2025 40under40 Awards

Showcase, elevate and celebrate your career with the 40under40 Awards, powered by Business News. Recognise your hard-won commercial achievements, philanthropic endeavours and community contributions with a platform renowned for catapulting the pursuits of WA's most visionary innovators. It's time to place yourself in the centre of thought leadership and insightful action.

 

The 2025 40under40 Awards is Western Australia’s pre-eminent program that recognises and celebrates the state’s leading entrepreneurs, innovators, and future business leaders under the age of 40.

Each year, one exceptional individual is selected from the 40 winners as the First Amongst Equals.

The awards not only identify Western Australia’s top 40 young business achievers, but also singles out those who excel in the below categories:

  • PERTHGROW SMALL OR START-UP BUSINESS (1-30 FTE STAFF)
  • MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESS (31-99 FTE STAFF)
  • BGC LARGE SIZED BUSINESS (100+ FTE STAFF)
  • FAMILY BUSINESS
  • INDIGENOUS BUSINESS
  • AIM WA INTRAPRENEUR
  • WRAYS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
  • COMMUNITY, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, OR NOT FOR PROFIT

Come into focus. Nominations are now open.

 

Writing Submission Workshop: Hosted by Sarah Mitchell, Founder of Typeset.

The 2025 40under40 Writing Submission Workshops are open to all registered nominees and will help with their entry submissions.

  • Gain key information about the 40under40 Award entry process.
  • Discover insider tips on how to impress the judges.
  • Learn how to be concise in your writing.
  • Create a submission that is more appealing to the judging panel.
  • Develop story telling techniques to help make your own story more memorable.

 

Date: Wednesday, 15 January

Time: 9.30am – 11.00am

Venue: Business News

Register: To book your place please email events@businessnews.com.au 

 

Key Dates

2024
Monday, 7 October
Nominations & entries open
Monday, 16 December
Nominations close
2025
Friday, 31 January
Entry submissions due
Friday, 21 March
Judging complete
Wednesday, 23 April
Awards Gala Dinner tickets sales close
Friday, 2 May
Awards Gala Dinner
Winners announced
Saturday, 3 May
Business News online coverage
Monday, 19 May
Business News feature Lift-out

Awards Gala Dinner

Date:
Friday, 2 May 2025
Time:
6.30pm (7.00pm) until 11pm
Venue:
Grand Ballroom, Crown Perth
Contact:
Business News Events Team - events@businessnews.com.au

Thank You To Our 2025 Event Partners

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