Success stories

Are you looking for some inspiration to start or grow a business? Read the following success stories.

Innovative idea transforms trash into treasure

Tuesday, 10th Mar 2020

There’s a new match-making service, but not the dating kind.

Sustainable Salons on the cutting edge

Monday, 10th Feb 2020

In 2010, hairdresser Paul Frasca and sustainable fashion guru Ewelina Soroko embarked on a very long drive around Australia in the name of waste research.

Gym buddies find the right fit

Monday, 13th Jan 2020

When best friends Nadia Tucker and Stevie Angel moved to Brisbane on the same day in 2011 and became neighbours, it was inevitable that they would go into business together.

Engineers with an eye for innovation

Monday, 9th Dec 2019

In 2007, Canberra businessmen Shaun Moore and Bruce Power were well placed to identify a gap in the defence market.

Brotherly love for pasta proves golden

Wednesday, 30th Oct 2019

It all started with four brothers, a love affair with fresh and authentic pasta, and a determination to succeed.

That was over 55 years ago.

Swimwear brand rides the eco wave

Tuesday, 1st Oct 2019

Danielle Clayton was working on a surf charter boat in the Maldives in 2012 when her women’s surf leggings business Salt Gypsy came to life.

Aussies fall in love with a little flat bread

Monday, 26th Aug 2019

When is a biscuit not a biscuit? When it’s lavosh!

If you ask Karen Lebsanft, the co-founder and CEO of Kurrajong Kitchen, ”am I allowed to call it a biscuit?”, you will get a very terse reply - “no you are not!”

Customers flock to Crowies Paints

Tuesday, 16th Jul 2019

Daphne Crowhurst knows paint. She also knows how to transform a stagnant family-run business into a successful franchise.

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