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Why Entering Business Awards is a Proven Growth Strategy

Are business awards worth the effort? Put simply: yes. Awards open doors. They are a fast track to winning credibility, securing investment, attracting customers, and landing lucrative contracts. With hundreds of local, national, and international awards available to Australian businesses, entering the right programs can be a game-changer for your brand’s trajectory. If you are […]

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Do You Actually Need an Awards Agency?

Blog / Heather Marano

Heather Marano May 5, 2026 9:00 am For many businesses, entering business awards sits in the “we should probably do that” category. It makes sense. Recognition builds credibility. It helps with marketing. It signals trust. But then reality kicks in. Deadlines creep up. Submissions take longer than expected. And what looked straightforward quickly becomes another

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The Top Australian Business Awards You Can Enter in 2026

Blog, Entering Awards / Heather Marano

Heather Marano May 1, 2026 6:57 am Over a decade ago, less than one year into launching what would become Green Door Co, I entered my very first award, the B&T 30 Under 30 Awards. I was shocked to actually win. That award win helped my new business scale, giving me invaluable credibility in a

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What Actually Makes an Award Submission Stand Out?

Blog / Heather Marano

If you’re thinking about entering business awards, the biggest mistake you can make is jumping straight into writing. Because strong award submissions aren’t just written — they’re built. From the outside, it can look like a simple process: answer a few questions, submit your entry, and wait. In reality, the difference between an average submission

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What Do You Actually Gain From Entering Business Awards?

Blog / Megan Keyter

When people think about business awards, they tend to focus on the obvious outcome: winning. A trophy. A title. A moment of recognition. But the real value of awards sits well beyond the announcement itself. Used properly, awards can influence how your business is perceived, how you position yourself in the market, and how quickly

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Winning Awards, Simplified: Introducing AwardGenie

Blog / Megan Keyter

At Green Door Co, we’ve always believed that if your business is doing great things, you deserve to be recognised. But we also know the reality of the business awards circuit. Most businesses don’t miss out on winning because they aren’t “good enough.” They miss out because they simply don’t have the time to write

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Sustainability, diversity, innovation: How to showcase complex impact in awards

Blog / Megan Keyter

If you work in sustainability, diversity or innovation, chances are you’ve had this thought before: “What we do matters — but it’s hard to explain.” That tension sits at the heart of what we see every day in business awards work. The most meaningful projects are often the most complex, layered and interconnected. They don’t

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Awards Now Open to Enter in February 2026

Blog / Megan Keyter

Keeping track of all the business awards you may be eligible to enter and their opening dates can be tricky! Luckily, to help you keep track of all the upcoming opening awards, we have created a list of all the awards opening over the next few months. See below the awards opening in February 2026,

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Awards Now Open to Enter in January 2026

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Green Door Co’s Award Winning Clients in 2025

Blog / Megan Keyter

We’ve entered a wide range of industry and business awards for our clients in 2025. An incredible 57.4% of shortlisted submissions have gone onto win – an incredible result. Congrats to our amazing clients for their success! And if you’d like to see your name in lights, get in touch with us today to find

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