa-comments\">&nbsp;<\/i>                                   <\/p>\n<p>Profit from national media exposure and recognition as one of Australia&#8217;s best start-ups.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"half\">\n<div class=\"badge round\">                                   <i class=\"fa fa-usd\">&nbsp;<\/i>                                   <\/p>\n<p>Attracting the attention of potential investors and customers for the future.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"blue\">2015 Email Notification Sign-Up<\/h2>\n<section class=\"blue\">\n<div class=\"full\">\n<div class=\"thisorthat\">\n<p style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 12px; margin-top: -10px;\">For the latest updates and news about the StartupSmart Awards, register for the StartupSmart daily email.<\/p>\n<p>{rsform 138}<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"orfollow\">                                 or follow                               <\/div>\n<div class=\"thisorthat social\">\n<ul>\n<li>t<\/li>\n<li>f<\/li>\n<li>l<\/li>\n<li>g<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy\">\n<h2 class=\"grey\"><span style=\"color: #06acd3;\">Prizes<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"white\">\n<div class=\"full categories whyenter\">\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p>DFK ANZ is providing business advisory packages to all entrants, finalists and winners so you can tap into the experience, expertise and connections of their members across Australia and the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p>A Private Media advertising package worth $10,000<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p>Featuring in the \u2018finalists\u2019 yearbook, shared with industry and investors<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy2\">\n<h2 class=\"blue\" style=\"background: #0696b8;\">Categories<\/h2>\n<section class=\"blue\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"full categories\">\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i0.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Start-up<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Demonstrate significant growth in terms of customers\/users and financial over the past few years. Have an innovative product or business model, disrupting a particular industry and be already well on the way to achieving global scale.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i1.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best New Start-up<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Launched after January 1 2014, the Best New Startup will have an innovative product or business model that will have already achieved significant traction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i2.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Start-up Idea<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Identifies a unique problem and applies an innovative solution, with a huge potential market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i3.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Disruptor<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">The startup most disruptive of the industry it services, that has ongoing potential to significantly change the industry or problem space it\u2019s focused on.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full categories\">\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i4.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Social Change Entrepreneur<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">An innovative approach to solving a significant social issue in the community.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i5.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Fastest Growing Start-up<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Demonstrate the highest percentage revenue and\/or user growth over the past four years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i6.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Best Regional Start-up<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Demonstrate success outside a capital city while overcoming challenges of distance from major population centres and startup hubs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">                                 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/i7.jpg\" class=\"badge center-small round\" width=\"191\" height=\"194\">                                 <\/p>\n<h3>Start-up Hero<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lightblue\">Goes to a start-up founder with an inspiring story behind them and their business.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"blue2\">\n<div class=\"full categories\">\n<div class=\"onethird\">\n<p>Stephen Bushell<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Chairman of DFK ANZ<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"twothirds\">\n<h3>\u201cOur independent firms are all SMEs too, so we understand what&#8217;s required to successfully operate and grow a business in this space. The enthusiasm, commitment and vision of the business owners involved in the awards last year was inspiring and we\u2019re looking forward to providing support to this year\u2019s entrants and winners too.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"orange\">Best State start-up<\/h2>\n<section class=\"white\">\n<div class=\"full categories beststate\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">Australia is full of innovative, interesting and creative start-ups. To celebrate this and to ensure that all start-ups get the recognition they deserve, we are introducing state based categories for the first time.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"buttons\">                                 <button class=\"button blue\">Enter Now<\/button>                               <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy3\">\n<h2 class=\"blue\">Speakers<\/h2>\n<section class=\"grey\" style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">\n<div class=\"full speaker white\">\n<p>Watch this space! An exciting group of panellists who will be discussing the \u2018state of the Australian Startup Ecosystem\u2019will be announced soon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full speaker\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">                                 <button class=\"button orange\">Buy Event Tickets<\/button>                               <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy4\">\n<h2 class=\"orange\">Judges<\/h2>\n<section class=\"grey\">\n<div class=\"full judges\">\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Stephen Bushell<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Chairman at DFK ANZ<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Stephen is a Chartered Accountant and has extensive experience advising the SME sector across a broad range of topics. As a Partner of the Perth based DFK member firm, Gooding Partners, Stephen has assisted many clients to grow from start ups through to mature, profitable businesses.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Laura McKenzie<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Chief Executive Officer, Scale Investors Ltd<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Laura is the inaugural CEO of Scale, a female focused angel network with 60 investors. She has 15 years experience in corporate finance, microfinance and venture capital across three continents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Bronwen Clune<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Editor at Large, StartupSmart<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Bronwen Clune is the editor-at-large at StartupSmart. She has extensive experience in startups having run her own, worked at Australia\u2019s leading startup incubator and as digital director at a local VC fund.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"onequarter\">\n<div class=\"flip-container\">\n<div class=\"flip\">\n<div class=\"front\">\n<p class=\"name\">Rick Baker<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Co-founder, Blackbird Ventures<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"back back-text\">\n<p>Rick is a co-founder of Blackbird Ventures, a new venture capital firm in Australia. Blackbird invests in Internet and software companies forming in Australia. It has been built around a group of Australia&#8217;s most successful tech founders, combined with close ties to Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"scrollspy5\" style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\">\n<h2 class=\"blue\">Sponsor Messages<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"full sponsorsmessages\">\n<p>DFK Australia New Zealand (DFK ANZ) is an association of 14 independent accounting and business advisory firms. Our members understand what it takes to start and grow a business because they built their own businesses from the bottom up.<\/p>\n<p>We believe you can take any leap and face any challenge with the right support and connections.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve developed a strong reputation for providing not only a complete range of accounting, taxation, audit and assurance, business advisory and consultancy services, but also for our ability to connect our clients with other key specialists to facilitate business growth. Our national and international alliances are both broad and deep, opening doors to venture capital, R&amp;D funding and more.<\/p>\n<p>Working with us means you receive the world-class accounting solutions you\u2019d expect of the big firms, with the close and personalised service you\u2019d expect of smaller organisations.<\/p>\n<p>www.dfkanz.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sponsorsmessages-bottom\">\n<p>Your privacy is important to us. 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