MYOB and the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024

The MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024 are run by the MYOB Group (“MYOB”, “we”, “our” or “us”), comprising:

1. MYOB Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 13 086 760 198) of Level 3, 168 Cremorne Street, Cremorne, Victoria 3121, Australia; and
2. MYOB NZ Limited (Company number 902338) of c/- Level 7, 28 Brandon Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand.

Nomination Period

11:00am (AEST) on 23/9/2024 to 11.59pm (AEDT) on 7/11/2024 
(i.e. 9:00am (NZST) on 23/9/2024 to 9.59pm (NZDT) on 7/11/2024)

Who can submit a nomination?

Entry Requirements

You may submit a nomination personally on behalf of a colleague, your employer or another business.

However, you must be:

1. be a resident of Australia or New Zealand and 18 years old or over; or
2. a business registered in Australia or New Zealand with a valid ABN or NZBN.

Who can’t submit a nomination?

Directors, officers, management and employees (and their immediate families) of MYOB cannot submit a nomination.

Who can be nominated?

Eligibility Requirements 

A business or stakeholder can be nominated for a Category in accordance with any eligibility requirements set out in the Award Criteria.

A business or stakeholder also must be:

1. a business registered in Australia or New Zealand with a valid ABN or NZBN; and
2. must not have an account in arrears with MYOB.
3. must be a current MYOB Acumatica customer, and an existing MYOB Acumatica customer since 23 September 2023 and must remain a customer until 5 March 2025. 

How to nominate

To nominate, you must complete and submit a nomination in the form stipulated by MYOB during the Nomination Period addressing the Awards Criteria.  

Multiple nominations are permitted. Separate nominations are required for each Category. 

You may include photos or documents in support of your submission. Any information you submit to us must be true and correct. 

Judging process MYOB

There will be 3 winners. There is only 1 winner per Category.

A judging panel appointed by MYOB will review each nomination for each Category. Each valid nomination will be judged individually on its merits by the judges in accordance with the Award Criteria for the relevant Category.

The judging panel may short list a number of finalists for each Category at its discretion. Finalists may be given the opportunity to submit additional material to MYOB in support of their nomination as directed by MYOB in its discretion.

This is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the finalists or the winners.

The judging panel’s decision is final and binding.

Reserve Winner

The judging panel may decide to list reserve runner-up nominations (“Reserve Winner”) in case a winning nomination is deemed invalid or the prize is unclaimed.

Prize

There are 3 prizes available (1 prize per Category).

Each prize will consist of:

1. 1 x ticket for 1 adult representative of the winner to attend the Acumatica Summit 2025 event, held on 26-29 January 2025 in Las Vegas, USA.
2. AUD$5,000 for Australian residents (or NZD $5000 for New Zealand residents) towards flights and accommodation to Las Vegas, USA to attend the Acumatica Summit 2024. Note: Flights and accommodation bookings are the responsibility of the winner.
3. 1 x ticket for an adult representative of the winner to the MYOB Discover event in Sydney, held on 5 March 2024. Note: Location to be advised.
4. 1 x return economy airfare (including airfare taxes) from your nearest Australian or New Zealand major city to the Discover event in Sydney. Note: flights are not included if you live in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.
5. 2 nights’ accommodation for one bedroom hotel room in a minimum 4+ star hotel in metropolitan Sydney to attend the Discover event (as determined by MYOB). Note: MYOB is not required to book a separate room for a companion.
   

Total Prize Pool

Notification of the winners

Winners will be notified on 19/11/2024. Winners will be contacted by phone and email and their names published at: https://www.myob.com/myob-acumatica-awards-2024 

Unclaimed prizes

Prize claim date: 10/12/2024

If the prize has not been claimed or if, after making all reasonable attempts, MYOB cannot contact the winner by the prize claim date above, the relevant nomination will be discarded. MYOB may re-award the prize to a Reserve Winner, who will be contacted by phone and email 20/12/2024 and their name published at: https://www.myob.com/myob-acumatica-awards-2024 

MYOB may withdraw a prize if there are no eligible nominations to receive the prize in the relevant Category and that information will be published at: https://www.myob.com/myob-acumatica-awards-2024 

Publicity and collection of personal information

By submitting a nomination, participating in the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024 or accepting a prize, you consent to:

1. receipt of any communication regarding the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024; and
2. MYOB using your name, likeness, image or any material (collectively “Publicity Materials”) submitted to MYOB in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of advertising and marketing the Awards, MYOB and MYOB’s products and services. You also consent to MYOB licensing (or sub-licensing as applicable) the Publicity Materials to your MYOB Business Partner in its discretion.
3. (only if requested by MYOB) participating in a MYOB customer success story, in video and written format, to be filmed at your business location for the purpose of advertising and marketing the Awards, MYOB and MYOB’s products and services.
4. (only if requested by MYOB) actively participating in-person at the Discover event in Sydney, Australia on 5 March 2024 for the purpose of advertising and marketing the Awards and MYOB’s products and services or MYOB more generally.

1. These Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions incorporate the table above and any appendices. By submitting a nomination, participating in the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024 or accepting a prize, you accept these Terms and Conditions. 

2. Nominations

1. 1. Nominations must be received by MYOB during the Nomination Period. Late nominations will not be accepted. We are not liable for late, lost, incomplete or misdirected nominations or other communications.
   2. We may request further information to confirm the validity of your nomination and whether you meet the applicable eligibility requirements and category criteria.

3. Intellectual Property

1. Any nomination submitted must not be copied and must be an original work.
2. We may copy, amend and use any material submitted to us. Our right to copy, amend or use any material are perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable and transferable. You must obtain a licence from any third parties for us to do so.
3. You warrant that such materials do not breach any third-party intellectual property rights and the use by MYOB of such materials does not breach any law.

4. Prize

1. 1. Prizes must be accepted as specified and cannot be altered or changed unless otherwise agreed between the parties in writing in MYOB’s discretion. A prize, or any unused portion of a prize, cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash or other prizes.
   2. If for any reason a winner does not accept a prize by the time stipulated by MYOB, the prize will be forfeited by the winner.
   3. There may be additional terms and conditions imposed by the relevant supplier of an element of the prize – for example, terms and conditions relating to airline tickets, accommodation etc. Prizes are subject to these additional terms and conditions.
   4. Each prize is subject to any applicable law or guidelines including in relation to a pandemic, any travel/government restrictions/directives, border closures, health advice and the like.

5. General

1. 1. You must not:
      1. breach any law;
      2. behave in a manner that brings MYOB or the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024 into disrepute;
      3. tamper with the nomination process or otherwise engage in conduct that could jeopardise that the proper and fair conduct of the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024;
      4. submit materials that contain any virus, malware or other malicious/harmful code;
      5. behave in a way that is disruptive, offensive, threatening or otherwise inappropriate.
   2. We reserve the right to disqualify any entrant who we have reason to believe has breached any of these Terms and Conditions.

6. Liability

MYOB will not be liable (including without limitation, in negligence) for any loss or claim, action, demand, liability, cost, expense or personal injury whatsoever (including but not limited to any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special loss) incurred, suffered or sustained by any person or entity (without limitation) in connection with, or arising from, the submission of a nomination, the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024 or the acceptance of a prize, except that which cannot be excluded by law (in which case that liability is limited to the maximum extent allowable by law).

If for any reason we are not able to conduct the Awards as planned due to tampering, fraud, technical difficulties or other causes beyond our reasonable control, we reserve the right to take any action that may be available, including varying the prizes or these Terms and Conditions, or delaying the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024, without liability to you.

8. Costs

You are responsible for any costs associated with you submitting a nomination, participating in the MYOB Acumatica Awards 2024 or accepting a prize, unless otherwise expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions. Any taxes payable as a consequence of accepting a prize are the responsibility of the winner. You bear the risk of any currency conversions or fluctuations.

Appendix A – Award Criteria

Business of the Year

Eligibility

Open to all current MYOB Acumatica customers in Australia and New Zealand who have been a continuous MYOB Acumatica customer since before 1 September 2022.

Criteria

• Outline how the customer has used MYOB Acumatica to drive growth in their business.
• Describe how the customer has supported the utilisation of MYOB Acumatica platform within their business. 
• Utilised the platform across multiple teams to unlock business value. 

At least one of the following:

• 1+ staff members of the company are an active user of MYOB Acumatica.

The following are desirable:

• Utilised a third-party application from the MYOB App Marketplace.
• Utilised MYOB Academy and/or MYOB Acumatica Community.
• Has an active website.
• Has an active social media presence.
• Has a published MYOB customer success story.

Breakthrough Business Award

Eligibility

Open to new MYOB Acumatica customers in Australia and New Zealand who have implemented and began using MYOB Acumatica during 1 September 2022 to 23 September 2024 (inclusive). Excludes returning customers.

Criteria

• Outline how the customer has used MYOB Acumatica to drive growth in their business between 1 September 2022 and 23 September 2024. Describe how the customer has supported the utilisation of MYOB Acumatica platform within their business.
• Describe why the customer chose MYOB and MYOB Acumatica, and how they embedded the MYOB Acumatica platform within their business.

At least one of the following:

• 1+ staff members of the company are an active user of MYOB Acumatica.

The following are desirable: 

• Utilised a third-party application from the MYOB App Marketplace. 
• Utilised MYOB Academy and/or MYOB Acumatica Community. 
• Has an active website. 
• Has an active social media presence.
• Has a published MYOB customer success story. 

Women in Tech Award

Eligibility

Open to individuals employed by any current MYOB Acumatica customer in Australia and New Zealand, which has been an MYOB Acumatica customer since at least 23 September 2022.

Criteria

• Outline how the individual has used MYOB Acumatica to solve business challenges.
• Describe how the individual has supported the utilisation of MYOB Acumatica platform within their business. 
• Describe how the individual has inspired or empowered fellow women in the Australian and/or New Zealand technology industry.
• Identifies as a female.

At least one of the following:

• 1+ staff members of the company are an active user of MYOB Acumatica.

• Company utilised a third-party application from the MYOB App Marketplace.
• Company utilised MYOB Academy and/or MYOB Acumatica Community.
• Company has an active website.
• Company and/or individual has an active social media presence.
• Company has a published MYOB customer success story.
• Company and/or individual is a member of a female industry group or body in Australia and/or New Zealand, in or outside the technology industry.