Young Entrepreneurs seizing business opportunity of the year
By administrator | 27 July 2018
David Simmons - Business News Australia - 25 July 2018
The Young Entrepreneur Awards will celebrate a milestone occasion as it kick-starts the 2018 Young Entrepreneur Awards, marking a decade of success for what has become one of Australia's most prestigious business accolades.
Officially launched in 2008 in Queensland with a mission to find and recognise young business talent in Australia, the Young Entrepreneur Awards has since gained a strong foothold within the industry.
Nominations are now open nationwide for the 2018 Awards across all 14 categories including Digital Disruptor, Influencer, Startup and the coveted Trailblazer and Young Entrepreneur of the Year titles.
One of the country's best tech entrepreneurs and 'king of the ASX' Bevan Slattery took out the top gong at the very first Brisbane Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2009 after he founded and publicly listed Pipe Networks alongside serial entrepreneur Steve Baxter.
The pair grew PIPE Networks into an internet exchange and telecommunications powerhouse before selling it to TPG Telecom in 2010 for $430 million. Slattery has since gone on to found prominent ASX-listed companies NextDC, Superloop, Megaport, and Asia Pacific Data Centre. Read more
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