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Nomination Categories

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Best New Blak
Start-up Business

The NT's Best Blak Start-Up Business of the Year Award acknowledges outstanding Indigenous-owned start-up businesses that have exhibited remarkable growth, entrepreneurship, and innovation in their products and services.

Best Blak
Business Growth

The Best Growth business award recognises an Indigenous business who has demonstrated successful growth or expansion over the past 24 months.

Young Blak
Entrepreneur

The Young Blak Entrepreneur award recognises a young Indigenous individual 30 years of age or under who has contributed to a successful business with a potential for professional and personal growth.

Best Blak
Male Leader

The Best Blak Male Leader of the Year award acknowledges Indigenous male business owners who have demonstrated strong leadership and made significant progress in advocacy, financial success, innovation, and other related areas.

Best Blak
Female Leader

The Best Blak Female Leader of the Year award acknowledges Indigenous female business owners who have demonstrated strong leadership and made significant progress in advocacy, financial success, innovation, and other related areas.

Best Blak
Construction and Resources Business

The Best Blak Construction Business Award acknowledges the exceptional accomplishments and contributions of Indigenous-owned construction companies in the region. This award category specifically recognizes the excellence, innovation, and dedication to quality that Indigenous businesses operating in the construction industry demonstrate.

Best Blak
Creative

This award recognizes and showcases Indigenous creatives who have demonstrated exceptional skills in areas such as visual arts, performing arts, fashion, music, digital media, and more.

Best Blak
Tourism Business

The Best Blak Tourism Business Award is designed to honor exceptional Indigenous tourism operators in the Northern Territory who offer genuine and culturally immersive tourism experiences that educate visitors about the Indigenous communities' distinctive cultural heritage, traditions, and values.

Best Blak
Consultancy Business

The Best Aboriginal Consultancy Business of the Year award is a category in the NT Indigenous Business Awards (NTIBN), which recognizes the excellence and innovation of Aboriginal-owned consulting businesses in the Northern Territory.

Best Blak
Bushfoods and Botanical Business

The Best Indigenous Bush Foods & Botanical Business of the Year award is a category in the NT Indigenous Business Awards (NTIBN) that recognizes outstanding achievements of Indigenous businesses in the bush foods and botanical sector.

This award category celebrates businesses that are creating sustainable and ethical products that promote Indigenous knowledge and culture.

Best Ally
Business of the Year

The Best Ally of the Year award recognizes an organization or business that has demonstrated exceptional support for Aboriginal businesses in the Northern Territory.

This award category recognizes efforts to create a more inclusive and equitable business environment that supports Aboriginal entrepreneurship and economic development.

Best Blak
Sole Trader/Microbusiness

The Best Blak Sole Trader or Microbusiness of the Year Award recognizes the exceptional achievements of an Indigenous business that is owned and operated by a single person or a small team.

Best Blak
Community Controlled Organisation

The Blak Community Controlled Organisation of the Year awards acknowledge and celebrate Aboriginal Corporations that have made significant contributions to building more socially cohesive communities in their respective regions.

These awards recognize advocacy efforts and emphasize the importance of fostering community partnerships to drive positive change.

NT Blak
Business of the Year

The NT Blak Business of the Year award is one of the top honors presented at the NT Indigenous Business Awards (NTIBN) to recognize and celebrate the success and achievements of Indigenous-owned businesses in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Eligibility Criteria:

Nominees must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, except for Ally of the Year.

Nominees must reside in the Northern Territory at time of the nomination.

An Aboriginal Business Enterprise is a business or community organisations that meets all of the following criteria:

Is 51% or more Aboriginal owned;

That is operating as a business, including companies, incorporated associations, sole traders, partnerships, trusts and social enterprises or registered charities if they are operating as a business;

Can demonstrate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people are involved in the daily operation of the Enterprise and have effective control at least equal to the degree of ownership; and

Is registered with a Certifying authority.

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How It Works

Review the eligibility criteria and the award categories. Select your preferred nominees in any of the relevant categories.

Please ensure that you have read the Terms & Conditions before submitting a nomination.

Choose
Category

Complete form by providing your contact information and choosing a category.

Choose
Business

Nominate the business or the individual in the selected category.

Answer
Questions

Please respond to the questions that pertain to the selected nominee in the selected category.

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Eligibility Criteria,
Conditions of Entry
& Selection Criteria

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The eligibility criteria for all award categories are as follows:

Nominees must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, except for Blak Ally of the Year

Nominees must reside in the Northern Territory at time of the nomination.

Is 51% or more Aboriginal owned;

That is operating as a business, including companies, incorporated associations, sole traders, partnerships, trusts and social enterprises or registered charities if they are operating as a business;

Can demonstrate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people are involved in the daily operation of the Enterprise and have effective control at least equal to the degree of ownership; and

Is registered with a Certifying authority.

Conditions of Entry

The following conditions of entry apply to all individual nominations:

Nominations open from 15th of May and close midnight Sunday 16th of July

Nominations must be made on the official NTIBN website nomination form and submitted online with any supporting documents. Assistance may be provided by NTIBN staff.

Nominations must be received by NTIBN by the published closing date. Late applications and material will not be accepted, and nominators will be provided the opportunity to reapply in the following year.

Nominators can make submissions for more than one individual, but a separate form must be used for each nomination.

Individuals can self-nominate but only 1 nomination will be accepted per category.

Nomination information may be included in the event program and media release. Nominees should note, this could be a summary of the information provided and all information may not be included.

All nomination information and materials submitted remain the property of NTIBN.

Submissions should

Address selection criteria by outlining the nominee’s background and reasons for nomination in 150 words or less.

Include supporting documents (pdf, png, jpg formats only)

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FAQs

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How are winners selected?

Winners are selected by a judging panel of 3 and endorsed by the NT Indigenous Busines Network (NTIBN).

Nominees will be notified if they have been shortlisted as Award Finalists and the winner in each category will be announced at the Blak Business Awards ceremony.

At all stages, the decision of the judging panel and board is final and no discussion will be entered into.

How are nominations judged?

Nominations are assessed based on the information provided in the nomination submission. The following criteria will be taken into consideration in assessing nominations: 

Past and current achievements within their business 

Demonstrated excellence in the nominated category. 

How the business or individual’s role has made an impact for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and their community.