Terms and Conditions

1. The Promoter
‍The promoter of this competition is CMPartners Pty Ltd (ABN: 64 612 004 814) ("CMPartners"), of Level 1, 56 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

2. Competition Period
The competition opens on 1 July 2026 ("Opening Date") and closes at 11:59PM AEST on 17 August 2026 ("Closing Date"). Entries received after the Closing Date will not be considered. CMPartners reserves the right to extend, shorten, or amend the competition period at its absolute discretion with or without notice.

3. Eligibility
Entry is open to NSW based residents aged 18 years or over who are the registered director or owner of an actively trading Australian business with an ABN. Employees, contractors, directors, and their immediate family members of CMPartners are ineligible to enter. CMPartners may request proof of eligibility at any time and reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who cannot provide satisfactory verification.

4. How to Enter
To enter, eligible participants must submit a written response of no more than 200 words in response to the entry prompt: "Why should we pick you to win 6 months of CFO+ financial advisory?" Limit of one (1) entry per person and per business entity. Entries that are incomplete, illegible, fraudulent, or not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions will be deemed invalid.

5. The Prize
One (1) grand prize will be awarded, consisting of six (6) months of CMPartners' CFO+ Advisory Service, plus a bonus financial clean-up comprising two (2) months of bookkeeping, the scope and structure of which will be agreed in writing between CMPartners and the winner prior to commencement ("the Prize"). The Prize is non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and cannot be redeemed for cash or any other service or product. The prize is valued at $10,000 and must be activated within thirty (30) days of the winner being notified. CMPartners reserves the right to substitute the Prize with an alternative prize of equal value if circumstances beyond its control make it necessary to do so.

6. Winner Selection
The winner will be selected by a judging panel comprising no fewer than two (2) representatives of CMPartners, based on the quality, clarity, and commercial merit of the written entry. The judging panel's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The competition is a game of skill; chance plays no part in determining the winner. CMPartners reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award no prize if no entries of sufficient standard are received.

7. Winner Notification
The winner will be notified by email and/or phone by 31 August 2026. If CMPartners is unable to contact the winner within five (5) business days of the first notification attempt, or if the winner is unable to accept the Prize for any reason, CMPartners reserves the right to select an alternate winner or to withdraw the Prize entirely.

8. Right to Cancel or Modify the Competition
CMPartners expressly reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel, suspend, withdraw, modify, or amend this competition at any time and for any reason, with or without notice, and without liability to any entrant or third party. This includes, but is not limited to, the right to cancel the competition prior to a winner being selected, to change the prize structure, to extend or shorten the competition period, or to disqualify any entrant. In the event of cancellation, no compensation or prize will be awarded.

8B. Right to Cancel or Modify the Prize
Without limiting clause 8 above, CMPartners expressly reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel, withdraw, reduce, modify, or substitute the Prize at any time — including after a winner has been selected and notified — without notice, without reason, and without any liability to the winner or any other entrant. The winner acknowledges that no binding obligation to deliver the Prize arises until a formal written agreement has been executed between CMPartners and the winner. In the event the Prize is cancelled or withdrawn after selection, the winner will not be entitled to any compensation, alternative prize, or payment of any kind.

9. Privacy and Data Collection
Personal information collected through this competition will be used by CMPartners for the purposes of administering the competition, contacting entrants regarding the competition outcome, and for ongoing marketing communications. By entering, participants consent to the storage and use of their personal information in accordance with CMPartners' Privacy Policy and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Participants may opt out of marketing communications at any time. CMPartners will not sell or share entrant data with unrelated third parties.

10. Publicity
By entering, participants consent to their name and business name being used by CMPartners in any promotional materials, social media posts, or publications relating to this competition, unless the participant expressly requests otherwise in writing prior to the winner announcement.

11. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CMPartners excludes all liability for any loss, damage, or injury arising directly or indirectly from participation in this competition or acceptance of the Prize. CMPartners is not responsible for entries lost, delayed, or misdirected due to technical failures or circumstances beyond its control.

12. Governing Law
This competition is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. By entering, participants agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

13. General
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook or Instagram). Entrants release Meta Platforms Inc. from all liability inconnection with this promotion. CMPartners' decision on all matters relating to this competition is final.