Our funding is helping Australian businesses and entrepreneurs compete every day across many industries. Check out some of their stories.
Tara Simich is no stranger to the beauty and fitness industry. With an already thriving global fitness company, The Jungle Body, Tara’s passion for helping women look good and feel great, with a focus on physical and mental health, is inspiring. When Tara and husband Steve decided to branch out from fitness and start Australian hair brand Mermade Hair, they didn’t imagine the business would explode the way it has.
It was on a trip to Italy back in 2007 that Tom Maclean fell in love with the Aperitivo, the classic Italian cocktail. This inspired Tom to return to Australia and found his own company, SOFI Spritz, that would put an Aussie twist on an old favourite. With demand for their brand growing, they turned to FinTech to provide a unique combination of working capital and equity funding.
Since starting in 2016, Workfast has grown to become one of Australia’s leading labour hire companies. Their Managing Director, Tim Nieuwenhuis, expects a boost of 30-40% growth over the next six months, having recently signed deals with many new clients, including 10 tier one rail, construction and mining companies…
Australian beverage manufacturer, Nexba, started their business in 2010 with the launch of an alternative range of healthy ice teas. They were an amazing success. In 2016 Nexba introduced Australia’s first range of naturally sugar-free soft drinks with no artificial ingredients, flavours or sweeteners. Their sales tripled…
The future of packaging can be summed up in one word—sustainable—and SECOS Group (ASX: SES), with its proprietary technology across an 11-patent family, sits at the cutting edge. Boasting an annual revenue in excess of $21 million, SECOS supplies biodegradable and Biohybrid™ resins, sustainable packaging products and high-quality cast films to a global base of blue chip customers.
Eoin Daniels did not start with a burning ambition to be a business owner. After working alongside other tradies who were running their own show, he decided if they could do it, there was no reason why he couldn’t also. More than 10 years later his decision seems to have paid off…
In 2019, designers Edwina Forrest and Adrian Norris entered the second decade of their fashion brand Aje, known for its raw beauty, tough femininity and effortless cool. In that time they have grown to 15 boutiques in Australia and a thriving e-commerce business serving customers in over 200 countries worldwide.
Scott Boocock has created a great Australian story. In 2012, after years working in a range of roles and industries, he had a lightbulb moment. While hanging out ‘delicates’ on the washing line he wondered why pegs didn’t come with handy hooks. That question was the catalyst for ‘Hegs’; an Australian product manufactured locally and now sold across the world.
The Gold Coast has long been an epicentre of residential and commercial development and the employment opportunities available influenced Tim Hamilton’s decision to move there in the 90’s. Almost 30 years later, he is no longer on the tools and is now running a successful roofing business with a solid reputation in the construction industry.
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