SPARKS+PARTNERS Twenty Sixteen: A year in review

SPARKSANDPARTNERS.COM.AU
2016 WSABE
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
WESTERN SYDNEY AWARDS FOR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
Sparks+Partners won the 2016 Business of the Year, after
scooping awards in two nominated award categories:
Excellence in Small Business and Rising Star at the 26th Annual
Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence (WSABE). As
winners, we progressed to the annual NSW Business Chamber
State awards representing the Western Sydney region.
+ + The Business of the Year Award, sponsored by the
Commonwealth Bank, recognises overall excellence. Winners
are selected by an independent judging committee from
submissions across 10 WSABE award categories.
+ + The Rising Star Award, sponsored by Westfield Parramatta,
recognises new businesses that demonstrate how they have
maintained their positioning from the previous year and their
plans for business growth.
+ + The Excellence in Small Business Award, sponsored by
SBS Radio, recognises small businesses that achieve
significant growth and are able to demonstrate strategies and
processes implemented to attain and sustain growth.
In 2016, the WSABE Awards covered the north and south of
Western Sydney, providing exposure and reach across the
Greater Western Sydney region. Award hosts Parramatta
Chamber of Commerce continually evolve the program, with
the aim of building and growing the third-largest economic
powerhouse in Australia.
The WSABE Awards showcase small, medium and large
businesses that strive to benchmark themselves against the
best in the west. The award also recognises excellence in
innovation, marketing, sustainability, business ethics, customer
service and education, among others.
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