Posts tagged "Smart50 2014"

When Nicola Mills purchased sushi franchise Go Sushi in 2008, the brand, which had been operating since 1999, wasn’t in good shape.

Palas Jewellery founder Anna Dimond says her jewellery company has been through a lot to become what it is today. Dimond founded Palas alongside her sister Eran in 1996, after spotting a gap in the market for unique jewellery.

As the chief executive of a human resources provider in the mining sector, Paul Morffew is at the coalface of Australia’s changing resources sector.

When you need a police check, you go to the police station, right? Well not if Martin Lazarevic gets in first. Lazarevic is the founder of National Crime Check, a South-Australian based private company offering police background checks to a wide array of companies, from healthcare providers to finance organisations and volunteer groups.

Since appearing in the Smart50 award last year at number 10, Sydney-based logistics company Pioneer International Logistics has continued its strong trajectory despite curbed growth across the industry.

Since appearing in last year’s Smart50 at number 27, Perth-based surveying company CADS Survey has had yet another lucrative year in the industry.

Friends Dannielle Michaels and Monique Filer were brimming with ideas for innovative children products when they launched b.box in 2007.

Cloud-based software system Coreplus, which provides Australian health practices with online access to patient records, was the answer to a problem faced by medical practitioners across the county.

Gym franchise Plus Fitness has undergone massive growth in the past three years. The New South Wales-based franchisor came in at number eight in last year’s Smart 50 after it more than doubled its revenue in 12 months.

MBS Services Australia, which specialises in providing professional services for local government throughout Victoria, was the brain-child of Terry Baker and Wayne Wilkie.

Since Now Digital appeared in SmartCompany’s Business Start Up Awards in 2009, the digital marketing agency has picked up a raft of impressive clients.

The founder of Sydney-based fixed-interest broker Curve Securities, Andrew Murray, says launching the business during the global financial crisis actually created the company’s point of difference in the industry.