Microenterprise Development | Community Economic Development

We journey with clients and communities providing business support and economic development

Client Stories

Adelaide Alice Springs Bendigo Brisbane Brisbane South Bunbury Bundaberg Cairns Central Coast, Lake Macquarie NSW Central South Australia Darwin Darwin & East Arnhem Dubbo Far West NSW Geraldton Goldfields Grafton Gympie, South Burnett QLD Katherine Kimberley Melbourne Melbourne West Mildura Moree Newcastle, Hunter, Mid-Coast NSW Perth Perth and Greater WA Pilbara Port Augusta Rockhampton Roma South Coast NSW South West NSW Southern QLD Sydney Tasmania Toowoomba Torres Strait Townsville Victoria & Tasmania Wagga Wagga Western Australia Western Sydney Whyalla

Hilke Legenhausen, Nurture Our Nature Counselling, Point Cook, Victoria

18th September 2023

Meet Hilke Legenhausen, the small business owner of Nurture our Nature, a counselling business based in Point Cook, Victoria. She began her counselling journey because she has always been curious about health and psychology. Through her business, she intends to provide a safe and supportive therapeutic environment to people who are suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems.

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Kiah Stephens, Good to Go Freeze Dried Foods, Hunter Region, NSW

7th September 2023

Meet Kiah, the small business owner of Good to Go, a freeze-dried foods business based in the Hunter Valley and Port Stephens region. Besides her part-time bookkeeping job, Kiah wanted to do something unique, creative, and fun and she realised that nothing better than starting her own business where she could freeze-dry ordinary snacks into extraordinary delights.    

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Emily Jean Robertson, Emma Robertson Designs, Tasmania

29th August 2023

Meet, Emily, the small business owner of Emma Robertson Designs, a 100% Aboriginal owned and operated creative arts business in Tasmania. She is an artist and cultural practitioner who loves to work with natural materials such as kelp, fibres and shells and utilise them in contemporary designs. 

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Devinia Wainwright , Mara Lama Art Therapies, Gascoyne, WA

31st July 2023

Meet Devinia, the owner of Mara Lama Art Therapies in Gascoyne, Western Australia. She is a specialised therapist and has recently launched her counselling, wellness and therapy business in May, 2023. In her practice, she focuses on providing counselling to empower youth in making positive life choices. She also works with both adults and young individuals dealing with substance abuse, helping them bring about positive changes in their lives. Additionally, she offers therapy to clients facing mild mental health issues, depression, and anxiety.

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Harley Patterson, WA Slot Cars, Perth, WA

28th July 2023

Meet Harley Patterson, who is the owner of “WA Slot Cars” based in Perth, WA. Harley started his online business to sell specialised H.O. slot cars, car parks, controllers, and merchandise. WA Slot cars has a wide range of products ranging from AFX, bulldog and viper scale racing cars, AFX controllers, decals, AFX tune up kits, AFX track pieces and parts to build slot cars such as chassis, wheels, gears, axles and so on.

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Claire French, Mandala Tree Yoga & Deep River Designs, Melville, WA

30th June 2023

Meet Claire French, the owner of Mandala Tree Yoga & Deep River Design in Melville, WA. She started her yoga business in early 2020 and faced many ups and downs due to the arrival of COVID. Claire’s resilience and creative thinking allowed her to continue her business through this challenging period by starting an online yoga studio.  She now provides a synergistic fusion of traditional Hatha yoga and creative Vinyasa Flow general classes. Besides managing her yoga business, Claire has also recently launched a new web design business. She creates custom websites for her clients on WordPress.

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