By George Bellinger
Local Business, Edge Hairdressing, has won the Gold Coast Local Business Award for Best Hairdresser.
They are also finalists for Business of the Year, Business Owner of the Year, and in the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards 2026.
They have also been recognised for their achievements in previous years.
Owner and director of Edge Hairdressing, Samijo Cranney, has owned and operated he business for the past eight years, and has since received recognition on multiple occasions for herself and her teams’ work.
“Since beginning our awards journey, Edge Hairdressing and I have been incredibly fortunate to receive recognition across business, hairdressing, customer care, sustainability, innovation and creative work at local, regional and national levels,” Samijo said.
However, Samijo said that the awards win means more to the team than having a trophy or a title.
“Hairdressing can be physically and emotionally demanding,” she said.
“For the girls to then see our salon recognised for what we do is incredibly rewarding. It tells them, people are noticing.”
Samijo has an active involvement in the community, which includes organising fundraising events.
“I’ve actually been reminded of just how special this community is recently while organising our breast cancer fundraiser,” she said.
“Local businesses have been incredibly generous in donating prizes and supporting something that doesn’t directly benefit them, they’re simply doing it because they want to help.”
She explained that the reason for Edge Hairdressing’s success is through their focus on customer care.
“You can create beautiful hair anywhere. What I want people to remember about Edge is how they felt while they were with us,” she said.
“We want beautiful hair to be the outcome, but connection, trust and experience to be what brings people back.”
Following the award win, Samijo and her team are proud of the recognition from the community.
“Awards are incredible, but having a business that our team is proud to work in and our community is proud to support will always mean the most to me,” she said.
