The countdown has begun.
Our judges have been hard at work, sorting the cool from the crazy and the crazy from the crazy cool. From the hundreds of applications we received this year, 80 have been shortlisted for special attention.
These 80 have been segmented into FINALISTS, HIGHLY COMMENDED and a new accolade we’re calling THUMBS UP. Category winners will be selected from FINALISTS and identified at an evening ceremony on 6 December 2012.
Learn more about the ceremony below.
FINALIST: You are a category FINALIST and, therefore, you are in the running to win your category(ies) and, therefore, Coolest Company of the Year. Booh-yah!
HIGHLY COMMENDED: You are not in the running to win your category but the judges defined your organisation as truly remarkable. (What would Seth Godin say?)
THUMBS UP: Our judges found themselves irrepressibly compelled to say, ‘Great job! Keep doing what you’re doing. You’re awesome.’ (That’s right… likely to inspire awe.)
SOCIAL CAPITALIST AWARD:
| Budge | FINALIST |
| Doin Time | FINALIST |
| STREAT | FINALIST |
| TLC for kids | FINALIST |
| TOM Organic | FINALIST |
| Business Chicks | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| BuyAustralianMade.com.au | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Calxa | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Super Speak | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Learn more about the ceremony below.
GLOBAL GROWTH AWARD:
| Flippa | FINALIST |
| Jetts | FINALIST |
| Pie Face | FINALIST |
| Stuck on You | FINALIST |
| Yellowfin | FINALIST |
| Anecsys Translation | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Milan Direct | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| The World of Mummu | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
Learn more about the ceremony below.
ONLINE BUSINESS AWARD:
| jasonl.com.au | FINALIST |
| Nimble | FINALIST |
| NoQ | FINALIST |
| Tweaky.com | FINALIST |
| Vinomofo | FINALIST |
| Stuck on You | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Budge | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Commission Factory | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| CQ Nurse | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| StyleRocks | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| The Media Pad | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Anecsys Translation | THUMBS UP |
| Milan Direct | THUMBS UP |
| BE Hospitality Group | THUMBS UP |
| Henty | THUMBS UP |
| Love it UP | THUMBS UP |
| Minomoh’s Online Children’s Marketplace | THUMBS UP |
| Sports Grab | THUMBS UP |
| Take 2 Markets | THUMBS UP |
| The Gift Mansion | THUMBS UP |
| Veilability | THUMBS UP |
| Vintage & Nostalgia Co | THUMBS UP |
| www.cheapsheds.com.au | THUMBS UP |
Learn more about the ceremony below.
BIG KAHUNA AWARD:
| Pie Face | FINALIST |
Learn more about the ceremony below.
X-FACTOR AWARD:
| CQ Nurse | FINALIST |
| Churchill Education | FINALIST |
| FirstGold Save in Gold | FINALIST |
| StageBitz | FINALIST |
| StreetHawk | FINALIST |
| Tweaky.com | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Budge | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| The Media Pad | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Explore Engage | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Quiip | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| TVN | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Nimble | THUMBS UP |
| Vinomofo | THUMBS UP |
| Jetts | THUMBS UP |
| Amazonia | THUMBS UP |
| Big Kahuna Imagineering | THUMBS UP |
| Brightgreen | THUMBS UP |
| Business Chicks | THUMBS UP |
| Chieftain Communications | THUMBS UP |
| CHILL | THUMBS UP |
| Dundas Lawyers | THUMBS UP |
| Espresso Communications | THUMBS UP |
| Forward Thinking Design | THUMBS UP |
| Hub Melbourne | THUMBS UP |
| iSwimtoo | THUMBS UP |
| Magnetized Markets | THUMBS UP |
| Mozo | THUMBS UP |
| NIFNEX | THUMBS UP |
| Outware Mobile | THUMBS UP |
| Positive Training | THUMBS UP |
| Press Play Creative Marketing | THUMBS UP |
| Social Star | THUMBS UP |
| The Lab Strategy & Planning | THUMBS UP |
| The Messenger Group | THUMBS UP |
| Take 2 Markets | THUMBS UP |
Learn more about the ceremony below.
MICRO BUSINESS AWARD:
| Bay & Fyfe | FINALIST |
| Safe Sleep Space | FINALIST |
| Super Speak | FINALIST |
| Hub Melbourne | FINALIST |
| The Messenger Group | FINALIST |
| FirstGold Save in Gold | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| DNA Security Solutions | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Fizzics Education | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| SciBiz Communications | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Henty | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Controlabill | THUMBS UP |
| Inventors HQ Australia Pty Ltd | THUMBS UP |
| MOM | THUMBS UP |
| Pixel Fish | THUMBS UP |
| BE Hospitality Group | THUMBS UP |
| Forward Thinking Design | THUMBS UP |
| iSwimtoo | THUMBS UP |
Learn more about the ceremony below.
INNOVATION AWARD:
| Concept Safety Systems | FINALIST |
| Fillim.com | FINALIST |
| Inventium | FINALIST |
| Resource Environmental Solutions (RES) | FINALIST |
| VOZTEC HELMETS | FINALIST |
| CQ Nurse | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| StreetHawk | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| RetailCare | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Nimble | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Brightgreen | HIGHLY COMMENDED |
| Safe Sleep Space | THUMBS UP |
| Super Speak | THUMBS UP |
| DNA Security Solutions | THUMBS UP |
| Fizzics Education | THUMBS UP |
| Henty | THUMBS UP |
| Tweaky.com | THUMBS UP |
| Budge | THUMBS UP |
| TVN | THUMBS UP |
| Commission Factory | THUMBS UP |
| StyleRocks | THUMBS UP |
| Intelligence Bank | THUMBS UP |
| Plexus | THUMBS UP |
| RecruitLoop | THUMBS UP |
| Ruby Cha Cha | THUMBS UP |
| Search Academy | THUMBS UP |
| Transformed Pty Ltd | THUMBS UP |
| Jetts | THUMBS UP |
| Chieftain Communications | THUMBS UP |
| Dundas Lawyers | THUMBS UP |
| Magnetized Markets | THUMBS UP |
| The Lab Strategy & Planning | THUMBS UP |
| Take 2 Markets | THUMBS UP |
| Controlabill | THUMBS UP |
| MOM | THUMBS UP |
| iSwimtoo | THUMBS UP |
Learn more about the ceremony below.
If you’re on the list, you have much to celebrate!
If your organisation is on this list, congratulations. Every win is worth celebrating in business and being acknowledged in the Cool Company Awards is an uber-impressive feat. (The bar is set very high.)
FINALIST, HIGHLY COMMENDED and THUMBS UP recipients are eligible for a free ticket to the Cool Company Awards ceremony on 6 December 2012. To find out more, click here (Cool Company Awards Gala).
