Gift package service provider Gossip Box has won a spot as a finalist in this year’s Messenger Small Business Awards in the North and North East Region, Specialty Retailer section.

To be a finalist in the Messenger Business Awards is “something we are proud to have achieved” says Gossip Box principal, Ilona Reid.

“Gossip Box has chosen to support local business by using only SA products within our gift box range,” she says.

“Clients regularly inform us that they didn’t know a particular product was ‘South Australian’ and we pride ourselves on ‘educating’ people about the great produce that is made right here in our state.

“Being a finalist gives Gossip Box great exposure and we believe when people purchase one of our gifts that we have managed to share some of our state’s ‘secrets’ to not only our clients but to the people they have purchased gifts for.

“We hope that the greater ‘coverage’ will help us to find more ‘hidden treasures’ within our state and now that the ‘secret is out’ even more people will be ‘gossiping’ about us!”

Ilona thanks everyone who voted for Gossip Box – the program is a ‘people’s choice’ format – on behalf of suppliers, family and herself.

 Updated 6 July 2012