This year, CodeFish Studio is the proud sponsor of the Large Business of the Year award at the 2026 South Australian Premier's Business and Export Awards, presented by the South Australian Business Chamber. With finalists announced on 28th July and the gala still ahead of us, it feels like the right moment to say why this one matters to us.
Celebrating the businesses that carry the state
Every business in these awards has a story worth telling, from the startup finding its feet to the exporter opening a new market. The Large Business of the Year category recognises South Australia's most significant enterprises: organisations with more than 200 people, the kind whose decisions ripple well beyond their own walls.
These are the businesses that employ our neighbours, anchor our supply chains, and set the standard others follow. The award looks past the headline numbers to the things that actually build a lasting company: real industry impact, genuine leadership, a commitment to the community, and a serious approach to sustainable, responsible practice. It rewards performance today and the strategic vision to keep performing tomorrow.
That is a high bar, and the businesses that clear it deserve to be recognised in front of their peers. We are thrilled to help the Chamber do exactly that.
Why CodeFish is behind this category
We could have put our name to any award. We chose this one on purpose.
For fifteen years we have worked with South Australian businesses to turn hard problems into software. Over the last few years, more and more of that work has been with larger organisations, the ones scaling fast, running on systems built for a smaller version of themselves, and looking for a technology partner who can keep pace as they grow.
Big businesses face a particular kind of challenge. The bigger you get, the more a small inefficiency costs, the more systems you have that do not talk to each other, and the harder it becomes to change direction without breaking something. Standing still is not an option, but neither is a two year rebuild that is out of date the day it lands. The organisations that thrive are the ones that keep adapting, quietly and continuously, while everyone else is still writing the business case.
Backing the Large Business of the Year award is our way of championing exactly that mindset. These are the businesses we love working with, and this is the community we are part of.
How we help large businesses keep moving
Supporting these organisations is not a sideline for us. It is what APEX was built for.
APEX is our long-term partnership model for established businesses. Rather than scope a single project, hand it over and walk away, we embed alongside your team as an ongoing technology partner. We build and evolve the software that runs your operations, reduce the cost of the manual work quietly draining your margins, and free your people to focus on what actually moves the business. The roadmap flexes every quarter, so what we build keeps pace with where you are heading, not where you were when we started.
The result is a business that runs smarter, decides faster on real data, and grows without being held back by the technology underneath it. That is the same quality this award celebrates: leadership, impact, and a commitment to doing things properly for the long haul.
See you at the gala
To every business that entered, and to the finalists about to be announced, congratulations. Putting your organisation forward takes confidence, and being recognised among the best in the state is something to be proud of.
South Australia punches well above its weight, and nights like the awards gala are a reminder of just how much talent and ambition we have here. We are proud to stand alongside the Chamber and the wider business community to celebrate it.
We cannot wait to see who takes home Large Business of the Year 2026. See you there.
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CodeFish Studio is an Adelaide software company helping businesses run smarter through custom software, automation and AI. To find out how APEX can support your business, get in touch.
