Entries are open! Thank you for your interest in entering the 2015 BRW Fast 100 or Fast Starters! Prior to filling in your entry form online, please confirm that your company meets ALL below. A summary of your application will be provided at the end of the entry form before you submit. You will have the option to go back and update any information before s The entry fee for Fast 100 is $198 (incl. GST) and Fast Starters is $165 (incl. GST). Once you have completed your entry form, you will be automatically directed to ou Payment can be made via VISA or MASTERCARD. entry will be accepted until all relevant questions in the form have been completed AND payment has been made. Please note that BRW may publish any or all of the information included in this entry form unless specifically noted otherwise. BRW Fast 100 and Fast Starters entries close on Friday September 25, 2015. Any questions to editor@brw.fairfax.com.au you must put F 100 or F starters in the subject line of the email. All companies featured in the Fast 100 or Fast Starters lists can purchase The BRW Fast Logo Licence Kit. This includes a wide range of marketing assets and adver your success. This Kit is valued at a minimum of $2,900 (depending on which advertising option you choose) and is priced at $1,000 (ex GST). REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER THE FAST 100 IN 2015 Entrants organisations must have started trading before 1 July 2011. Have a turnover greater than $500,000 for the financial year 2011 2012. Revenue for 2014 15 must be more than in 2013 2014. Entrants must provide four years of financial data. If not publicly listed, must provide third party verification of revenue figures from an external accountant or auditor. Have more than one main customer (the bulk of revenue must not be from government grants or other start up funding). Be Australian owned, not a subsidiary of a multinational. REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER THE FAST STARTERS IN 2015 Entrants organisations must have started trading on or after 1 July 2011. Have reported at least two fiscal years of revenue. Had revenue of more than $500,000 in 2013 2014. Revenue for 2014 2015 must be more than in 2013 2014. Have more than one main customer (the bulk of revenue must not be from government grants or other start up funding). Be Australian owned, not a subsidiary of a multinational. If not publicly listed, must provide third party verification of revenue figures from an external accountant or auditor. HOW DO YOU COMPLETE YOUR ENTRY? 1. Download the entry questions (on this page) and prepare the information 2. Obtain written verification of financial details from your external auditor or accountant (download the verification form on this page) 3. Complete the entry questions online 4. Upload the completed verification from your accountant online (word or pdf format) 5. Pay the entry fee (VISA or MASTERCARD) 1. *Which are you entering this year? A company can only be eligible for Fast 100 or Fast Starters in one year. Fast 100 Fast Starters As part of your entry (you can download the full entry form below) you must have an external accountant or auditor to verify the revenue figures for your organisation. For the first time we have created a standard verification form for you to send to your accountant or auditor. Before you start your entry, download the accountant verification form. A valid entry must have revenue data verified by an external accountant or auditor. To prepare for your entry, you can download all the entry requirements and assemble your entry information offline, before completing online. CLICK HERE to download the entry questions for Fast 100. CLICK HERE to download the entry questions for Fast Starters.
2. *COMPANY DETAILS: Please complete each field Organisation's Legal Name Organisation's Trading Name Month and year in which company was established Street Address (National head office one address only please) City State Postcode Telephone Website 3. Are the founders of the business still the owners of the business (in part or in full)? The information from this question will not be reported for individual organisation, only as a statistic for all Fast companies. the founders still own 100% of the business the founders still own part of the business the original founders no longer own the business 4. What percentage of the business is still owned by the founders? The information from this question will not be reported for individual organisation, only as a statistic for all Fast companies 5. For the portion of the business not owned by the founders, please indicate who owns the remaining portion of the business. The information from this question will not be reported for individual organisation, only as a statistic for all Fast companies Angel investors Family Friends of founders Venture capitalists Staff Other
6. *Contact details of the person completing the entry: Name Role E mail Direct telephone (incl. area code) Telephone (mobile) Name of CEO(s) E mail for CEO 7. Which category best describes the primary activity of the company? Accommodation and food services Engineering Accounting: Audit services Advertising Agriculture Arts and recreation services Business services Construction Education and training Financial and insurance services Health care and social assistance Legal Manufacturing Property Retail trade Other: Electricity 8. Was the company ranked on the Fast 100 in 2014? 9. What was the ranking in 2014? 10. *Is the company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange? 11. *Is the business a franchise operation? 12. *Please provide the following information on numbers of employees: Total number of full time equivalent employees (two part time = one full time). Please provide the answer in whole numbers. You must complete each field. Number of employees for each financial year 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 13. *Please provide turnover figures for each of the following financial years: Please note that 2014 15 turnover figures will be published in the BRW Fast 100 list. Turnover reported must be for the full financial year. WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY please, no dollar signs, decimal points, commas or words such as 'million'. Eg if your company has a turnover of $3.5 million, please enter 3500000. 2011 2012 Turnover 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015
The financial year data must be verified by your EXTERNAL accountant or auditor as soon as possible after you have completed your entry, and before the closing da September 2015. By turnover we mean revenue derived from the sale of goods or services and is net of GST, any credits, adjustments, commissions and discounts estate, finance and travel companies often report transactional revenue we only want normal sales revenue (contribution margins; net commissions before operating words, revenues refers to net sales, NOT profit. If you are a private company, please provide an estimate figure. The next step is to ask your external accountant or auditor to provide written verification that the figures you have entered on this page are correct. Once verification, you need to upload the document (below) before continuing with your entry. You can save and close in the meantime, in order to return to this page. Verification from accountant can be uploaded as word or PDF document. 14. *Please upload the verification from your accountant or auditor here. Select file to upload... Allowed file type(s):.doc,.docx,.pdf
Questions from the Editors of BRW In addition to finding Australia's fastest growing companies, the editors at BRW would like to hear about experiences and lessons of Australia's entre detail the better. We're looking for the stories we won't find on your websites or in your marketing materials. 28. How have you raised capital for your business (either at launch or later)? What did you learn, and would you do anything differently? 29. How you will fund growth in the future? 30. What has the been the most challenging situation in the current business? What happened and what did you do next? The challenge could be positive or negative. 31. If you haven't already mentioned it in the previous question, what's the biggest mistake you've made in the business? What happened and how did you respond? 32. What other lessons could you share with those considering launching their own business? Think of it as "what's the topic and content for a TED talk about your busine