Business mentoring helps Little Bumble beeswax food wraps business grow from local hobby to national success.
Laura, the owner of the Little Bumble business is smiling and standing in infront of a Little Bumble signage.
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Chris from Sailors Grave pouring his brew in a glass structure
Sailors Grave sets sail on new adventure
VIDEO: After the 2019 bushfires, the couple behind Sailors Grave brewery are finally about to realise their ambition of building a tourist destination
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Skilled migrant healthcare worker made a difference on Melbourne’s COVID-19 frontline
Dr Andrew Wang is a medical professional with a skilled migrant visa working at Sunshine Hospital in Melbourne’s West.
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A fruitful cherry season, in spite of the challenges
Koala Cherries did a massive pivot to get cherries to dining tables this summer.
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Meet Victoria’s female cyber warriors
We profile three women working in cyber security in our state.
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From Vietnam to Horsham: a business migrant’s journey
In 2018, Tuan Nguyen left Ho Chi Minh City to begin a new life in regional Victoria as a pub owner. Here’s his story.
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Swooping in to improve healthcare access in regional Victoria
Where fast & safe medical testing has become more important than ever, now is the time to improve how we deliver medical supplies. Why not use drones?
Owners of the Noisy Ritual
An East Brunswick winery starts pouring again
Melbourne’s hospitality scene is once more flipping the sign in their windows to ‘open’ thanks to a Victorian Government's program.
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A fresh brew: Abbotsford coffee operation gets a reset
With help from a free, online Business Victoria-supported course, Abbotsford’s Bureaux Coffee is getting through the pandemic.
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From funeral items to PPE: how a Croydon business reinvented itself
Croydon’s ‘Your Memories’ has expanded to sell Personal Protective Equipment to funeral directors, helped along by a Business Support Fund grant.
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Brewing up a new business plan
Take a look at how Ballarat’s Red Duck microbrewery is riding out the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Here’s cheers: Grampians wineries throw open their virtual cellar door
Revenue dipped between 40 and 95 per cent at Grampians wineries during recent restrictions, but a virtual cellar door is helping to turn that around.
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Cooking up a new way of doing business
A Business Support Fund grant is helping Izakaya Den swivel to a take-away model during the pandemic.
Federation University Gippsland
The road back: a helping hand for Gippsland’s bushfire-affected businesses
Many Gippsland bushfire-affected businesses are getting back on their feet via a course at Federation University that will help them upskill & reskill
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Collingwood book business has designs to expand online
Podcasts and live author talks are just two of the ways a Collingwood book business is courting an online crowd.
Paul Molenaar, who with wife Cindy, are co-directors of Compliance Experts.
Compliance Experts transforms to survive and thrive
The disruptions to Victoria’s business community by coronavirus meant many small businesses have had to adapt quickly and re-focus their business.
Kate Cornick, CEO of LaunchVic.
LaunchVic’s Kate Cornick: tapping the entrepreneurial spirit
VIDEO: LaunchVic recently announced support to help startups during this challenging time. We spoke with its CEO late last year about its role.
Matt Tabor smiling away from the camera
Digital masterclass: lessons from a YouTube maestro
When we met YouTube expert Matt Tabor a few months ago we never could have predicted his advice on working in a virtual world could be so prescient.
