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A bloomin’ great entrepreneur

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features the award-winner behind the unique gifts business Edible Blooms, Kelly Baker-Jamieson.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Table of Plenty founder on community and customer service

With just over six years in the business, Kate Weiss’ Table of Plenty is already offering the world a taste of healthy and delicious Australian snacks and muesli. Now, she’s sharing her reasons for starting the business, and what drives her to further success.

Rhiannon Sawyer · 2 min
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The aussieBum making big bucks online

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features aussieBum founder Sean Ashby, who’s sold his Australian-branded swimmers and underwear to over 200,000 customers around the world.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Dick Smith speaks out against “capitalist” business models

Dick Smith has spoken out on the negative impact ALDI and Costco are having on Australian producers, saying blame shouldn’t be directed at Coles and Woolworths for the supermarket price wars.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Business secrets from an eCommerce King

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Gabby Leibovich, the online entrepreneur behind one of the country’s biggest eCommerce empires – CatchOfTheDay, Scoopon and GroceryRun.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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The young entrepreneur tackling women’s business

Aimee Marks is taking on the big guys with TOM Organic tampons, and at just 25 years of age, has had some stunning successes.

Rhiannon Sawyer · 2 min
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The entrepreneur helping restaurants book bums on seats

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Dimmi founder Stevan Premutico, who changed the way the restaurant industry takes bookings.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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The Newcastle nappy business gone global

When a niche nappy business from Newcastle took out one of export’s best-regarded awards, little did we know that the toilet habits of tots worldwide was such big business.

Adeline Teoh · 2 min
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Mark Harbottle on the internet and start-up success

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Entrepreneur of the Year and self-confessed “start-up guy”, Mark Harbottle.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Successful fitness entrepreneur talks passion, vision and flexibility

Liam Taylor made a significant career change in 2009, moving from personal trainer to CEO of Perth-based business Surge Fitness and becoming a respected business leader in the three years since. Before Taylor took the helm at Surge, the business was on the brink of insolvency but it now boasts an annual revenue of over $3 million and a membership of more than 3,000.

Gavin McColl · 2 min
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Tapping into the consumer taste for cider

This week’s Friday Entrepreneur Fix features Ruth Gallace, one half of the entrepreneurial duo behind the country’s only 100 percent pure fruit cider range Cheeky Rascal, and with 880 percent growth in the last year alone, business is booming.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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The Aussie coffee business gone global

Going from a Qantas aircraft mechanical engineer to the owner of an award winning international coffee roasting company has been quite the career change for Dancing Bean Espresso owner, Rob Mergard.

Rocheen Flaherty · 2 min
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The small fry taking on the big fast-food guys

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Mark Koronczyk, the founder of vegetarian fast-food chain Lord of the Fries and the small fry with McDonald’s in his sights.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Whipping the fitness industry into shape

Jetts founder Brendon Levenson is the star of this week’s Friday Entrepreneur Fix. Read on to find out how he took on the giants of the fitness industry, and won.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Changing the modelling industry for the better

This week, your Friday Entrepreneur Fix features Taryn Williams, the young agency owner determined to improve working conditions in the modelling industry.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Winning the online appliances race

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features the young entrepreneur who took on the appliances industry, and came out on top. Meet Appliances Online founder, John Winning Jnr.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Wai Hong Fong talks online success and defying international competition

Wai Hong Fong established OzHut in 2008, growing the eCommerce start-up into a thriving online business that’s expanded to sell products in 12 categories in just three years. Now, this entrepreneur shares his tips for building a successful eCommerce business.

Lorna Brett · 2 min
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Three entrepreneurs, frying high

A clever pun, a niche idea and wide market appeal have helped Lord of the Fries achieve the impossible in the Australian fast food market: launching a successful vegetarian chain.

Jennifer Blake · 2 min