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OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD Champions of the Bush Inc and AGSE (Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship) Swinburne University are seeking nominations from country Victoria for the Provincial Victoria Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award 2008. This Award aims to promote and encourage entrepreneurship and innovation and, more specifically, acknowledge entrepreneurial leadership in Regional Victoria. As part of this Award, the winner will receive the following: • Financial support to attend an approved conference / seminar relevant to their venture • Recognition at the Champions of the Bush Award Celebration, a gala event to be held in Provincial Victoria in November where the finalists' achievements will be profiled before the media • An offer of educational support from AGSE for the winner's professional development, to be presented at AGSE Hall of Fame Dinner, an annual event hosted by Swinburne University which recognises outstanding local entrepreneurs. This Award is open to Regional Entrepreneurs whose organisations have less than 50 total effective full time (FTE) employees and which have demonstrated real innovation and entrepreneurship in their operations and/or products. Entrants may be any ASIC category, any enterprise sector, and social entrepreneurs are also welcomed. Entrants may nominate themselves or be nominated by third parties and we particularly encourage all municipalities to submit nominations by 5pm Thursday 16th October 2008. A selection panel convened by AGSE will make recommendations and the winner/s will be announced on 20th November 2008 at the Champions of the Bush celebration of the "Spirit of Entrepreneurship" in provincial Victoria. The nomination forms can be downloaded. Download Spirit of Entrepreneurship Nomination Form (Word file) Download Spirit of Entrepreneurship Nomination Form (PDF) Enquires
regarding this Award should be directed to Geoffrey Carruthers via: We look forward to receiving your submissions. Richard
Rijs Professor
Russell Kenley
Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Provincial Victoria 2007 winner Whatever it takes to make an entrepreneur in the Bush, the one common thread is the will to "have a go". When Victorians Alan and Shelley Green hatched an idea to start their own free range egg business in 1999, they knew the risks were high. They were already selling eggs to a few local outlets, but to market free range eggs by themselves, 100 percent under their own brand name, was a quantum leap. The fruits of their calculated risk, hard work and canny marketing were recognised when Green Eggs took out the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Provincial Victoria 2007. Sponsored by Champions of the Bush Inc. and the Swinburne University Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, the award recognises businesses and organisations who have demonstrated real innovation and entrepreneurship in provincial Victoria. Press Release: 12 December 2007: Spirit of entrepreneurship alive in bush
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