NWCBA 2025 Awards Winners Spotlight Yarn Trader: A Story of Local Excellence With the North West Business Community Awards just around the corner, we want to shine a light on what is possible when local passion meets operational excellence. To inspire your own upcoming nominations, look no further than the incredible journey of Tanya Keen and her business, Yarn Trader, Winner of the 2025 NWCBA Small Business of the Year. Shaping a Creative Community Through Global Excellence

Award Winner Angela Dion As a back-to-back Entrepreneur of the Year (2024 and 2025), Angela Dion, creator of the Blissful Bond® Boobie Pillow and founder of Simple Breastfeeding®, is showcasing world-class innovation designed and developed in Australia. The Blissful Bond® Boobie Pillow is a hand-free breastfeeding support designed to gently lift the breast into a more natural feeding position - helping mums achieve a more comfortable latch while easing strain on the neck, sho

Featuring - Kelly Hody Supporting Small Business with Flexibility and Connection Kelly Hody is currently the licensee for Business Hub Mawson Lakes and Business Hub Semaphore, where she and her husband Andrew provide a professional sanctuary for small businesses and remote workers. Moving away from the constraints of long leases and high upfront costs, their model focuses on reducing pressure for owners, allowing them to scale up or down at their own pace. This approach is in

Featuring John Koznedelev Strategic Resilience in a Rapidly Changing Landscape John Koznedelev views the fast-paced nature of modern business as a shared journey rather than a solitary struggle. Through JJEM Finance Solutions, he focuses on navigating the complexities of commercial lending and regulatory "red tape" to ensure local business owners in South Australia remain resilient. While technological and cyber security risks continue to shift the landscape, John maintains t

Featuring Julie Johnson For Julie Johnson, owner of Adelaide Style Accommodation, providing a luxury stay is about more than just high-end interiors and award-winning comfort. Since establishing the business in 2018, Julie has focused on creating an experience where guests can truly "live like a local." This philosophy extends beyond the walls of her properties and into the very fabric of the South Australian economy. By actively encouraging guests to support local producers

Featuring Carey Hauri 20 Years of Insight: A Lifetime of Experience While Carey’s current business is only a year old, her expertise is decades in the making. With a background in journalism and more than 20 years in training, education, and coaching, she has worked with a diverse range of professionals—from engineers and accountants to artists and medical experts. She specialises in strengthening mindset, wellbeing, and resilience. Following a redundancy last year, Carey lau