Employer of Choice (Care Super) – Andrew Webb Family & Business Accounting, Dapto Leagues Club, Hotondo South Coast, Itree and Novotel Wollongong Northbeach.

Excellence in Business (University of Wollongong) –  IOH Injury & Occupational Health, Nowra Farmers Market, Workways Australia.

Excellence in Customer Service (Peoplecare) – Aceit Sportswear, Doreen Brown Consulting, Fibre Optics Design and Construct, IOH Injury & Occupational Health, IT&T, PhysioHealth and Sports Injury Clinic, Stellar Asia Pacific and Symbio Wildlife Park.

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Excellence in Export (NSW Ports) – Aceit Sportswear and Internetrix.

Excellence in Innovation (Wollongong City Council) – Hyperbuild, Itree, Natalie Allan Consulting and Warrigal.

Excellence in Retail & Hospitality (Wollongong Central by The GPT Group) – The Square and Uncle Joe’s Brew.

Excellence in Small Business (NSW Dept of Industry) – Aceit Sportswear, Boab Services, Fibre Optics Design and Construct, FinoComp, Highlands GeoExchange, My Travel Expert and PhysioHealth and Sports Injury Clinic.

Excellence in Social Enterprise (Hutchinson Builders) – Green Connect Illawarra.

Excellence in Sustainability (Konekt) – Cupitt’s, Dapto Leagues Club, Switched on Mechanical and Symbio Wildlife Park.

Excellence in Tourism (WIN Network) – Cupitt’s, Destination Southern Highlands, Novotel Wollongong Northbeach and WIN Sports & Entertainment Centre.

Excellence in Workplace Inclusion (IRT Foundation) – Greenacres Disability Services, Kimberlie & Co Cleaning, The Flagstaff Group and Uniting NSW.

Outstanding Business Leader (Access Law Group) – Diana Foye, of Foye Legal, Kylie Moffitt, of  PhysioHealth and Sports Injury Clinic, Michael McKeogh, of Fibre Optics Design and Construct, and Terry Rayner of ANZ Mortgage Solutions South Coast & Southern Highlands.

Outstanding Young Employee (Dapto Leagues Club) – Andrew Jackson of Itree, Elise Gooda of Think Tank Business Services, Joseph Felice of Crooked River Wines & Uncle Joe’s Brew, Madeline Cross of GPT Wollongong Central and Matt George of Jamberoo Action Park.

Outstanding Young Entrepreneur (BlueScope) – Dale Berry of Peak Fitness Huskisson, Michael Collins of Strategic Development Group and Sarah Nolen of BirdBlack Design.

Start Up Superstar (Illawarra Mercury) – Headlands Hotel, m2 kitchen, molenaar + mcneice, Property Risk Australia and Sonder Youth.

Wollongong City Centre Business Excellence (Wollongong City Council) – Accelo, Breakout Bar & Escape Rooms and IT&T.

Local Chamber of Commerce (TAFE NSW) – Corrimal Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Kiama & District Business Chamber.