The Creative Collective are proud to be a multi award winning agency having been recognised in numerous local, regional and national programs over the years, including plenty of recent awards programs too. These include our founder Yvette Adams and other individual team members being recognised, as well as being recognised as a company, and being recognised for our work. We’ve also achieved great results for our clients when it comes to the creation and submission of business award applications including some local councils. Want help with your business awards? See our sister company, awardshub.com. See our awards listed below.
See below for the business awards we have been recognised in to date.
Our Accolades over the Years
2023
Finalist – APAC Search Awards – Best Small SEO Agency award category – The Creative Collective
2022
State Winner (Queensland) Social Media category – Australian Institute of Marketing – The Creative Collective
Winner – Best Emerging Marketer of the Year – Social Media Marketing Awards – Tess Schweiso
2021
Finalist – Sunshine Coast Business Awards
Winner – Best Emerging Marketer of the Year – Social Media Marketing Awards – Claire Sandhoff
Finalist – Social Media Educator of the Year – Social Media Marketing Awards – Yvette Adams
Finalist – Best Integrated Marketing Campaign – Social Media Marketing Awards – Beef Australia
Finalist – Best Use of a Chatbot – Social Media Marketing Awards – Misty View Cottages
2020
Winner — Best SEO Program — SEM Rush Awards
2019
Finalist — Creative Industries category — The Creative Collective — Sunshine Coast Business Awards
Finalist — Training & Education category — The Training Collective —Sunshine Coast Business Awards
Finalist — Media, Marketing & Advertising Business of the Year — My Business Awards
2018
Yvette Adams inducted into Pearcey Hall of Fame
The Pearcey Awards recognises individuals who have made significant lifetime contributions to Australia’s ICT industry, winning the ICT Woman of the Year
2016
Finalist — Small Business Champions — IT category
Finalist — B&T 30 under 30 — Michelle Harris
Digital Champion — Digital Champion Award — Queensland Government (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Telstra Business Awards (Qld)
2014
Finalist — Queensland Multimedia Awards — Best Logo — Digital Careers
Finalist — Queensland Multimedia Awards — Best Large Website (51 pages or more) — Whitsunday Escape
2013
Winner — iAwards — ICT Woman of the Year
2012
Winner — iAwards — ICT Woman of the Year
Winner — Women in Technology Awards — Sue Wickenden Entrepreneur of the Year category (Yvette Adams)
Winner — Women in Technology Awards — Employer Of The Year category
Winner — Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards — Creative & Knowledge Based Industries — Large Business category
Finalist — Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards — Business Owner of the Year category (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards — Employee of the Year category (Glenn Paton)
Finalist — Mumpreneur Awards — Mumpreneur of the Year category (Yvette Adams)
2011
Finalist — Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards — Business Owner of the Year category (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Caloundra Business Awards
Finalist — Mumpreneur Awards — Service Based category (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Australian Institute of Management Awards — Business Owner category (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Women in Technology Awards — Regional Development Award (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Awards — Young Business Woman of the Year (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Qld Training Awards — Small Company of the Year — North Coast Region
Finalist — Qld Training Awards — Bob Marshmann Trainee of the Year — North Coast Region (Jag Quimby)
2010
Finalist — Telstra Business Women’s Awards National — Business Owner category (Yvette Adams)
Winner — Telstra Business Women’s Awards QLD — Business Owner category (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Telstra Business Women’s Awards QLD — Marie Clare Young Business Woman category (Yvette Adams)
Winner — MCEI — Home Based Business category (Yvette Adams)
Winner — Sunshine Coast Business Excellence Awards — Creative & Knowledge Based Industries — Large Business
Finalist — Australian Institute of Management Awards — Owner Manager of the Year category (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Australian Home Based Business Awards — Professional Services category
Finalist — Small Business Champions Awards — Three categories
2009
Finalist — Australian Home Based Business Awards — Professional Services category
Finalist — Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards — Creative Services category
Finalist — International Awards for Women in Business — Asian Entrepreneur category (Yvette Adams)
Highly Commended — MCEI — Home Based Business & Women in Business category (Yvette Adams)
2008
Winner — Queensland Small Business Champions Awards — Specialised Small Business of the Year
Finalist — National Small Business Champions Awards — Specialised Small Business of the Year
Finalist — Stevie Awards for Women in Business — Asian Entrepreneur category (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Yellow Pages Small Business Champions — Sunshine Coast region category
Finalist — Sunshine Coast Excellence in Business Awards — Emerging Business + Business Entrepreneur category
Highly Commended — MCEI — Home Based Business & Women in Business category (Yvette Adams)
2007
Winner — Queensland Small Business Champions Awards — Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Yvette Adams)
Finalist — Australia Small Business Champions — Business Services category
Finalist — Queensland Small Business Champions — Professional Services category
Finalist — Australian Home Based Business Awards — Professional Services category
Finalist — Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Awards — Young Entrepreneur (Yvette Adams)
Watch Some Footage Of Us At Awards Evenings

Our Awards Writing Service
The Creative Collective’s sister company awardshub.com have an excellent track record in preparing business award submissions having successfully applied for, and either won, or become a finalist, in numerous awards ourselves, but also in achieving success in this area for our clients.
We often recommend the entering of business awards as a combined marketing strategy for our clients, and work closely with awardshub.com to meet client objectives.
Want To Know More About Entering Business Awards?
Our founder Yvette Adams has been interviewed on numerous occasions about the benefits of entering business award, the process, how awards have helped her businesses and more.