Morganne Kopittke

BubbaDesk is Australia’s first co-working space with onsite childcare services designed for modern working parents. And it has just entered into its first corporate partnership with Canva.

The capital raise marks a potential comeback for the knitting mill, with Dean and Melanie Flintoft, who founded the sustainable brand Sunset Lover in 2021, securing the assets of Silver Fleece from liquidators on August 9.

Farm Door Riverina was founded by entrepreneurs Frank Coorey and Zoe Lamont after the couple moved from Sydney to Wagga Wagga in 2016 and bought a small established frozen meal company.

Five local businesses share why more baby brands are increasingly offering eco-friendly baby products and product packaging and why many small businesses in the industry are starting out with sustainability front of mind. 

Michelle Ridsdale founded Kaboose in 2021 after seeing her son Nick, who is neurodivergent, face social isolation, bullying and missed educational opportunities.

Aussie burger brand Grill’d is set to open its first Victorian drive-thru outlet, just over a year after opening its first drive-thru location in Brisbane.

Lash Therapy Australia founders Emma Spiliopoulos, Jessica Arthur and Lauren Rugolo officially launched the brand in September 2020 with their Eyelash Growth Serum, with each founder initially investing $4000 in the venture. 

There is a growing disparity between employees’ expectations of the wellbeing support they will receive at work, and what is being provided by employers, according to a recent research conducted by Sonder and Culture Amp.

Since launching, the online retailer has sold more than 85,000 products directly to consumers and is roasting about 500kg of green beans per week, with four full-time employees and one part-time.

Since launching with Michael Theo from Love on the Spectrum as a brand ambassador, Wable has received thousands of downloads from the neurodivergent community across Australia.

Global small business platform Xero has announced the Xero Beautiful Business Fund will return for the second year in a row, with $700,000 in funding to be shared among 28 winners across the globe.

The Champagne Lounge was launched after founder Rebecca Saunders realised how hard it can be to make friends as an adult and the loneliness that can set in when you’re running your own business and don’t have a team to go and work with.