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Goondiwindi businesswoman Julia Spicer OAM shares her reflections after wrapping up her final week as the fifth Queensland Chief Entrepreneur after 18 months in the role.

White November founder and creative director Bianca Librandi launched the brand in August 2012 after falling in love with jewellery while studying at RMIT Melbourne.

It was amongst the fresh produce and canned goods aisles of a grocery store that Mekė Baby founder and Melbourne mum Elysia Krstevski had the idea for Australia's first portable milk warmer.

The ASBFEO has also released a free Guide to Using Social Media Securely for small businesses, which explains how SME operators can tighten security and reduce the risk of their social media accounts being hacked.

Skin Control co-founder Michael Porter estimates his skincare brand has helped to clear up more than 132 million pimples in the last two years.

The Zeller Regional Small Business Grant will provide four regional small business owners with $2,500 each year to help them navigate the evolving and challenging economic times.

Founder Gemma Crowe told SmartCompany that although she and the investors are all stakeholders in the new operation, she remains the CEO of Infamous Swimwear and will continue to lead the business as before.

PopBox, the Toowoomba-based microwaveable popcorn brand has revealed it has landed a $5 million deal with Woolworths, with the boxes now popping into 1,000 Woolworths stores across the nation.

When Australia’s 12 Olympic sailors head to the city of Marseille this year, their sailing kits will feature environmentally-friendly Zhik wetsuits.

The founder Desiderate Jewellery says fraudulent chargebacks are “killing” small businesses at a time when many are already hurting, with her family-owned business already losing $5,000 to chargebacks this year alone. 

Sydney-based ethical jewellery brand Jackie Mack Designs that has sold more than 100,000 pieces in the past three years alone has revealed it has partnered with US luxury department store chain Bloomingdale’s.

Vegan, organic food and raw chocolate brand Pana Organic has sold more than 15 million units of chocolate bars and more than 50 million products since the first Pana store opened in Melbourne in August 2013.