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Australian entrepreneurs sell cans of clean Australian air to China

Craig Butt    China's breathtaking appetite for all things  Australian - iron ore, real estate and baby formula - has gone sky high.

Australian entrepreneurs sell cans of clean air to China

Entrepreneurs are bottling Australian air and selling it to Chinese people.

Craig Butt    There has been an insatiable demand in China lately for Australian iron ore, real estate, baby formula, and now our clean air.

Surprising hub of entrepreneurs

Sarah Agboola is running two start-ups and studying.

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran   Meet two women kicking goals in Wagga Wagga.

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Big breaks for beauty business on Instagram

Anna Ross and Chelsea Bagan credit Instagram for their success.

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran   Relying on visuals to sell your business? Look no further than Instagram.

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Chucking in a six-figure salary to be your own boss

Katie Richards was working for GE before she started her own company.

Kate Jones   "People think you're crazy for giving up the safety of a $150K job."

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From coal face to shop floor

A new direction: Glen Dryland has turned from FIFO worker to running his own mobile mechanic business.

Sylvia Pennington   As the resources sector loses steam, FIFO workers are turning to small business.

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Professionals turn entrepreneurs

Hugh Monaghan works for McGrath Nicol and has started his own business, wine bar Bibo, on the side.

Cara Waters   Running a small business on the side is no longer frowned upon in the corporate world.

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Family toothpaste business goes global

Justin and Rachel Bernhaut, owners of Jack N' Jill.

Cara Waters   Justin and Rachel Bernhaut took a small family business and turned it into a worldwide toothpaste company selling in 35 countries and turning over $8 million.

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If the shoe fits

Georgie Hobart, founder and owner of Hobes, says the easy fit of her shoes makes them perfect for online sales.

Cara Waters   Georgia Hobart needed a shoe for a party and she ended up with a $2 million business.

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Using Aussie icons to sell beer and mattresses

James Grugeon crowdfunded The Good Beer Co's first brew.

Christine D'Mello   Drink beer and save the Great Barrier Reef. Get a night's sleep and provide care for a sick koala.

From corporate dropouts to $10m business

Robin McGowan and James Wakefield came up with the idea for Insitchu when they were buying suits for their corporate jobs.

Harry Tucker   James Wakefield and Robin McGowan ditched their corporate jobs to found online menswear store InStitchu.

The business of circus life

Silvers Circus matriach Anna Gasser (right) and daughter Rosita.

Caroline James   The golden era of traditional circuses is over but family circuses continue to make a living.

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Making dough from doughnuts

Damian Griffiths, the founder of Doughnut Time, with one of his $6 doughnuts.

Cara Waters   Small businesses are jumping on board the craze for doughnuts but are they just the "cupcakes of 2016"?

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After 10 years this bubble's about to float

Redbubble chief executive and founder Martin Hosking is planning to list the online marketplace on the ASX to take the ...

Kate Jones   How Martin Hoskings built an online market place which is getting ready to list on the ASX.

Perth Mumpreneurs share their secrets

Lettie Ennis' mats have been sent all over Australia, Europe and North America.

Fran Rimrod   Three Perth mums reveal how they cleverly make social media work for them to realise their business dreams.

The Roxy factor

Roxy Jacenko started Sweaty Betty PR at the age of 24.

Cara Waters   PR Queen Roxy Jacenko has built a $13 million business all while playing out her private life in the public sphere.

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The psychology of being a bikini entrepreneur

Kulani Kinis are now sold in the United States.

Kate Jones   How Danielle Atkins went from two-pieces to $200,000 turnover in just 12 months.

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From refugee family to $25m Rolld

Bao Hoang, co-founder of the Vietnamese street food franchise Rolld.

Cara Waters   Bao Hoang's family came as refugees by boat to Australia and now he runs a $25 million business using his mum's traditional recipes.

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What paid parental leave?

Emily Green feels she had no choice but to keep on working in the pre-Christmas period when her child was born.

Cara Waters   Small business owners are getting their claims rejected under the government's paid parental leave scheme.

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Your three second window

Natalie McKenna, director of Regeneration Unlimited Communications and a researcher at RMIT University in public ...

Louis White   Three seconds is all it takes for someone to make a decision when they meet you and that moment is crucial when you're running a business.

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Mind the gap for female entrepreneurs

Ahmed Fahour wants to give women more confidence to start their own businesses.

Ahmed Fahour   For the sake of our future prosperity as a nation we need to proactively encourage more female entrepreneurs.

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Selling your business with no regrets

Peter Alexander says selling his business to Just Group allowed him to focus on what he's good at.

Cara Waters   Pyjama king Peter Alexander hasn't looked back since selling his business but other entrepreneurs are not so lucky.

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Australia's nine most influential female entrepreneurs

Jessica May, founder of Enabled Employment, is one of the most influential female entrepreneurs in Australia.

Cara Waters   Meet the movers and shakers, the disrupters and the innovators. 

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What keeps you up at night?

A good night's sleep can be hard to come by when you're an entrepreneur.

Louis White   It's hard to get a good night's sleep when you run a small business.

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Thankyou takes on nappy giants

Daniel Flynn, co-founder and managing director of social enterprise Thankyou, is set to launch a new line of nappies and ...

Cara Waters   After shaking up the bottled water market Thankyou is setting its sights on Australia's $525 million nappy market.

A bags-to-riches strategy

Julie McMahon, left, and Jackie Hegarty plan to grow their bag business in Australia and the US.

Duncan Hughes   Jack+Jules has launched its first collection of recyclable shopping bags.

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Failure disguises the success to come

The key thing about failure is the hard lesson in humility it teaches.

Nick Curtis   The list of successful people who have embraced failure is edifying.

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Lessons from the underdogs

Emma Dumas is taking on the big players with The Muesli.

Kate Jones   Meet the small businesses taking on Coles, Woolies and Bunnings.

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Sally Fitzgibbons turns entrepreneur

Surfing star Sally Fitzgibbons has turned entrepreneur.

Cara Waters   Sally Fitzgibbons has started up her own fitness business as she continues training to be the female World Surfing Champion.

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What US tech stock turmoil means for Aussie startups

Google went public in 2004, but was funded during crisis times.

John McDuling   US tech giants have been smashed on the markets, and local tech start-ups could soon feel the heat.