Blog post by Navitas Skilled Futures Image provided by Navitas Looking to embark on an entrepreneurial journey by starting your own business? Take inspiration from Oranan Jantatep, who turned her passion for baking into a thriving enterprise.Despite initial challenges, such as moving to Australia from Thailand, adapting to a new country and learning a new … Continue reading Starting Your Own Business: Inspired by Oranan’s Journey
Starting a new business is an exciting journey, with one of the biggest challenges often being attracting those crucial first customers. This guide will walk you through the basics of marketing to help you launch your business and have continued success. Understand Your Audience Before you dive into strategies and campaigns, take a step back … Continue reading Finding Customers – A Guide to Launching and Marketing Your Business
It is always a pleasure to learn about different traditional festivals celebrated by diverse communities. Welcome Merchant strives to be inclusive and highlight diverse cultures and their unique festivities. This year Lunar New Year falls on the 10th of February making it the year of the dragon according to the Chinese zodiac. The Year of the … Continue reading Lunar New Year
Happy New Year from Welcome Merchant, we hope 2024 is treating you well so far. When it comes to New Year's, celebrations and resolutions come to mind. Everyone has their way of ringing in the New Year along with their unique traditions. Welcome Merchant had the pleasure of speaking to cook and caterer Verena from … Continue reading New Year’s Traditions
By Rebecca Foreman (Navitas Skilled Futures) For migrants and refugees arriving in Australia, the entrepreneurial spirit often becomes a ray of hope and self-determination. Recognising and utilising your unique skills can be a powerful spark for business success in your new home. But how do we identify our unique skills and then use them to … Continue reading SHARING KNOWLEDGE BLOG #5: IDENTIFYING AND UTILISING YOUR UNIQUE SKILLS TO START & GROW YOUR BUSINESS
How to keep going when the going gets tough (in setting up a business) Words by Rebecca Foreman for Navitas Skilled Futures Starting your own business is a brave undertaking even at the best of times, but doing so as a migrant or as a refugee in Australia can create additional challenges. However, armed with … Continue reading Sharing Knowledge Blog #4:
December is here which means Christmas is right around the corner, making it the perfect time to decide on gifts to give your loved ones. Welcome Merchant has gathered a few gift ideas from hardworking and talented merchants. There is something for everyone whether that be a stocking filler or the ultimate gift for that … Continue reading Christmas Gift Ideas
Peter Lubega who prefers to be called Sparrow Uganda was born and raised in Uganda and is a person seeking asylum. He is a multidisciplinary artist now residing in Melbourne who has a variety of talents that occupy his time, these being a musician, street artist and chef to name a few. His passion for … Continue reading A Conversation with The Multi-talented Sparrow Uganda
ArtistnMore a creative agency founded by Derick Frimpong in 2020 came about through a video podcast ArtistnMore Xperience where he interviewed a few friends in the industry and began sharing their stories. It then turned into a space where the focus was to help artists and achievers to collaborate, connect and cultivate. There were necessary … Continue reading Championing Diverse Creatives | Artist n More
The story of Leila Beigli is as heartbreaking as it is powerful. An Iranian refugee who fled oppression, Leila and her 9-year-old son thought they had left the worst behind when they arrived at Christmas Island in 2013. But what followed was an unimaginable ordeal as they were forced into the detention centre on Nauru. … Continue reading An Iranian refugee’s lived experience of Australia’s brutal mandatory offshore detention laws