Ernst & Young has announced the finalists for its 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, putting forward 16 names from the Western Region.
The group comes from a varied background but mining, technology, building and the wine industry all feature more than once.
Past WA Business News 40under40 Awards program winners feature prominently among the group, including two former 1st Amongst Equals winners, Darren Haunold and Nathan Buzza.
Marketing consultant Scott Robinson and nickel mining chief executive Peter Harold have also previously won 40under40 awards.
Western Region finalists:
Nathan Buzza - Commtech Wireless
Steve de Mol - Action Mining Services
William Hames - Cedarwoods
Peter Harold - Sally Malay Mining
Darren Haunold - Wills Domain Premium Wines
John Horgan - Salitage Wines
Kym Illman - Messages On Hold Australia
Stephen Lauder - AHS Group
Craig Mitchell - Mitchell Corp Australia
Ned Montarello - ThinkSmart Group of Companies
Scott Park - Scott Park Homes
Matthew Price - PerthWeb Scott Robinson - Jack in the box Brian Tikey - AIR-CELL Insulation
Bill Turner - Anvil Mining
Dominic DiVirgilio & Lou DiVirgilio - DVG Automotive Group.