Our business coaches support people from many different of backgrounds, to start all sorts of businesses.

One of the questions we get asked most is what type of business do we support. Would we consider supporting a new and innovative business idea. The answer is simple – Yes!

At Many Rivers, our goal is to support people to overcome the barriers they are facing to start their own businesses.

Nearly half of Many Rivers supported businesses are female owned which is above the national average of 35% of small businesses owners being female. 38% of the small businesses that we support are owned by indigenous people.

Many Rivers Community Economic Development provides support to regional and remote Indigenous communities who want to establish or grow economic activity on their land. This program has been running from 2015 and is 100% Indigenous focused. We work in some of the most remote locations to reach these communities that would like support to achieve economic outcomes.

Here are some examples of the variety of Many Rivers’ supported businesses.

• Photography business
• Log Splitting service
• Cultural Guided Tours
• Makeup Artist
• Yoga
• Handy man services
• Art Studio
• Electrician business
• Floristry business 
• Hairdressing business
• Skin Care business

Other Many Rivers’ supported businesses include:

• lawnmowers
• removalists
• scrap metal services
• cafes
• restaurants
• food vans
• jewellers
• Indigenous artists
• Youth counselling services

And that’s just naming a few businesses we support!

Are We Right For You?

We hope you now have a clearer understanding of who we support.

If you business idea is strong, and we think it has potential, we will support you to move forward with your business. There might be some more things you need to think about to develop your business idea in more detail. Or maybe you need to take a different angle. We have you back the whole way.

We have a small businesses resources page that has lots of tips and advice to help you with your business planning.

To get a good taste of the kind of all the unique small businesses that we support, take a look at the client stories. Make sure to also follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated with what Many River supported businesses are achieving.

If you have a business idea, we’re here to help. Please take the Small Business Self Assessment to see if we are right for you.