Fitzpatrick Group was selected from a long list of finalists from across Australia and and were united by a passion for entrepreneurship, innovation, community, and growth.
Fitzpatrick Group has been providing accounting and business solutions to the Macarthur and Wollondilly area for over 30 years and the partners of the business are involved in both the Campbelltown and Narellan Business Chamber of Commerce.
“Our success is driven by our team’s on-going commitment to our clients,” said Gabrielle D’Cruze, Marketing Manager.
“We are continually seeking to provide our clients with progressive services to enable them to have more efficient processes, enabling them to free up their time to better manage their business and achieve their business and life goals.
“We recognise cloud technology is now mainstream and is being adopted not simply for expediency and cost saving, but to meet strategic IT and business goals."
Australian SMEs account for about 70 per cent of the nation’s workforce and play a critical role in the strength of the local and national economies.
This year was the 15th anniversary of the Business Awards and was the first year OPTUS came on board as the primary event partner.
It joined a sponsorship team comprising Qantas Aquire, CGU, AGL, MasterCard, Visa, Efic, Little Black Dress Group, Investible, Workforce Guardian, and Attaché Software.
Previous My Business Award winners have gone on to become iconic brands and household names, including Boost Juice, H2Coco, ModelCo, Jimmy Possum, Red Balloon Days, Sumo Salad, Fruit At Work, Laservision, Sign-A-Rama and Roses Only.
Complete list of OPTUS My Business Award 2015 categories and winners:
• Small Business of the Year: Fitzpatrick Group.
• Medium Business of the Year: hipages.com.au.
• The OPTUS Yes Award: Green Global Solutions.
• Overall Award for Excellence: Timelio.
• Gamechanger of the Year: Timelio.
• Innovative Technology: Enviro Frontier.
• Workplace of the Year: G&M DJs.
• Aspiring Business of the Year: hipages.com.au.
• Businesswoman of the Year: Victoria Black, of Wildfire Publishing.
• Sustainability: Solar 4 RVs.
• Exporter of the Year: H2Coco.