ThinkSmart's founder and managing director, Ned Montarello, was the recipient of the Australian Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1998 at the Australian Small Business Awards, sponsored by the Australian State Governments, Telstra and Business Review Weekly magazine ThinkSmart was a finalist in the 2005 European Retail Solutions Awards in recognition of its technological delivery of the "SmartPlan" product with DSG International in the UK ThinkSmart is a leading international financial services company focused on the provision of finance to small businesses and consumers shopping in electrical retailing stores ThinkSmart is a leading international financial services company that is focused on the delivery of finance products through the retail environment ThinkSmart was a finalist in the December 2006, UK Trade & Investment International Business Awards