Keryn Stack

The country’s crème de la crème of female-led accounting and financial industry operators has been officially revealed during a glittering red-carpet event held in Sydney last Saturday, when the 2023 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards culminated in spectacular style and celebration of female business trailblazers.

The only national awards programme of its kind created specifically to spotlight the rising success of female-led small businesses from all corners of the country – spanning all capital cities as well as rural, regional and suburban towns – the second-annual Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards crowned a total of more than 60 Champions this year, across a vast spectrum of industries.

In the category of Accounting Services, NSW-based Accounts All Sorted directed by Keryn Stack (pictured) took top-gong for its specialised small business services in bookkeeping, payroll, business advisory, Xero and BAS agent services. The trophy for Financial Services went to Moneyquest Penrith & Blue Mountains which is also NSW-based and directed by Peita Davies.

The vast array of categories featured in the programme makes the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards among the most diverse awards programme in the country. Free to enter, more than 2500 nominations were received this year, serving as a mark of the incredible influence of Australian women in small business today.

In-fact, according to the most-recent Australian Government data: of the 3.3 million small businesses operating in Australia today, more than one-third are run by women, and by all accounts, that figure is soaring.

“There’s no doubting the rising success of female-led small businesses,” explains Steve Loe, Awards Founder and Managing Director of Precedent Productions, which coordinates the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards.

“While female equality is gradually shifting in the right direction, the reality is that stereotypes and a ‘boys’ club’ mentality in traditionally male-dominated sectors is still a factor. Australian women are still contending with a gender pay-gap that favours men; and so many Aussie women today are part of a ‘sandwich generation’, tasked with caring for both their children and their ageing parents – all while working and running successful businesses.

“As a small business owner, myself, I take my hat off to these women. Precedent Productions has been running national awards programmes for more than 40 years now, so we’re generally in-tune with the best-performing businesses. It’s high-time we better recognise the outstanding calibre of our country’s female entrepreneurs.

“Just as the Matildas shone during this year’s World Cup, attracting the nation’s admiration and highlighting the positive contribution of women in sport, the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards honour the rising economic, cultural and social contributions of women in small business, and those who are inspiring future generations,” adds Mr Loe.

The Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards 2023 National Presentation Evening Gala Event was held at the new Western Sydney Conference Centre, and was hosted by accomplished journalist and popular broadcaster, Deborah Knight.

The 2023 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards were sponsored by Nine Plus, CUB, NOVA Employment, Castaway Forecasting, Xcllusive Business Sales and Big Clean.

Entries for the 2024 programme will open before mid-next year.

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