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2007
Business Incubator
Award
Winners
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The Awards for 2007
were presented at the Small
Business Development Conference
in Perth, W.A. on
Tuesday the 30th October 2007.
2007 Incubator of
the Year
Award Winner:
Darebin Enterprise Centre Ltd.
Darebin Enterprise Centre Ltd is a general purpose
incubator based in Alphington, an inner northern suburb of
Melbourne. The centre and it's 14 staff have graduated 55
businesses during their 10 years of operation. They currently
support 36 businesses on their site and more than 80 through their
virtual and remote services.
The support they
provide extends to Aboriginal businesses in Victoria, New South
Wales, Tasmania and the Northern Territory where they have
established offices in Darwin, Katherine and Alice
Springs.
More information
about their highly successful program can be found on their
web-sites: www.decl.com.au and www.indigenousbusinessincubator.com.au
Highly
Commended Awards.
i.lab Incubator Pty
Ltd.
Toowong Queensland.
www.ilab.com.au
Nirimba Business
Centre
Quakers Hill, N.S.W.
www.nirimba.com.au
2007 Graduate of
the Year
Award winner:
Charles Sandford woodturning and joinery Pty Ltd.
Charles Sandford's
company was based at Darebin Enterprise Centre Ltd before
graduating to Preston in Melbourne's inner north.
The company grew
from a sole proprietor business to one with 11 employees on
graduation. The turnover of the company increase 30 fold in the
time.
The company
produces fine furniture and quality joinery. www.charlessandford.com.au
Highly
Commended Awards.
Corearth:
A company
supported by i.lab Incubator Pty Ltd.
Grabba
International Pty Ltd:
A company
supported by i.lab Incubator Pty Ltd.
Enviro-check
Enterprise Pty Ltd:
A company
supported by North Queensland Business Development
Centre.
2007 Tenant Award
of the Year
Award winner:
Gourmet Lovers Pty Ltd.
Gourmet Lovers is
a tenant business of Darebin Enterprise Centre. The company bottles
and distributes high quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil and infused
Olive Oil. They have expanded their market to fine foods stores,
niche delicatessens and major retailers in Australia, USA and
Europe. The company has increased its turnover more than 6-fold
since starting in the incubator's program in 2005. A single
employee company in 2005, Gourmet Lovers now employs 5 staff
members.
Highly
Commended Awards.
Microgenx Pty
Ltd:
A company
supported by i.lab Incubator Pty Ltd.
PAST WINNERS
| AWARD |
Incubator of the Year |
Metropolitan Incubator of the Year |
Regional Incubator of the Year |
| 2006 |
i.lab Incubator Pty
Ltd |
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| 2005 |
SSHED |
SSHED |
Bundaberg
Enterprise Centre & Small Business Incubator |
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2004 |
Adelaide City
Business |
Adelaide City
Business |
Lake Macquarie Small
Business Centre |
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2003 |
Ballina Employment &
Training Centre |
Liverpool Business Growth
Centre |
Innovation Centre Sunshine
Coast |
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2002 |
Todd Street Business
Chambers |
Monash Enterprise
Centre |
Caboolture Enterprise
Centre |
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2001 |
Darebin Enterprise
Centre |
Todd Street Business
Chambers |
Ballina Employment &
Training Centres |
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2000 |
CREEDA |
CREEDA |
Bundaberg Riverside
Enterprise Centre |
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