Barefruit Marketing has been shortlisted for the prestigious Optus My Business Awards.

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Barefruit Marketing are shortlisted for the prestigious Optus My Business Awards, in the Workplace of the Year category at Australia’s longest-standing business awards and premier event of the year for SME's.

Evan Harding, Co-Founder, and Head Harvester at Barefruit Marketing said he was humbled by the nomination. "Barefruit Marketing's recognition for its contribution to the community over the past 6 years, reinforces the strength of our staff, culture, close-knit team, values and have seen a 92% increase in team growth.

"Our approach to people management and culture has shaped our business, our people and contributed to our successes.

"Barefruit believes in education, in growing their people in their own unique ways, giving them opportunities to learn and up-skill in areas of interest to them. Honing their skills and letting them rise to the top of their field."

"We believe in true work-life balance, R&R and good old fashioned team yoga (in public, in the park), breathing training, massages... and creative brainstorming sessions," he said.

The Optus My Business Awards covers 28 categories, acknowledges best practice within a particular industry sector, as well as individual business leaders, excellence in customer service and achievements in innovation, corporate social responsibility, and workplace culture.

Shortlisted to the final 10, Barefruit was the only nomination for their category from the Northern Rivers and will travel to Sydney on where winners of the Optus My Business Awards will be announced at a five-star gala awards dinner at Sydney’s Four Points by Sheraton in Darling Harbour.

We’ve been shortlisted for Optus My Business Awards

We are proud to announce that we've been shortlisted as a finalist to win an award in the Media, Marketing and Advertising Business of the Year category at the Optus My Business Awards 2016, hosted by My Business, Australia’s longest-running publication tailored to the small business community.

The Optus My Business Awards, which covers 24 categories, recognises individual and business excellence across the diverse range of industries and locations in which small businesses operate.

Winners in the individual categories will automatically be shortlisted for the coveted My Business – Business of the Year Award.

“This year we’ve received a huge interest in the Optus My Business Awards, with hundreds of submissions flowing in from across the country. Congratulations to all the businesses that have made it to the finalist stage – it’s an outstanding achievement,” said Phillip Tarrant, editor of My Business.

“With so much innovation, hard work and service excellence on display, I don’t envy the judges their difficult job of determining the winners. I have no doubt the excitement will only continue to build as we count down to the big night.”

Claire Harding, Director at Barefruit Marketing said she was humbled by the nomination.

“Barefruit Marketing’s recognition for our contribution to the Northern Rivers business community reinforces our belief in a truly integrated approach to marketing, and having the ability to really listen to your customers” she added.

Winners of the Lennox Head Chamber of Commerce Awards 2016 ‘Business of the Year’, Barefruit Marketing has celebrated a number of successes during the last 18 months, as winners of three awards in 2015, the ‘Best Home-Based’ and ‘Online Marketing’ Award at the Ballina Chamber of Commerce Awards, ‘Excellence in Small Business at the Northern Rivers Business Awards’ and were also ‘State Finalists’ in the NSW Business Awards.

The winners of the Optus My Business Awards will be announced at a five-star gala awards dinner on Friday, 18 November at Sydney’s Four Points by Sheraton.

Wish us luck!

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