Sponsored by Homecorp
Riva Offices
Riva Offices is a premium workspace community on the Gold Coast, with locations in Robina and Bundall. Offering private offices, dedicated desks, meeting spaces and member events, Riva brings together thoughtfully designed workspaces, premium amenities and genuine connection, creating an environment where professionals and businesses can work, connect and grow.
Sponsored by Queensland Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Usher Group
Usher Group is a proudly family-owned Gold Coast business delivering specialist trade services across painting, maintenance, access, signage and protective coatings. Established in 2001, the Usher Group now has more than 500 employees and sub-contractors. Three generations of the Vairaktaris family have been involved in the business.
Sponsored by Westpac
Salon Direct Hair & Beauty Supplies
Salon Direct Hair & Beauty Supplies is a retail and trade supplier serving Gold Coast hairdressers, beauty therapists, barbers, salons and spas, with around 95 per cent of its sales made locally. The business exists to provide the professional brands, products and everyday essentials that customers rely on to run their businesses.
Sponsored by Optus
GemLife
GemLife is one of Australia's leading developers, owners and operators of premium lifestyle resorts for over-50s. GemLife has grown into a nationally recognised business with communities across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Its vertically integrated business model enables GemLife to maintain high standards of quality, innovation and customer experience.
Sponsored by City of Gold Coast
Upside Kids Physio & Health
Upside Kids Physio & Health is an allied health service supporting children and families from infancy through adolescence. The business provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy and developmental support. Established in 2019 by paediatric physiotherapist Britt Orourke from the boot of her car, the business has grown significantly, largely through word-of-mouth since then.
Sponsored by GCBEA
Norco Co-operative
Norco is Australia’s oldest and last operating 100% farmer-owned dairy co-operative, employing more than 800 people across manufacturing, distribution, rural retail and corporate operations. The Gold Coast is now home to Norco’s corporate headquarters and its Labrador facility is its largest milk-processing facility and its primary Queensland manufacturing hub.
Sponsored by Walker Corporation
Attwood Marshall Lawyers
Established by Eric Attwood, Attwood Marshall Lawyers has provided legal services spanning all areas of law for 80 years. The firm exists to help people protect their rights, navigate important life decisions, and improve their lives through accessible, trusted legal support. Attwood Marshall has offices in Southport, Robina, Coolangatta, Kingscliff, and Brisbane.
Sponsored by Australian Retirement Trust
Skin Forum
Skin Forum is a leading nurse-led aesthetic and skin health clinic with two Gold Coast locations. The business specialises in evidence-based cosmetic medicine, advanced skin and laser treatments and personalised treatment planning. Founded by Registered Nurse and Cosmetic Nurse Rikki Bruxner, Skin Forum was established to bridge the gap between traditional beauty services and clinical aesthetics.
Sponsored by Griffith University
Service.com.au
Service.com.au is an online marketplace connecting Australians with verified, peer-reviewed tradies and service providers. Homeowners post one job and receive multiple quotes from local businesses across more than 300 categories. Founded and headquartered on the Gold Coast, the company has grown for 14 years without external investment.
Sponsored by Invest Gold Coast
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Proudly operating as an iconic Gold Coast tourism attraction and employer for almost 80 years, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Wildlife Hospital has evolved to become a centre for quality education and training, delivering immersive visitor experiences but also hands-on learning in animal care, conservation, business and trade skills for staff, volunteers and external trainees.
Sponsored by Village Roadshow Theme Parks
GC Aqua Park
GC Aqua Park is the Gold Coasts only inflatable water park, located at Broadwater Parklands. It features slides, swings and climbing challenges for ages five and up. The park greets 190,000 guests a year and employs more than over 130 people across lifeguarding, guest services, hospitality, management and support roles.
Sponsored by SEE Group
Biodiversity Australia
Biodiversity Australia is a 100% Indigenous-owned environmental consultancy helping industry, government and communities balance sustainable development with environmental protection. For 24 years, the company’s multidisciplinary team has delivered practical, science-based solutions across ecology, restoration, biosecurity, fauna management and aviation wildlife management.
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