The Best of Australia Small Business Awards are one of the largest and only independent business awards programs in Australia. At these awards, no participant will experience nepotism, be required to join any club, or pay anything to participate. Every business participating will be judged based on their work and the good they do to push the industry forward. To learn more about BASA Awards. click here

The Awards have 6 tracks and over 150+ categories ranging from products, services, technology, and innovations for you to choose from.

The BASA Awards have 150+ categories for you to choose from. There is only one Winner per category. All entries scoring 75% from judges will be named Finalists and submitted to public voting to increase their chances of becoming category winners.

The participant with the most marks from both the public votes and judges will be declared the category Winner and receive the winner's certificate by mail as well as the digital seals and Winners digital kit. Businesses in the TopList will be awarded a digital certificate and the seals. All category Winners can commemorate their win by buying our custom-made Atlanta trophy.

Yes. BASA Awards® Winners will have the opportunity to purchase an additional Trophy statuette. The Trophy Atlanta is 100% handmade exclusively for the BASA Awards in Italy by the internationally acclaimed artist Ithaca.

There are many benefits to preparing, submitting entries, and winning the BASA Awards. Just sending an application will help you develop a brief and compelling success story of your company and the resilient hero you are, which you can then use elsewhere. We can't mention all the award benefits here, but we have compiled for you 15 reasons why you need to grab this opportunity and send in your application today.

All BASA Awards® winners will receive national exposure and be featured on the awards website, and social media channels. The BASA Awards marketing team will work to generate local, regional, and national exposure for all our winners.

Only small businesses operating and legally incorpoarted in Australia can be nominated.

The Best of Australia Small Business Award accepts entries from only small businesses or startups operating in Australia. An entrepreneur or person looking to send an application can only be accepted if their entry represents a specific established Australia-based company.

Yes. Note that we don’t accept nominations from any large or medium-sized non-profts.

Yes, any organization can participate as long as they are not classified medium or large companies in size.

All nominations close on 20 August, 2025

Yes. Since the BASA Awards are independent, we are funded by your Nomination fees. See the Entry Fees section for more information.

Yes. The BASA Awards organizers ensure that only authorized judges will review entries and that no information about nominees is released to anyone else without prior approval. We also strongly encourage all our applicants not to include company secrets or sensitive information they might not be comfortable sharing with the public since all companies with a judging score of 75% and above will automatically be submitted to public voting. Furthermore, as an extra security measure, we also give an opportunity to the BASA Awards category Winners and companies on the TopList to deduct confidential information from their applications before publishing them on the award website.

The application requirements are loosely outlined because we understand that every organization is unique in its culture, accomplishments, and why and how it seeks recognition. The requirements are structured so that each organization can determine and cite its achievements. We did not want to narrow the award's focus by strictly defining the application requirements.

The BASA Awards® is judged by a panel of independent third-party industry leaders across. The completed Panel of Judges lineup will be announced soon.

The BASA Awards judging panel comprises third-party industry experts from corporations interested in giving back and promoting small business growth.

To become a member of the BASA Awards® Judging Panel, complete the form in the Judges web section. If accepted, you can participate online at your convenience between August - October, 2025.

No, there will be no award ceremony broadcast for the 2025 Best of Australia Small Business Awards. All winners and finalists will be notified via email and have their certificates sent to their addresses.