Nominees

Every nominee, on their own page.

Every nominee in The Entrepreneur Awards gets a page of their own to share, and a vote on their card. Entries open 1 October 2026; the community vote runs from 1 October 2026.

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You built it. Come and collect.

Entries open 1 October 2026. The first live nights are Melbourne, June 2027.

Coming soon. The nominees appear here when entries open, 1 October 2026. From then you can vote for one and share them from this page.

Placeholders. The brass cards show where entrants will go, one for every award. Nothing on them is a real person or company. Entries open 1 October 2026; voting opens 1 October 2026. A placeholder steps aside the day its award has a real entrant.

Nineteen for how you got here.

Journey awards

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First Business of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Second Act Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Comeback Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Bootstrapped Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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New Arrival Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Regional & Rural Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Family Business of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Social Enterprise of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Side Hustle of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Under 30 Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Under 40 Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Creator Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Podcast Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Creator Educator of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
Placeholder
Creator of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
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Instagram Creator Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
Placeholder
TikTok Creator Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026
[Their portrait]
Placeholder
YouTube Creator Entrepreneur of the Year
[Founder name]
Founder of [business]
Entries open 1 October 2026
Voting opens 1 October 2026

The Entrepreneur Awards

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Entries open 1 October 2026. The first live nights are Melbourne, June 2027.

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