National Winner of the Palm Micro-Business Award
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Find A Babysitter.com.au, from Brighton, Victoria
Find A Babysitter.com.au is an internet-based business offering parents the convenience
of finding a babysitter or nanny online with introductions established via email,
SMS and job postings. The childcare shortage in Australia has seen the business
grow almost 70 per cent a year since its establishment in 2005. Over 22,000 carers
have registered with Find A Babysitter.com.au and more than 12,000 Australian parents
have subscribed to the service since it started. The business’s extensive database
is updated regularly and facilitates feedback from parents to provide customers
with a comprehensive and personalised service.
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Jeff Bonnes and Delia Timms of Babysitter.com.au
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NSW Winner of the Palm Micro-Business Award
LaRoo, NSW
LaRoo is the business behind the Mocks brand. Mocks are mobile socks designed to
protect mobile phones, iPods, MP3 players and digital cameras from scratches, sunburn
and the cold. Made from a combination of acrylic and spandex, Mocks stretch to fit
all makes and models of handheld mobile technology and are available in over 50
different designs to personalise your favourite gismo. Established in 2004, LaRoo
supplies Mocks to over 1200 stores across Australia and 500 stores in the United
Kingdom, as well as stores in New Zealand, Sweden and the United States.
ACT Micro Business
Hamperesque, ACT
Louise Curtis, Director of Hamperesque, accepted the award for ACT Micro Business
- "This is a huge reward for a small business with only 4 staff. We were thrilled
to be named as a winner on the same night as eWAY was announced the overall winner
in the ACT.
Louise Curtis has more to say about Hamperesque's achievement in this catagory,
simply view the
ACT Micro Business information page.
QLD Winner of the Palm Micro-Business Award
mumentum, QLD
mumentum provides practical parenting tools via an online retail store, product
development and wholesale distribution. The products have evolved from an original
range of innovative and practical planners for new parents. New Mother’s Journal:
A Practical Organiser was the first planner written by the pair of first time mothers,
which was then followed by two related titles and three editions in the United States
of America. The philosophy behind the mumentum range is to help parents feel organised
and confident. Founded in 2004, mumentum products are currently distributed nationally
and the business is also establishing export arrangements.