Close to 100 people attended the Kingborough Business Awards Dinner held at the Twin Ovals function centre on Friday, July 12 in a celebration of our local business community.
Among the winners were a diverse range of businesses, each making significant contributions to the Kingborough municipality.
"This was a celebration of our business community and a great opportunity for everyone to get together and applaud local business enterprise," event organiser and manager of the Kingborough Huon Business Enterprise Centre (KHBEC) Kerry Muller said.
"These awards have never been about how large or profitable a business is: it's about how you treat your customers, how you work with your staff and how you overcome the challenges faced in an always changing environment to make you the choice that consumers trust and use.
"Congratulations to all category finalists and thank you to all businesses that nominated for the awards.
"Your participation is what makes our local business community thrive."
The 2024 Kingborough Business Award categories finalists are:

• Online presence:
  Winner - The Fisherman's Shed
  Runners up - Noble Ink Design and Print, Tassie Mums
• Manufacturing, Construction, Export & Trade Services:
  Winner - Overeem Gas & Plumbing
  Runners up - RL Welding, Kingston Auto Repairs
• Professional Services:
  Winner - Fulcrum Robotics
  Runners up - Elders Real Estate Southern Tasmania, Ability Hearing & Balance
• Retail:
  Winner - Nextra Channel Newsworld
  Runners Up - newsXpress Kingston Town, The Fisherman's Shed
• Designers, Creators and Makers:
  Winner - Noble Ink Design and Print
  Runners up - Lighthouse Signs, Island Curries
• Food & Hospitality
  Winner - Bruny Island Raspberry Farm
  Runners up - The Beach House, Storm Bay Events & Catering
• New Business Start Up (less than two years old):
  Winner - Isabella Rose Stage Company
  Runners up - Island Coast Spirits, Ready Steady Go Kids Tasmania
• Tourism, Accommodation, Events and Entertainment:
  Winner - Channel Museum
  Runners up - Let's Flourish, The Hub Creative Market
• Brewers, Wineries & Distillers:
  Winner - Island Coast Spirits
  Runner up - Trial Bay Estate
• KHBEC Business of the Year (financial members of KHBEC):
  Winner - PDA Surveyors, Engineers & Planners
  Runners up - Ability Hearing & Balance, Fulcrum Robotics