THE 2022 TEENS IN BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS

Teenpreneur of the Year Award | Winner

The Turtle Tribe by Ned (QLD)

The Turtle Tribe has one mission...to save the oceans through reducing plastic pollution. By selling plastic-free items including floss, lip balm and toothpaste tablets on their website, and even selling their children's book, "Say NO to plastic" - Ned has been able to support partner charities, supply products to numerous healthcare facilities, and has become one of largest suppliers of bamboo toothbrushes in Australia.

Website | Instagram

Teenpreneur of the Year Award | Runner Up

Rusty Recycle Art by Luke (SA)

Rusty Recycle Art was created to help slow down the amount of metal waste going into landfill... and already successfully saving over 5 tonne of metal! Using rusty recycled materials collected from friends, family and farms; Luke collects anything and everything to repurpose into one- of-a-kind, amazing garden sculptures.

Facebook | Instagram

Teenpreneur of the Year Award Finalists

Rennie's Leather Works by Thomas (NT)

Robinson & Takkalapalli Carbon Credit Consultancy by Sohan and Hugh (NSW)

JC Designs by Heidi (NSW)

Meritz by Princess, Kacey and Abigail (QLD)

Tweenpreneur of the Year Award | Winner

Cinnamon Cove Swimwear by Olivia and Myla (NSW)

Cinnamon Cove Swimwear's aim is to create age appropriate, stylish, sustainable and practical swimsuits that support young tweens' active lifestyles, and respect for the planet. Olivia & Myla's swimsuits are sustainably made from a fabric called Econyl - Which is created from upcycled fishing nets that have been illegally dumped in the ocean.

Website | Instagram

Tweenpreneur of the Year Award | Runner Up

Josie’s Jewels by Josie (QLD)

Josie's Jewels aims to create beautiful eye-catching jewellery pieces for teachers, that act as great conversation starters. Josie has found a passion for hand-making a broad range of designs, to help build relationships between students and teachers by selling at markets, through her website and on her social media pages!

Website | Instagram

Tweenpreneur of the Year Award Finalists

Care Co Creations by Indigo and Jali (NSW)

Maths Champs by Alexandra (WA)

Sweet Tooth Marshmallows by Patrick (NSW)

Indigenous Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Winner

Mardlaapa Designs by Temaana (SA)

Through art and clothing, Mardlaapa Designs aims to share Aboriginal culture and enable allies. Temaana hopes to educate people about Aboriginal culture and contemporary issues, raise awareness and develop positive attitudes about Aboriginal Australia. Featuring in 9 art exhibitions around SA and conducting art workshops in schools, Temaana hopes to inspire anyone to start their own business.

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Indigenous Entrepreneur of the Year Award | One to Watch

TM Fades by Tyrell (NT)

TM Fades' mission is to provide a safe and inclusive space for cool haircuts in Tennant Creek- Specialising in Fades! Tyrell wishes to start a mobile haircut service that young people in Tennant Creek like and feel comfortable with. Tyrell taught himself how to cut hair by watching Youtube and TikTok, and has already established a firm customer base.

Indigenous Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalists

Marli Marli by Tinaysha (NT)

Ngarinman Didgeridoo Camp by Max and Robin (NT)

Choo-Choo Designs by Kira (NSW)

Custodians of the Sea by Lilliarna, Emily, Amarlie, Eathin and Kevin (QLD)

Intrapreneur of the Year Award | Winner

Execute Skiing at Thredbo Resort by Seb

Execute Skiing is an Instagram entertainment and highlight page, posting engaging skiing highlight content. Execute Skiing has gained over 19.9K followers on Instagram, and wants to help other small businesses, share the knowledge of TikTok and Reels to harness the massive benefits of social media.

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Intrapreneur of the Year Award Finalists

Rehanth at Loyal Partners (NSW)

Christopher at Dear Earth (WA)

Alysha at Malkarri Cultural Centre (QLD)

Lotte and Karni at Heathfield High School (SA)

Most Impactful Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Winner

The Turtle Tribe by Ned

The Turtle Tribe has one mission...to save the oceans through reducing plastic pollution. By selling plastic-free items including floss, lip balm and toothpaste tablets on their website, and even selling their children's book, "Say NO to plastic" - Ned has been able to support partner charities, supply products to numerous healthcare facilities, and has become one of largest suppliers of bamboo toothbrushes in Australia.

Website | Instagram

Most Impactful Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalists

Sustainable Succulents by Amelie and Janke (VIC)

SOS by Phoebe

Magnif ECO by Jade, Emily and Vincy (QLD)

ReachOut by Jessica

Empathetic Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Winner

Kiana Mei Designs by Kiana

Kiana Mei Designs makes beautiful artwork out of origami. Inspired by the Japanese tradition of origami skill and detail, Kiana wants to allow her art to make more of a difference, by giving back to her chosen charity, The Butterfly Foundation. She hopes to support young Australians who have been affected by eating disorders and body image issues through her art.

Website | Etsy

Empathetic Entrepreneur of the Year Award | One to Watch

Kids of Purple by Ruby, Alice, Millie and Seth

Kids of Purple are helping solve the gap in support for youth struggling during or after exposure to domestic violence. Kids of Purple, will provide youth who have experienced domestic violence the opportunity to seek advice without judgement, access resources for help and most importantly, receive the validation that their emotions should never go unnoticed.

Instagram

Empathetic Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalists

Reborn by Louie (QLD)

Eyes Locked by Nicola (SA)

Pivoting Pioneer of the Year Award | Winner

Askew Designs by April

Askew was created from gap in the market that lacked quality jewellery, that was consciously and ethically made. Cleverly, April began using stainless steel, to create one-of-a-kind up-cycled cutlery rings. By using stainless steel, April is able to make durable, sustainably sourced pieces of jewellery for her customers; from materials that otherwise would've ended up in landfill.

Instagram

Pivoting Pioneer of the Year Award Finalists

Kiana Mei Designs by Kiana (VIC)

Robinson & Takkalapalli Carbon Credit Consultancy by Sohan and Hugh (NSW)

Nicola - Author (SA)

Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year Award | Joint Winner

Nicole Amey from Kepnock State High School

Nicole Amey is an outstanding entrepreneurial educator who drives innovation for youths at Kepnock State High School. She proactively undertakes a role as entrepreneurial educator to deliver programmes that are through extra-curricular or aligned with the Humanities curriculum. Nicole collaborates with teaching colleagues to build capacity of educators that impacts on youth and educator engagement.

Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year Award | Joint Winner

Kim Flintoff from Peter Carnley ACS

Kim Flintoff is the K-12 TIDES Coordinator at PCACS. TIDES emphasises interdisciplinary, cross-curricular, collaborative, and community-linked learning experiences to foster increased learner engagement, development, and autonomy through the frames of Technology Innovation Design Enterprise Sustainability. He is also involved in many other development programs such as, STEM4INNOVATION and ShapingEDU.

Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year Award Finalists

Greg Wacker from Canterbury College (QLD)

Jess Magarey from Mount Gambier High School (SA)

Tina Barnes from Park Ridge State High School (QLD)

Youth Entrepreneurship Mentor of the Year Award | Winner

Lighting the Spark Canberra Team

Belinda Kendall, Jodie Stephenson, Melissa Lacey, Sarah Richards, Mikayla Thomas, and Ivy Hill

This group of Indigenous women came together through their passion to support young women to turn business dreams into reality. They have all dedicated a tremendous amount of time and effort to making this program available to young people in the Canberra region.