Entries for the Teens in Business awards, celebrating the next generation of entrepreneurs, are open now

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Teens in Business Awards, hosted by non-profit organisation Young Change Agents.

The Awards, now in their 4th year, celebrate young entrepreneurs across Australia, recognising their innovation, resilience, and impact. There are also categories for entrepreneurial educators and mentors, acknowledging those who support youth in bringing their ideas to life, and the chance to share in $20,000 in prizes.

The 2023 awards saw year 12 students, Bradley and Jason, take home Teenpreneur of the Year for their excellent “Exam Insights”, which offers a vast repository of external exam questions to help students prepare for exams.

Meanwhile, 12-year-old Patrick being recognised as “Tweenpreneur of the Year” for his business Sweet Tooth Marshmallows, which come in 16 flavours.

The Teens in Business judges are not the only ones he’s impressed – the Sweet Tooth products went on to win a Gold Medal and two Silver Medals at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Awards last year. And the profits Patrick’s made have been reinvested in a $22,000 food trailer to take things to the next level.

Patrick’s not the only tween to taste success. In 2022, Mila and Liv won the award and went on to feature on Shark Tank. They’ve just released their second range of eco-friendly swimsuits for tweens and teens through Cinnamon Cove.

This year’s Award Categories include:

For Young Entrepreneurs:

• Intrapreneur of the Year
• Teenpreneur of the Year
• Pivoting Pioneer of the Year
• Indigenous Entrepreneur of the Year
• Tweenpreneur of the Year
• Most Impactful Entrepreneur of the Year
• Regional or Rural Entrepreneur of the Year

For Adult Educators:

• Youth Mentorship of the Year Award
• Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year Award

If you know someone aged 10 and 18-year- old. who is working on an amazing idea. or an adult who is making an impact in supporting the youth community, then get them to apply to the  Teens in Business awards here

Nominations close on Thursday, November 13.

There’s more about the awards and categories at teensinbusiness.com/ or email [email protected].