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Tartine Cafe In the past four years, Niall has opened three Tartine Cafés - in Trinity Arcade, Westralia Square and 140 William Street - providing top quality coffees, patisseries and artisan-made bread rolls filled with fresh, local ingredients.
House of Honey - a Hive of Activity Rupert and Kim Phillips have been as busy as their bees building the House of Honey and the Sticky Spoon Cafe in Herne Hill. The result is an impressive combination of eco-friendly business practices and a unique customer experience.
Margaret Gately – Escalatoo Margaret Gately is a vibrant woman with a passion for shoes, an enthusiasm to look after her clients, and the drive to grow her business.
Encore Delights When Li Chenyun, her husband Hu Dongquan and their two children were granted 163 visas to migrate to Western Australia in September 2007, they were looking forward to clean air, a more relaxed lifestyle and a safe community.
Grassworks Nick Streeter’s choice of business was borne out of the difficulties he had caring for his own lawn at home. “I used to be a fly-in-fly-out worker in the oil and gas industry and I spend a lot of my home-time mowing a lawn that never looked that good,
Alert Motocycle School After a rewarding career working with professionals and students in Performing Arts, David was looking for new challenges. He found the answer by turning his passion for motorcycle riding and teaching into a thriving small business.
Shadow Gap When Daniel Nitsche took off for Melbourne in 2004 as a newly qualified school teacher, little did he know that he would return to Perth five years later newly married and with a unique small business of his own.
Li and Yu Song When Yu Song Liu and his wife Li Chen decided to migrate in 2005, they considered South Australia and Western Australia as possibilities, but despite having a son studying hospitality in Adelaide, Perth came out on top of their list.
Stay Healthy Since moving to Western Australia in 2007, Rahim Parkar’s life has changed significantly.
EmbroidMe After four years of researching, planning and hard work, everything has fallen into place for Ashley and Carol Whitworth with their Australian permanent residency visas now firmly in place.
Mosman Bay for Brent and Fiona Deciding to uproot a family of six to live on the other side of the world is not a decision made lightly, but when you’re sitting in the sunshine at the Mosman Bay restaurant, it's not hard to see why the Pollard family chose Perth as their new home.
Positive Step When Kate Coghlan and Tamala Ranson left their hospital-based occupational therapy jobs early in 2010, it was to fulfil a long-held ambition to create a business of their own.
Black Pearl Pictures At 25 Jon Doddemeade has established his own audio visual production house specialising in film and documentaries
EnviroCare The need for a product like Miracle Wash Laundry Balls was evident when WA mother of four Dana Steddy started to research an environmentally friendly washing powder.
Having a Ball in WA The Smith family have found a successful business in their passion for soccer
Marketing Talk Established in 2001, Marketing Talk helps businesses make sense of their marketing and provides them with clever marketing ideas.
PDA Products Mortafil was six years in development before it made it to the shelves of Bunnings Hardware Stores in Western Australia. It is now available from 520 outlets around Australia as well as Thailand, Germany and the USA.
Paul's Cheeky Idea Paul Morris owns and runs his own custom printed T shirt business from his home using online ordering.
Rockingham Bridal Rockingham Bridal is the new home-based business of Steff and Kenneth Johnson who recognised the need for a service offering sensibly priced, unique flower arrangements.
Tee2Sea British sisters Tracy Bolt and Trudy Hynes came up with the idea for their exclusive golf and leisure wear shop in Mandurah as a way of satisfying business migration requirements.
The Abdulla Family Ike Abdulla migrated with his family from Botswana to Perth to become a successful businessman in the retail grocery industry.
L'il Miss Tutu A news story covering the success of small business owner Seanne Davis who, after her fifth child entered kindergarten, took the required steps to make her hobby into a home based business concept.

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