If you love children and would love to work with them in your career, the childcare industry in Australia is a significant source of employment for refugees wanting to start their own business in this field. Let’s start at the beginning… When we talk about starting your own childcare business in Australia, there’s a few … Continue reading Ever thought of starting your own childcare business in Australia?
Refugees, readied with resilience and determination, are rewriting their stories through entrepreneurship, transforming past challenges into the foundations of their future success. However, refugees starting on their business journey may encounter unique challenges. Kaleed Rophael is an English tutor for Navitas Skilled Futures’ Volunteer Tutor Scheme, which supports adult migrants and humanitarian entrants as part of … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Blog Series #3: Advice from a Successful Business Owner
Welcome to the second blog in our Sharing Knowledge series, in conjunction with Navitas Skilled Futures, to support refugees and migrants to develop the essential skills, find the right tools and get the right information you may need to start your own business. Starting your own business can be an empowering journey. But there will … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Blog Series #2: The First Steps to Take to Start Your Own Business in Australia
Refugee Week presents an opportunity to recognise the ongoing challenges being endured by refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia, every day. It is a time when the whole Australian population can come together to collectively ask the government to adopt policies that ensure refugees and people seeking asylum are treated with dignity, compassion and … Continue reading Temporary Protection Visas: The harsh reality faced by refugees
We’re excited to announce the launch of an exciting new blog series, in conjunction with Navitas Skilled Futures, to support refugees and migrants to develop the essential skills you need when starting your own business. Learning to communicate in English and understand important digital skills to complete everyday tasks is essential when you want to … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Blog Series #1: Essential Skills for Starting Your Business (And How to Get Them!)
We’ve compiled this (non-exhaustive) list of actions you can take this year to empower yourself with knowledge and do good in the world around you.
This festive season, Welcome Merchant are encouraging you to do things a little differently. We’ve compiled a list of gift ideas created by our refugee background entrepreneurs, to help you slow down and shop ethically this holiday season.
We’ve got our Melbourne-based friends covered this year with our first ever Christmas market
On Wednesday evening, Welcome Merchant attended the 5th birthday celebration of Aunty’s Ginger Tonic, held at Canva Space in Surry Hills. It was a joyous event that celebrated both the achievements of founder Yarrie Bangura and wider African culture.
Here at Welcome Merchant we believe that all women deserve to live full and free lives in safety. We care deeply about the situation unfolding in Iran, and are closely following the ripple effects of Mahsa Amini’s death. Here’s an explainer on what is happening and why it matters. Photo by Artin Bakhan on Unsplash Mahsa Amini. remember … Continue reading Mahsa Amini: We stand in solidarity
