City of sydney business awards 09 - Supporting better business

ANZ Bank
ANZ are once again Principal Sponsor of the Awards, and through their support this year we are creating the Business Awards Leadership Forum. Winners in all Business Award categories will be invited to join the Forum, an exclusive day-long event including networking and development activities. ANZ have small business specialists available through any ANZ branch and a free online community called The SB Hub for small business owners. To learn more, click on the ANZ logo.

Energy Australia
EnergyAustralia is proud to again support Sydney's business community by sponsoring the City of Sydney Business Awards. With over 100 years' experience and over 100,000 business customers across a wide range of industries, EnergyAustralia is one of Australia's leading suppliers of electricity and gas. EnergyAustralia is dedicated to meeting the needs of small businesses by continually upgrading its products and helping customers save time and money. Thanks to EnergyAustralia the electricity used at the City of Sydney Gala Awards Dinner will be matched with accredited GreenPower. To find out more about GreenPower options for your business visit www.energy.com.au.

Defence Reserves Support
Defence Reserves Support - New South Wales (DRS-NSW) promotes the benefits of employing Reservists to business with the aim of improving the availability of these servicemen and women. Employer and community support is vital to Australia’s defence capability. A Defence Reservist is a person who usually has two very different jobs - one in Defence and one in the civilian workplace. DRS-NSW’s specialist staff can assist eligible employers of Reservists to apply for substantial financial support payments. They can also help employers develop supportive leave policies and identify and utilise the unique skills and qualities that only a Defence Reservist can bring to their workplace or business.

Hayes Knight
Look for regular content updates in our newsletters and on this site from our sponsor Hayes Knight, an association of independent accounting and business advisory firms across Australia and New Zealand. Hayes Knight is unique in the Australasian market offering a comprehensive suite of services to businesses and professionals. Director Greg Hayes is a highly respected small business commentator, and the Business Awards community will have access to Greg’s thinking on a range of topics in a special series designed exclusively for the Business Awards.

QuickBooks
QuickBooks is the world’s most popular accounting software. It performs all the necessary tasks small and medium-sized businesses across a wide variety of industries require. The new award-winning QuickBooks 2009/10 QBi series is well suited to everyone from first-time accounting software users to those require simultaneous by up to 30 users. It includes everything from the updates businesses now require to comply with just-enacted tax reform legislation to enhanced employee management systems, customised charts of accounts and integration with Google Marketing Tools for business owners to promote and grow their businesses. QuickBooks is providing the Awards with more than $8000 of it’s software packages for small and medium businesses as prizes for Nominees and Finalists. Click on the logo to the left for more information about QuickBooks.

Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages® is part of Sensis, Australia's leading information resource. We make complex lives simpler by helping Australians find, buy and sell. Sensis delivers innovative and integrated local search solutions via print, online, voice and mobile channels to connect Australians 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our Yellow Pages® business has been connecting Australian buyers and sellers for more than 80 years.

TAFE Sydney NSW
TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute is proud to be a sponsor of the 2009 City of Sydney Business Awards and is providing support across a number of areas, including a $1000 prize voucher for one of their business training courses. In addition, TAFE students will be making the Gala Dinner floral centre pieces, and there will be an exclusive offer to Finalists to have hair and makeup done before the big night. Sydney Institute is at the forefront of assisting business with its training needs. As well as people enrolling in our courses, TAFE have skilled industry trainers that can work with business to evaluate training and assessment needs; devising a customised training program that benefits individual employees and business. TAFE understand the needs of business, especially in the current economic climate and can deliver effective and affordable training programs in the workplace, at one of seven colleges or through distance learning. For more information click on the logo.

Central Magazine
Central has been a big supporter of the City of Sydney’s business programs, including last year’s Business Awards and the Let’s Talk Business seminar series. Central is the full colour weekly dedicated to the unique needs of Sydney's inner city residents. The contemporary and targeted content covers local lifestyle, business, entertainment, news, reviews and property. Check out the digital edition. If you want to know more about how Central can help your business give Peter Williamson a ring on 02 9288 2165.

NSW Department of State and Regional Development Small Business Development Division (DSRD)
The Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) is the New South Wales Government's business development agency. DSRD delivers programs and services that meet the needs of people operating established small and medium-sized business, as well as new starters in business, in metropolitan and regional locations. A range of services are offered that helps business people at all stages: from getting started, employing people, to adopting new technologies, taking the first steps to export and entering new overseas markets. As part of DSRDs support of small and medium sized business, Small Business September is hosted to highlight the important role of small business to the social and economic fabric of the State. During the month over 300 events are held to help small businesses get some new ideas and soar. In it’s 10th year – it is worth taking a look!