The Awards are now open to all Australian small businesses.As the only dedicated national awards program for small business, the awards offer participants the chance to be recognised as industry leaders for their outstanding quality. For these businesses, the recognition that the awards offer will be a rare chance in the spotlight, receiving the thanks that they deserve for bringing economic drive to the nation, providing thousands of employment opportunities, and enriching the lives of the Australian people with their outstanding product and service offerings packaged with fantastic customer service.Awards founder Steve Loe said "The Australian Small Business Champion Awards were founded seventeen years ago to empower small business people, helping them reach their goals. The program is a tool for businesses to improve themselves, letting them self-evaluate their quality across a wide range of business aspects".The Australian Small Business Awards has been made possible by the sponsors - Major Sponsors, TrueLocal; Associate Sponsors, BizCover, Castaway Financial Forecasting, Frontline and Key Person of Influence.The program will culminate at the National Presentation Evening, held at the Westin Sydney in April. Around one thousand small business people, special guests, sponsors and dignitaries are expected to attend for the announcement of the 2015 category winners.Entries for the 2015 Australian Small Business Champion Awards are available now, and close on Wednesday, 18th February 2015.Further information is available at www.businesschampions.com.au