The Age | D&B Awards

Rewarding outstanding performance

The Age | D&B Awards, now in its 16^th year, has consistently identified high-performing organisations in Victoria.

The program is renowned for its objectivity and fairness, with businesses invited to take part in the awards based on the strength of their financial profile within the D&B database.

This year's category winners have been recognised for successfully managing their businesses with the right balance of entrepreneurialism and safe long-term growth strategies.

The awards, unique to others, operate on an exclusive invitation only basis. Businesses are invited to take part in the award program based solely on the strength of their financial profile contained within the D&B database.

• Strong Dynamic Risk Score - The DRS is a statistically derived measure that assesses the probability of a business experiencing severe financial distress during the next 12 months
  
  
• Strong Dynamic Delinquency Score - The DDS is a statistically derived measure that assesses the probability of a business paying its bills in a severely delinquent manner over the next 12 months
  
  
• Lack of adverse information - Collections, court actions and registered charges
  
  
• Positive Net Worth

By winning category awards businesses will be offered $2,500 worth of D&B products and a feature article in The Age (Business Section). All category winners will proceed to the Grand Final at the ceremony, the winner of the overall award will be crowned Victoria's Best Business of the Year 2009 and will win $25,000 worth of D&B products and an additional feature article in The Age (Business Section).

2009 Best Victorian Business - QSR International

QSR International is a leading developer of qualitative research software. The Victorian technology company has international clout. More than 400,000 customers worldwide now use QSR software and more than 500 organisations hold licences for its products. These include the Victorian CFA, hospitals, research centres and nearly every major university in the US, Europe and Australasia. View the overall winners article>>

Category winners 2009

To find out more about the 2009 winners click on the links below to read about their success in The Age.

	IT & Business Services QSR International		Country & Rural Meeniyan Stockfeeds
	Building & Allied ndustries CDK Commercial Construction		Retailer Beacon Lighting
	Manufacturing Woods Furniture		Exporter & Wholesaler CEM International

New Company                 Cutter Electronics