The SmartCompany Crown Lager Business Start Up Awards attracted over 120 entries. While not every company is big enough to make our list of the 50 fastest growing start ups, we wanted to acknowledge the up and coming future start up stars.
Oodles.com
Founder(s): Steve Sherlock, Des Sherlock
Industry: Transport
Head Office: Victoria
Web Address: www.oodles.com
Twitter description: Think of a digital wallet, for travel reward and benefit cards, seamlessly integrated into the booking path initially for car rental.
Western Bloc
Founder(s): Peta Sollander, Damien West
Industry: Wholesale trade
Head Office: New South Wales
Web Address: www.westernbloc.com
Twitter description: Western Bloc distributes and wholesales unique children's product and in three years has secured 600 retailers in Australia and NZ.
Tjoos
Founder(s): Bart Jellema, Kim Chen
Industry: Retail trade
Head Office: New South Wales
Web Address: www.tjoos.com
Twitter description: The biggest and most accurate coupon website on the internet.
Footprint Recruitment
Founder(s): Kristy-Lee Johnston
Industry: Property and business services
Head Office: New South Wales
Web Address: www.footprintrecruitment.com.au
Twitter description: Footprint Recruitment - the Central Coast's only 100% locally-based and dedicated admin and professional services recruiter and HR expert.
Organic Angels
Founder(s): Scott Butler, Sarah Butler
Industry: Retail trade
Head Office: Victoria
Web Address: www.organicnangels.com.au
Twitter description: We created an organic delivery service that we ourselves were after and later found that many other Melbournians were after the same thing!
Mediapoint
Founder(s): Jason Xuereb, Jamie Xuereb
Industry: Property and business services
Head Office: Victoria
Web Address: www.mediapoint.com.au and www.mptrade.com.au
Twitter description: We have bootstrapped our way to having a company that will soon dominate the Australian market with plans to expand globally in a few years.
PeopleInsite
Founder(s): Richard Breden, Campbell Fisher, Jessica Fisher
Industry: Information technology
Head Office: New South Wales
Web Address: www.peopleinsite.com.au
Twitter description: PeopleInsite has developed a web-based platform to manage employment and commercial contracts and supporting records under the new IR laws.
2moro mobile
Founder(s): Peter O'Neill
Industry: Telecommunications
Head Office: South Australia
Web Address: www.2moromobile.com
Twitter description: We have doubled in size every four months in the last year. Our dream is to be the lead iPhone/Android developer in Australia.
OZHut
Founder(s): Wai Hong Fong
Industry: Retail trade
Head Office: Victoria
Web Address: www.ozhut.com.au
Twitter description: Within 15 months of operations, OZHut has revolutionised the Australian online shopping experience across every niche that we've tackled.
Fresh Marketing Australia
Founder(s): Adam Penberthy
Industry: Communications
Head Office: Queensland
Web Address: www.thinkfresh.net.au
Twitter description: We recognised a gap in the market and jumped all over it.
