Smart50 Awards 2023

Co-founder Nicholas Greco spoke with SmartCompany about the big wins, the journey from winning The Resilience Award in 2022 to the top spot this year, and how the right team, hard work, and building a community with other SMEs, have paid off.

Common themes ran through the fine acceptance speeches at last night's Smart50 Awards 2023: hard graft and supportive teamwork.

The SmartCompany team has reaffirmed its commitment to creating more pathways to celebrate and recognise women-led businesses, after the 2023 Smart50 Awards list featured a majority of companies founded by men. 

Making waves in an industry that is seeing a massive resurgence post-COVID, it should come as no surprise that this year’s Marketing Award…

Revenue: $153.9 million
Growth: 32.44%
Founders: Rob Ward, Chris Peters
Head office: Melbourne VIC
Year founded: 2011
Employees: 84
In…

A trio of PhDs established Advanced Mobility Analytics Group (AMAG) in response to rising concerns about road safety in Australia.

Lauren French used her fashion industry background – and knowledge of e-commerce – to propel Motto Fashions into the modern age, splitting its bricks-and-mortar from online, and treating it as her own startup.

Taskforce Australia developed a job allocation and scheduling platform connecting local tradies in a timely fashion.

Ash Reddy swapped accounting for teaching, deciding he could make a more meaningful impact in the world by using chess as a tool to nurture young minds

Revenue: $879,000
Founder: Melanie Nolan
Head office: Eltham North, VIC
Year founded: 2019
Employees: 3
Industry: Healthcare
Website: …

Etiko had to educate customers about the extent of inequality in fashion supply chains and the environmental impact from the industry-at-large, as customers didn’t initially understand the need for the brand.

Focused on rapidly speeding up the time to market, the Bi3 Technologies model balances three pillars: insight, impact and innovation.