Younique Stays honoured at 2023 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards

Younique Stays, which provides holiday experiences along Tasmania’s East Coast, has secured the top award in the Tourism category of the 2023 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards.

The only Tasmania-based award-recipient, Younique Stays Director Emily Elmer was officially announced winner of the prestigious accolade at the Awards’ glittering National Presentation Evening Gala Event held at the new Western Sydney Conference Centre on Saturday 23rd September 2023.

Younique Stays was presented with a customised statuette trophy and certificate, and has now gained invaluable kudos as a nationally-recognised tourism industry leader.

This year marks the second consecutive year of the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards – a prestigious and comprehensive programme that celebrates the growing number of Australia’s most inspiring and influential women in small business.

According to Australian Government data: of the 3.3 million small businesses operating in Australia today, more than one-third are run by women and by all accounts, that figure is soaring. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2022 shows a 46% jump in women business owners during the past two decades.

“There’s no doubting the rising success of female-led small businesses from all corners of this country,” shared Steve Loe, Awards Founder and Managing Director of Precedent Productions, which coordinates the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards.

“Just as the Matildas shone during this year’s World Cup, attracting the nation’s admiration and highlighting the positive contribution of women in sport, the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards programme has been specifically created to shine a spotlight on the rising economic and social contributions of women in small business – spanning all capital cities as well as rural, regional and suburban towns.”

Loe added “Precedent Productions has been running the Australian Small Business Champion Awards since 1999 so we’re generally in-tune with the country’s best performing business operators. We created this standalone female-focussed awards programme because frankly, it’s high time for greater recognition of Australia’s female business trailblazers who still face unique challenges with incredible grit and positively-infectious entrepreneurial spirit.”

The Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards saw thousands of entries this year and honoured the achievements of approximately 60 category winners from a broad cross section of industries. Additionally, four individual category winners were recognised at the red-carpet event, which was hosted by accomplished journalist and popular broadcaster, Deborah Knight.

For more information including a full list of 2023 winners visit: womensbusinesschampions.com.au.

Image top: Younique Stays Director Emily Elmer; Image above: 2023 AWSBCA Group Shot winners