Better Business Awards - Home

Principal partner

Our partners

platinum

gold

It’s your time to shine

SUBMIT NOW and take the first step to being recognised as one of Australia’s leading professionals or businesses in the mortgage and finance profession. Don’t miss your chance to win a coveted Better Business award at the industry’s night of nights.

The black-tie gala event will showcase the depth of talent of the nation’s leading professionals and businesses in the mortgage and finance industry while affirming the sector’s essential role in supporting the expansion in Australia.

For more information on the awards program, click here or to start your submission today, click here.

Melbourne

27 Feb

Crown, Melbourne

Welcome reception

6:30pm

Official start

7:00pm AEDT

Dress

Black-tie

Perth

6 March

Pan Pacific Perth

Welcome reception

6:30pm

Official start

7:00pm AWST

Dress

Black-tie

Brisbane

20 March

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Welcome reception

6:30pm

Official start

7:00pm AEST

Dress

Black-tie

Adelaide

28 March

InterContinental Adelaide

Welcome reception

6:30pm

Official start

7:00pm ACST

Dress

Black-tie

Sydney

3 April

Hyatt Regency Sydney

Welcome reception

6:30pm

Official start

7:00pm AEDT

Dress

Black-tie

About the awards

The benchmark awards program for excellence in mortgage and finance is back

The Better Business Awards provides an excellent platform for talented mortgage and finance professionals and offices across Australia to gain recognition and celebrate the best in the industry in their local markets.

For over a decade, it has celebrated the best of the best in mortgage and finance in each state and territory and is a coveted award for Australia’s brokers, networks, innovators, leaders, and aggregators.

Key to being successful is building up a local presence and servicing clients in your immediate catchment area with dedication and skill. To be an outstanding professional or office, it’s just not about writing volume, it’s about customer service and dedication to the client’s best interests.

The awards celebrate the best of the best in Australia’s mortgage and finance industry and will recognise the outstanding contribution of professionals and businesses working within the profession across 20-plus categories.

The awards are open to all businesses operating in Australia supporting the mortgage and finance industry and will be a desirable accolade for both individuals and businesses seeking to forge their role in the sector.

Why enter the Better Business Awards 2025?

Gain national recognition and elevate yourself above your competitors in the mortgage and finance industry and across Australia.

Highlight your experience in delivering high-level broking services

With a judging panel including senior finance leaders, business executives, entrepreneurs and innovators, a Better Business award is peer-reviewed recognition of your capabilities in broking and passion for driving the industry forward.

Stand out in a competitive marketplace

Securing a Better Business award will set you apart from the industry, celebrating individuals and businesses as champions of customer service.

Gain recognition for your contribution to progressing Australia’s broking industry

The Better Business Awards highlight the pinnacle of innovation and success in the broking industry. Finalists and winners create a benchmark of excellence for their peers and reaffirm their position as leaders for years to come.

How to enter the awards:

Decide which categories you are eligible to go into. Review the categories here.

Register your account through our secure awards platform. Register and log in here.

Fill in the details of your submission/s. Review the judging process here.

When you’re happy with your submission, press save and lodge it!

Key dates

Thursday, 26 September

Nominations and submissions open

Nominate now

Submit now

Thursday, 7 November

Submissions close

Please contact Natalie Phan on 0451 046 117 or via email if you have any questions or need help lodging your submission.

Monday, 9 December

Finalists announced

Make sure you are a member of The Adviser to receive updates.

Become a member

Melbourne

27 Feb

Crown, Melbourne

Perth

6 Mar

Pan Pacific Perth

Brisbane

20 Mar

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Adelaide

28 Mar

InterContinental Adelaide

Sydney

3 Apr

Hyatt Regency Sydney

Receive 10% off your Better Business Awards ticket as a Premium Member of The Adviser!

The Adviser delivers outstanding value and exclusive benefits to members. Get ahead, sign up today!

Unlock a new world of training, education, business intelligence and CPD points PLUS a host of exclusive member benefits! Gain an immediate and free Better Business Summit ticket, an annual subscription to our monthly print magazine, free access to a raft of other events, PLUS a range of other benefits only available to members.

Members have exclusive FREE access to over $1,200 of premium The Adviser events, content and products, including:

Attend the Better Business Summit

Attend the New Broker Academy

Attend SME Broker Bootcamp

Attend the Lead Gen Bootcamp

The Adviser monthly print magazine, supplements and special reports

Unlimited access to all exclusive Premium Member content online

Access to rankings and reports

Access to exclusive monthly members’ email

10% discount on all The Adviser awards tickets

Receive preferential seating at all The Adviser awards and conferences

CPD points from industry bodies

Free award photos from the Momentum Media Photo Store (up to 5 photographs per event)

Finalist and winner seals FREE for The Adviser members (standard price $249)

“

What others say

I love coming every year. I've been to every one that we've had here in Brisbane. There's always great content, excellent speakers and I've really enjoyed it today.

Tracie Palmer - Mortgage Broker and Owner of Cornerstone Homeloans

Today's event has been amazing. It's firstly so great to be connecting in a room with people for the first time in over a couple of years and to come into the room and the format was just so different. And having to wear these headphones and listening to content, but at the same time, catching up with our lender friends, our broker friends and at the same time listening to content. You know, it's been really, really great. A very different concept.

Nicole Canon, Mortgage Broker, Founder/Director Pink Finance - Sydney delegate

Today's Better Business Summit has actually been my favourite conference to date. 19 years in the industry is just really dynamic. You can tune in, you can tune out. The silent disco theme has been amazing. And just lots of different interactive things on show here. It's been really good. For someone coming to the next business summit, I would definitely suggest coming. It's a time to reflect on your business, and learn and level up. You get to speak to the speakers, so it's just really interesting and it'll open your mind a little bit I would describe the event as extremely dynamic, very forward thinking, visionary and fun.

Liz Wilson, Broker, Wilson Financial - Sydney delegate

It's a really new, really good way of actually going around meeting the lenders and seeing the actual guest speakers the way you've done it.

Steve D’Costa, Lend Me - Perth Delegate

It's quite good coming to all the stands and talking to people and I've enjoyed the one about cyber crime. I would say attend. It's always good learning and you get to meet a lot of peers and you get to talk to all the BDMs at the stands. I think it's well worth coming.

Joseph Hili, Sunstorm Finance - Perth Delegate