Innovator Award

Sponsored by BlueRock

This award celebrates initiatives that spark progressive change in an industry through disruptive strategies, digital solutions or original ideas.

Award Winner

Mad Paws

Collecting the 2022 Smart50 Innovator Award is online pet-sitting platform Mad Paws. Sponsored by BlueRock.

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Award Shortlistees

Association of Professional Builders 

The Association of Professional Builders (APB) helps owners of residential home building companies run professional and profitable businesses while providing a world-class service for their clients. It does that by providing one-on-one coaching, systems, step-by-step training, templates and calculators that cover business operations, financials, marketing, sales and self improvement; all specifically designed for residential construction companies.

Mad Paws

Launching in Australia in 2015, the founders saw a gap in the pet boarding market and created Mad Paws to fill the ever-growing need for affordable, local pet accommodation. The Mad Paws paw-of-difference has always been the personalised pet care that the community of sitters offer.  The company provides a safe and convenient digital platform that connects pet owners with high-quality services and products.

Tradiespec

Tradiespec has developed a product called ‘rent-to-own’ which sits as a perfect middle ground between a finance lease and an operating lease for vehicles. Without the need for finance or difficult application processes,Tradies can procure fit-for-purpose vehicles for their business and employees on flexible rental options with the option to own the vehicle outright. TradieSpec now has more than 250 utes and vans on the road across Sydney and has commenced its expansion into Brisbane and Melbourne.