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Meet some of the small business owners and innovators playing a vital role in Australia’s economic growth. Small Business Secrets offers tips and insights from entrepreneurs on building a successful business.

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Host Ricardo Goncalves shines a light on the small business owners & innovators playing a vital role in Australia's economic growth.

Teacher resources available for this program at sbs.com.au/learn
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Audiometrist Margaret Murray demonstrating a hearing test on her niece, Tegan.

Most Indigenous children in remote areas are at risk of hearing loss. This project aims to change that

Rotary Australia volunteers poacking medical supplies.

The Australians helping to save lives on Ukraine's frontline

Daen Xu and his wife Dana at their Sydney cafe.

Desperate for relief from soaring costs, business owners look to Tuesday's federal budget

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From fine art to furniture, Leonardo recovers treasure from other people's trash

Australia generates around 76 million tonnes of waste every year and of that, only half is recycled. Leonardo Urbano is among those working to reduce the amount that is sent to landfill.

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Leonardo Urbano at home in Sydney

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Audiometrist Mandy Cutmore (left) from Newcastle demonstrating his new skill. Credit: Supplied Macquarie University

Most Indigenous children in remote areas are at risk of hearing loss. This project aims to change that

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The Australians helping to save lives on Ukraine's frontline

Australia

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Phase two of the New South Wales government's ban of single-use plastics will begin from Tuesday.

Phase two of the New South Wales government's ban of single-use plastics will begin from Tuesday

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The Indigenous hearing program that aims to end a ‘shameful crisis’

Indigenous

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The Australians helping to save lives on Ukraine’s frontline

Australia

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Business owners are desperate for budget relief

Australia

Small Business Secrets

with Ricardo Gonçalves

Meet some of the small business owners and innovators playing a vital role in Australia’s economic growth. Small Business Secrets offers tips and insights from entrepreneurs on building a successful business.

Award Winning Change Agents Podcast Series

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Change Agents: James Spenceley

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Change Agents: Jasmine Straga

Australia

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Change Agents: Laura and Jordan O’Reilly

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Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!

#NAIDOC WEEK 2022

SBS Small Business Secrets presents a NAIDOC Week special featuring a range of Indigenous businesses recovering from the impacts of the pandemic and showing how they connect with this year’s NAIDOC theme of Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! #NAIDOC

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Designer Corina Muir sitting with her daughter, Sapphire.

Corina’s sustainable clothing range shares Indigenous culture with the world

Nova Pomare stands at a railing at Standley Chasm

Promoting and protecting Australia’s iconic Standley Chasm is a passion for Nova Pomare

Pip Reid stacking colourful blocks with her 3 year old son

From idea to enterprise: Small businesses in need of a helping hand are at the centre of this Victorian wellbeing initiative.

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Running her own business gives Corina more time with her daughter Sapphire Credit: SBS / Scott Cardwell

Corina’s sustainable clothing range shares Indigenous culture with the world

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Nova Pomare with her son, Kaea Credit: SBS / Scott Cardwell

Promoting and protecting Australia’s iconic Standley Chasm is a passion for Nova Pomare

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Weather has delayed the grape harvest

Despite a shortage of rural workers, Australian table grape growers are thriving as new markets open up

2022 Season 8

Episode 4

Australians are expected to spend more than $7 billion on travel this Easter, many hitting the highway in vintage caravans including some restored by Queensland entrepreneur Jessica Driver.

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Tony Antico remains hands-on in the business

2022 Season 8, Ep 3: Guiseppe Antico opened a small fruit shop in Sydney soon after migrating from Italy in 1922. His family still runs a thriving business selling fresh produce worldwide.

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2022 Season 8, Ep2: There’s a rise in artisan baking and among those at the forefront, baker James Partington who took up bread making while recovering from life-savng surgery and is now reaping the rewards.

Alax McGilvray (right) and Domenico Agostino

2022 Season 8, Ep1: More than 4.5 million Australians live with a disability. The brother and sister who are changing outcomes for many, through a rapidly growing platform allowing families to choose their own support worker.

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