Some insightful case studies on the success stories of small businesses in Australia.

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Company: Adina Watches

Date: 18 July 2008

Industry: Watch Making 

Profiling: Grant Menzies 

Overview: Grant tells us how his father started the Adina Watches 37 years ago and discusses why their company is the only one in Australia to assemble and design watches.|more

Company: House of Manfred

Date: 18 July 2008

Industry: Fashion

Profiling: Hamish Cameron  

Overview: Hamish believes in rewarding his customers, also occasionally known as rascals. |more

Company: Infectious Energy

Date: 18 July 2008

Industry: Fitness

Profiling: Susan Higgins

Overview: Susan discusses the importance of building great people inside and out. |more

Company: Nando's - Lynbrook franchise

Date: 18 July 2008

Industry: Hospitality

Profiling: Iona Stevens 

Overview: Iona talks about going into business with her son Shane and why they wanted to become Nando’s franchisees. |more

Company: For You My Queen

Date: 23 May 2008

Industry: Online Retailer

Profiling: Angie Wood 

Overview: Angie talks about what every girl wants and why online shopping should be easy, fun and convenient.  |more

Company: Happy House Sitter

Date: 23 May 2008

Industry: Service

Profiling: Ruth Myers 

Overview: Ruth discusses how her house sitting business began as a side project and grew into the country’s largest online house sitting site. |more

Company: Caloundra Cruise

Date: 23 May 2008

Industry: Tourism

Profiling: Ken and Rose McBryde   

Overview: Ken and Rose talk about the natural beauty of Caloundra and how their community-based cruise business came to win the 2008 Yellow™ Local Business Champion Award. |more

Company: Brookfarm

Date: 07 March 2008

Industry: Produce

Profiling: Martin Brook 

Overview: Martin tells us about the business and what it meant to win the Telstra Small Business Award in 2007 |more

Company: Springhill Farm

Date: 07 March 2008

Industry: Produce

Profiling: Fiona Barber 

Overview: Fiona tells us how her family turned their regional business into a corporate wholesaler. |more

Company: Little Veggie Patch

Date: 07 March 2008

Industry: Produce

Profiling: Mat Pember 

Overview: Mat shares his survival tips for his chemical-free bumper crop. |more

Company: Michael O'Connor and Sons

Date: 15 January 2008

Industry: Cleaning

Profiling: Ann Budge 

Overview: Ann talks about the year long business of chimney cleaning. |more

Company: Parts @ P & J's

Date: 15 January 2008

Industry: Information Technology

Profiling: Paul Almond 

Overview: Paul Almond of Parts@P&J’s tells us about his computer retail business and what it means to be the lucky winner of the $30,000 Yellow Advertising competition. |more

Company: e3

Date: 11 January 2008

Industry: Environmental Services

Profiling: David Peart

Overview: Take the Carbon Challenge to reduce your business's carbon footprint by at least 20%. |more

Company: Universal Publishers

Date: 21 December 2007 

Industry: Publishing

Profiling: Marcus Perks

Overview: Marcus Perks talks about Universal Publishers’ roadmap to success. |more 

Company: 100 Mile Café

Date: 17 October 2007 

Industry: Hospitality

Profiling: Paul Mathis

Overview: Paul talks about the concept behind his new venture, 100 Mile Café, and shares his views on what makes a good business tick. |more

Company: Chill Reflexology

Date: 17 October 2007 

Industry: Service

Profiling: Des Fleming

Overview: Des Fleming from Chill Reflexology tells us his recipe for work/life balance and how he found his feet in the Australian business community. |more 

Company: Napoleon's Retreat

Date: 17 October 2007 

Industry: Accommodation

Profiling: Eileen and James White

Overview: Read about how a new brand name can help turn a business idea around. |more

Company: Ripple

Date: 17 October 2007 

Industry: Products/ Services

Profiling: Tracy Bialek

Overview: Tracy and the team at Ripple Products have set out to help save the environment with their business. |more 

Company: Little Kitchen

Date: 3rd September 2007 

Industry: Marketing/ Hospitality

Profiling: Sabrina Perrini

Overview: Sabrina Perrini has a 'Little Kitchen' of her very own and it happens to be exciting kids across the nation.|more

Company: Business Mums Network

Date: 3rd September 2007 

Industry: Marketing

Profiling: Melissa Khalinsky

Overview: Working mum Melissa Khalinsky has discovered there’s still a growing need for support services for mothers who stay at home to start a business. |more 

Company: kikki.k