Infomedia Exporting since 1997, Infomedia’s clients include subscribers from some 160 countries, the latest being the Democratic Republic of Congo.Infomedia didn’t make a profit until it began exporting, and now it’s found its niche supplying electronic parts cataloguing systems to the global automotive industry. Products are distributed to almost 50,000 dealers in some 160 countries, […]
Will Evans from The Purist Company Exporting since 2004, The Purist Company’s key markets include the UK, US, China, New Zealand and Hong Kong. After developing his first range of products in WA, Will Evans moved to Sydney and set up The Purist Company in 1997 in a small factory in the Blue Mountains. The […]
Gary Lines and Maggi Miles from Byron Bay Cookie Company Exporting since 2002, Byron Bay Cookie Company’s key markets include the UK, Ireland, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore. Cookies developed by Gary Lines and Maggi Miles are not only found here and overseas, but in the airspace between, on airlines such as Qantas and […]
Sean Ashby and Guyon Holland from aussieBum Exporting since 2001, aussieBum’s key markets include the US, Europe and Asia. aussieBum’s growing range of swimwear, underwear and leisurewear is going from strength to strength, with 90 percent of sales in foreign markets. After initially being stalled by Australia’s major department stores, owners Sean Ashby and Guyon Holland […]
Apen’s Chris Vonwiller Exporting since 1998, Apen’s key markets include North/South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Appen provide speech and language processing technology in products such as speech recognition and phonetic transcription devices. Clients include big guns such as IBM, Microsoft, Sony, and Telstra, as well as Australian and US government and defence organisations. While […]
The Wiggles Exporting for more than 10 years, the Wiggles’ key markets include the US, UK, South Africa and Argentina. The four Wiggles (Greg, Murray, Jeff and Anthony) were crowned Exporter of the Year at the 2005 Export Awards, and have become a household name around the world, with 70 percent of their business in […]
What is an entrepreneur? There’s no definite answer, but there is one thing we know—it’s more than just running a business. So we’ve turned to the experts, who say innovation is a requirement in becoming an entrepreneur and growing your business. When the title ‘entrepreneur’ is thrown around it can cover anyone from the business […]
Through her agency Elite Introductions, Trudy Gilbert endeavours to find love—for others. Although there’s no guarantee of a fairytale ending, Gilbert knows how to work the laws of attraction. Matchmaking is a blessed occupation in Jewish culture; an old myth decrees that all honest matchmakers go to heaven. Although Trudy Gilbert, founder and director of […]
Diana Williams from Fernwood Women’s Health Clubs In the early 90s Diana Williams recognised an untapped market for a women-only gym. With co-founder John Clow, the pair were just in time to beat overseas competitors to the market, and rolled out the hugely successful Fernwood Women’s Health Clubs franchise, which now boasts 75 locations around […]
Mark Bouris, founder of Wizard Home Loans Seeing the time was ripe for non-bank home loan providers in the late 90s, Mark Bouris took advantage of the property boom and started Wizard Home Loans. Bouris attracted powerful backers including Kerry Packer, eventually seeing turnover grow to $100 million annually. Recently selling the company for a tidy sum, he remains […]
