Submissions open for Better Business Awards 2017

The awards not only acknowledge the brokers who are leading the charge – those with the most effective businesses, teams, marketing strategies and integrated offerings – but also the lenders and aggregator BDMs that are best servicing brokers’ evolving needs.

The event also provides a unique opportunity to celebrate the top-performing brokers in each state, who may not always get recognition at a national level.

Moreover, the awards give finalists and winners the opportunity to leverage local area marketing opportunities.

Submissions are now open for both individual and group categories across each state jurisdiction. Awards include:

• Best Aggregator BDM
• Best Commercial Broker
• Best Finance Broker
• Best Lender BDM
• Best Regional Broker
• Best Branded Office
• Best Independent Office
• Best Community Engagement Program
• Best Regional Office

Participation in the Better Business Awards is open to all brokers and brokerages, regardless of whether they are aligned with a brokerage, aggregator, lender or industry association.

The awards will be hosted as a dinner in each state, following the conclusion of the award-winning Better Business Summit, which delivers practical business tools, training and business intelligence to help brokers build a more productive and profitable business.

Enter yourself or nominate someone for a Better Business Award 2017.

Better Business Summit

Set by brokers, the summit agenda is designed to address the topics and issues most relevant to them and delivered as straight-talking, practical advice and take-home strategies. The event is a must for all mortgage and finance brokers, brokerage - heads, principals, executives and BDMs, broker sales trainers and educators, aggregator - heads, executives and BDMs, and bank and lender - executives and BDMs.

Last year's event saw more than 4,500 brokers in attendance.

In 2017, the keynote speech will be on ‘How to get what you want in business and life’ from business owner, TV personality, author and personal trainer, Michelle Bridges.

The Better Business Summit will also focus on:

• The ASIC remuneration review: what brokers need to know now Led by the event’s principal partner, NAB
• Housing: Is it a boom? Is it a bust? by Stephen Koukoulas, one of Australia’s leading economic visionaries
• Protecting your business against organised crime: How safe is your data? by Gordon Archibald, partner in advisory at KPMG Australia, and Stan Gallo, partner in forensic at KPMG Australia
• How to master useful belief and powerful influence by keynote speaker and best-selling author Chris Helder
• 4 simple steps to getting outstanding results from digital marketing by Beth Powell, founder of the Digital Marketing Club
• Innovation is a state of mind led by James O’Loghlin, ABC TV Host for The New Inventors

The fourth annual Better Business summit offers unparalleled networking opportunities – this event is open to all brokers, regardless of their affiliation to any particular lender, aggregator or association.

Event details

The Adviser Better Business Summit and Awards 2017 will run on the following dates:

BRISBANE 16 Feb, Sofitel Brisbane

SYDNEY 23 Feb, Four Points by Sheraton, Darling harbour

MELBOURNE 2 March, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

ADELAIDE 9 March, Adelaide Convention Centre

PERTH 16 March, Crown Perth

Book your tickets for The Adviser Better Business Summit 2017 now.