Xero Beautiful Business Fund winners 2024
Congrats to all the 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund global and country winners.
Country and global prize winners
The judges selected four winners from each country, for a total of 28 winners from around the world. From that pool of country winners, they then selected four global winners. They all share in the total prize pool of more than CA$630,000.
Winners: Innovating for environmental sustainability
Here are the winners in the innovating for environmental sustainability category.
- Global winner: Other Matter
- Australia: Other Matter
- Canada: Glory Allan
- New Zealand: Confidential Document Destruction
- Singapore: Seven Clean Seas
- South Africa: House Harvest
- United Kingdom: Kapdaa
- United States: Sea Quester Farms
Winners: Strengthening community connection
Here are the winners in the strengthening community connection category.
- Global winner: The Bowling Club
- Australia: Zenly
- Canada: Well Suited Kingston
- New Zealand: The Bowling Club
- Singapore: Foreword Coffee
- South Africa: The Underdog Project
- United Kingdom: ArtWorks South Yorkshire
- United States: The Chicago Tool Library
Winners: Trailblazing with technology
Here are the winners in the trailblazing with technology category.
- Global winner: Prosthetic Art Technology
- Australia: Prosthetic Art Technology
- Canada: Flourishing Postpartum
- New Zealand: Cusp Studio
- Singapore: Tack One
- South Africa: Atomedge
- United Kingdom: Primary Care International
- United States: Ocean Conservation Research
Winners: Upskilling for the future
Here are the winners in the upskilling for the future category.
- Global winner: The Code Zone
- Australia: Anika Legal
- Canada: Flourish Kitchen
- New Zealand: Christchurch Riding for the Disabled
- Singapore: Two Men Bagel House
- South Africa: ABEOD
- United Kingdom: The Code Zone
- United States: Kendra Baker Veterinary Relief Services
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Meet the 2023 winners
The winners are passionate about solving problems and making an impact in their local communities.
Get to know the 2023 winnersCategories and criteria
Learn more about the four categories and judging criteria.
CategoriesJudging criteria
For Canadian Entrants. You have not won yet. You must be (i) a Xero small business customers (either the business owner or a designated employee) whose company is located in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec), South Africa, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, or Australia that has between 0-50 employees and is operating on a for profit or not for profit basis and (ii) be a paying Xero subscriber (either directly or via a Xero Accounting or Bookkeeping Partner) at the time of entry and at the time of announcement of the winners to be able to register. There are four entry categories for submissions; you must complete all the required information on the registration form for your selected entry category to enter. One entry per category for eligible entrants. Entries must be received between 9 July 2024 at 10:00 a.m. NZT and ending 27 August 2024 at 5:00 p.m. NZT. There are in total (i) four global grand prizes and (ii) twenty-eight regional prizes. Four regional prizes will be awarded in Canada (one for each entry category); the four global grand prizes (one for each category) will be awarded on a global-basis and may not necessarily be awarded in Canada. The grand and regional prize for each category will be $40,000 CAD and $15,000 CAD respectively if the applicable winner resides and entered from Canada. One grand prize per eligible entrant, one regional prize per eligible entrant. Prize-winners will be announced at the end of October 2024 . The odds of winning a prize depends on the number of eligible entries received by Xero.
See the official rules here