"CHAMPIONS: THE LEGACY THAT SHAPED SMALL BUSINESS FOR A NATION, celebrates the history of Australia's leading small business award program: The Australian Small Business Champion Awards. Attended by Prime Ministers, premiers and stars alike, the program was established in 1999 by Mr. Steve Loe and designed to recognise and reward small businesses that form the backbone of the Australian economy. For more than 25 years, the Champion Awards have changed the lives of thousands of small business owners, providing acknowledgement to so many who selflessly support their communities each day, furthering the very fabric of communities right across the country. This detailed pictorial style coffee table book is a premium publication that spares no expense. It is a laudable addition to any small businesses collection of anthological Australian works. Steve Loe's vision was simple. Born to immigrant parents from Cypress, Steve worked in his parent's corner store and Greek nightclub during his child and teenage years. He noticed how quickly customers were to criticise the smallest of issues, but never hasty to give thanks for rolling up the shop's shutters each day, serving the many hundreds of constituents of Sydney's Inner-West. From that original wish to see his parents recognised; an idea was born.
The Champion Awards, as it has fondly become to be known, is Australia's most lauded small business Awards program. This premium pictorial style coffee table book has been designed to be picked up at any page and enjoyed. Anecdotal interviews are narrated by the author, as we vividly explore their journeys on their path to ultimate business triumph ‚AI to be named a Champion. The Awards are a feast of lavish entertainment, fine dining, and special guest presenters, providing an opportunity for small business owners to treat their staff, family and friends to a first-class evening. This exquisite publication aims to celebrate individual business owners who have won the coveted Champion statuette. We explore the highs and lows of owning a small business, the hard hurdles many have overcome, and what financial, communal and economic impacts this award has had on Australian small businesses. For so many, winning a Champion can be life changing. Held to the highest of standards, this coveted honour sees over 6000 applications each year and encompasses businesses from right across the country. Described as the ‚ÄúOscar of Small Business,‚Äù CHAMPIONS is an opulent publication that promises to impress, inspire, and celebrate a legacy that has shaped the Australian small business landscape for decades to come."
