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June Check-In: How To Get Ahead For EOFY With Mondays Bookkeeping

With the end of financial year (EOFY) fast approaching we recently caught up with Patrice from Mondays Bookkeeping to chat about business sentiment around EOFY and her top tips to help you get ahead.

An Honest Conversation About Small Business: Meet Lauren From Ochre Ceramics

We spoke to Lauren from Ochre Ceramics about all things business, highs and lows and reflecting on the last five years. An honest conversation between business owners.

Butter Chef Julian Cincotta’s Five Tips for Reducing Your Restaurant’s Food Waste

Butter chef Julian shares his top five tips to help other restaurants looking to reduce their food waste and be more sustainable.

Tokyo Lamington Has Found Their Niche With a Reinvented Treat

From a Tokyo night out to a thriving bakery with unique flavours. Read how Min Chai and Eddie Stewart turned a childhood classic into a sensation, even during COVID. Now expanding with Square Loans and their own creativity.

How to Navigate Financial Challenges When Expanding Your Cafe: Insights from Tokyo Lamington

Discover valuable insights for cafe owners on expanding a cafe: maintaining consistency, creating a welcoming environment, scaling operations, managing finances, and building a strong sense of community.

Saving Costs and Streamlining Operations: Why Carla and Tom Chose Square

When they began home brewing to save money during their university years, Carla and Tom never anticipated that they would one day own a facility capable of producing one million litres of beer per year with two brewery locations across Hobart, Tasmania.

How Risk Manager and 3D Secure Can Keep Your eCommerce Business Safe: A Chat with AMR Hair & Beauty Founder Ammar Issa

Online selling is a crucial ingredient in the success of most contemporary businesses. Unfortunately, these digital transactions also expose businesses to the risk of fraud. We spoke to AMR Beauty about how they are protecting their online payments.

Breaking the Status Quo: How Savant Apothecary Is Changing The Skincare Game

We recently visited Kylie in Newcastle to learn about how she started and scaled a business in a regional area, and her ambitions to challenge the status quo.

Steamed to Perfection: Bao Brothers’ Journey From Market Stall to Multi-location QSR

Learn about how brothers-in-law Dave and Nathan scaled from market stall to multi-location QSR with Square.

How Butter Transformed Food Headed for Waste into a Three-Course Dinner Event

How Butter Transformed Food Headed for Waste into a Three-Course Dinner Event to showcase how venues can do more with less.

It All Started With Butter: How Bread and Butter Expanded to Four Locations and Counting

We recently caught up with Olivia and Rob Morrison, co-owners of Bread & Butter to learn about how they have grown their business to more than 50 team members and four locations with Square.

Baking Beyond Boundaries: Pigeon Whole Bakers' Recipe for Success

We recently visited Pigeon Whole Bakers, a Tasmanian bakery that found its niche and grew from a small cafe to a household name with Square. Read on to learn more about their success story.

From K-Pop to Fashion: How Tom's Project is Bringing Korean Style to Australia

Learn how Tom’s Project is bringing Korean fashion to Australia, inspired by K-Pop. And how they’ve grown to 11 locations using Square.

The Power Of Intimacy: Behind The Doors at Sonny and Ogee

We visited Matt Breen and the team behind Sonny and Ogee in Hobart to learn about owning your vision, the value of a great team, and most importantly, which records should accompany your intimate dinner. Read more on Townsquare

Finding Success in Family Heritage: Meet Nonna's Grocer

Learn about the inspiration and challenges behind Nonna’s Grocer, a one-of-a-kind concept candle shop blending family heritage and design.

How Experimentation Helped Brooki Bakehouse Find Their Audience

You wouldn’t typically expect to find an NYC East Village meets french inspired patisserie style bakery on the streets of Brisbane, but that’s exactly what Brooke from Brooki Bakehouse envisioned when she dove into owning her own business.

Talking Babies and Business With New Mum Cassie From Edward & I

We recently sat down with new mum Cassie, Owner of Edward and I (and little Etta) to chat about becoming a new mum while owning your own business, the balance, the village, highs, lows and everything in between.

Behind The Counter: Edward & I

what happens behind the counter at a successful florist in Melbourne’s outer east? We took a peek behind the petals into what makes Edward & I tick.

Breaking The Stigma: Meet Cosmetic Injectables By Christine

Christine was a practicing Registered Nurse for more than three decades, but when she was working in the specialty of plastic surgery she found herself drawn to the industry. So she started Cosmetic Injectables By Christine.

How Keeping it Small Has Helped Coquette Clothes Build A Loyal Customer Base

Tucked away off the main road in Melbourne’s famous Fitzroy is a little clothing store started from humble beginnings by former actress Anastasia. Little did she know that it would bloom into a safe and beautiful space for her loyal customer base to shop.

18 Years In Business and Still Growing: Meet Impact Comics

Mal and Kameron met while working together at the comic counter in the back of a record store in Canberra. Now Impact Comics is now one of Australia’s largest comic suppliers.

How Jason Created a Sneaker Empire At Just 20

Jason spent his days after school lining up for limited edition sneakers, though usually leaving empty handed it sparked an obsession that led to endless hours of research and eventually a business.

Luck is What Happens When Hard Work Meets Opportunity: Meet Jad From Wholefood Merchants

Jad studied a bachelor of Fashion Merchandise Management as well as Graphic Design and Digital Marketing at university whilst working on the side at Wholefood Merchants. We sat down to chat about how he got into marketing full time.

How This Business Trio Started Melbourne’s Go-To Vegan Restaurant

We caught up with founders Alexandra, Matthew and Jonathan to find out how they have expanded their business to two venues in two short years (plus a pandemic), and what the secret sauce is to Sable’s epic success.

Meet Australia's Largest Health Food Store: Wholefood Merchants

Learn how Wholefood Merchants have grown humbly from a small store in a local shopping centre, to stocking over 35,000 products.

Behind The Counter At Wholefood Merchants

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the counter at a store that stocks over 35,000 products? Well, you’re in luck read on to find out the nitty-gritty details that make Wholefood Merchants tick.

Telling Stories Through Food: KOI Experiential

Reynold Poernomo might be known as MasterChef’s Dessert King, producing some incredibly iconic dishes. But his skills and talents extend beyond sweet treats. Read more on Townsquare

Talking About Purpose With Boutique Label One Fable

We recently visited Byron Bay to meet Natasha Knight, owner of One Fable, a local boutique fashion label that humbly began with a small store in Bangalow and has now expanded to Byron Bay and more recently internationally to Bali.

Born Out Of Necessity: Shred Culture Tattoo

When Mikey and Natasha moved from Sydney to Byron Bay with their young family they never anticipated a pandemic shut down and cross-border bubbles would lead to them losing their stable jobs. Read about how they started their business on Townsquare.

A Taste of Italy in Byron Bay: Frankie’s Gelato

I dreamed of owning a business that represented my sentimentality for the Italy of old. Frankies was born out of the desire to bring one-of-a-kind gelato flavours to life in Australia. Read more on Townsquare.

Behind The Counter At Vegan Restaurant No Bones Byron Bay

If you are a current or aspiring restaurant owner, working in the industry or just love hearing about how a large-scale venue ticks, we’ve got you covered. Read on to find out what happens behind the counter at one of Byron Bay’s best restaurants.

A Restaurant That Makes a Difference For The Planet: No Bones Byron Bay

We caught up with the team at fine dining vegan restaurant No Bones Byron Bay to learn about their expedition to save the earth one brussel sprout at time and how they have scaled their business to two and soon to be three venues with Square.

Rewriting the Stereotypes Behind Korean Cuisine With Jung Sung

Located on the third level of an old rum store in Chippendale Sydney, Jung Sung is a contemporary take on traditional Korean flavours. Read their story on Townsquare

Behind The Counter at Polished Byron Bay

We took a peek into the day-to-day operations at Polished Byron Bay and you can find out all about their setup and how you can implement similar tools and strategies into your salon.

Talking Non-Toxic and Vegan Salons With Polished Byron Bay

We spent some time with Amy and the Polished Byron Bay team to talk about all things self-care, non-toxic products and business growth plans. Read the full chat on Townsquare.

Talking to a Familiar Stranger: How Hair and Beauty Salons Can Support Mental Health

We recently caught up with GoodTimes Barbershop in Adelaide to chat about the important work they are doing for both their customers and staff in the mental health space. Read more on Townsquare