BiB Directory
Norma‘s Lebanese Foods
Contact: Norma
Mobile: 0413 354 058
info@normaslebanesefoods.com.au
www.normaslebanesefoods.com.au
It was my passion for good food and especially Lebanese food that inspired me to start Norma‘s Lebanese Foods. I wanted to share my love for this cuisine, the traditional Lebanese hospitality, and to teach and encourage people to cook authentic, home-style Lebanese food.
My classes are intimate, set in a relaxed atmosphere with lots of cooking tips, where to source Lebanese products, stories about my early childhood experiences growing up in Lebanon, in all an experience to remember.
Classes are held at:
The Intuitive Well
70 Bronte Road
Bondi Junction
Moobear Designs
Contact
(02) 4325 3650
MooBear Designs. All our designs are either drawn by Moo or inspired by Bear. Each design is hand sewn using recycled fabrics then sewn onto ethically made and environmentally friendly garments. We are very proud to offer you children‘s clothing with a conscience.
Designed by children, made by adults.
Not the other way around.
Milestones Photography
Contact: Dianne Engesser
02 9591 5030
dianne@milestonesphotography.com.au
www.milestonesphotography.com.au
Capturing Life Naturally - Weddings, Newborn, Portrait & Event photography.
Scribblydog Web and Branding
Contact: Lisa Formby
Tel: 0410 564 267
Tel: 02 9872 7537
Serious about what we do, but never taking ourselves too seriously, Scribblydog‘s websites and branding will engage your customers and give your brand real character. We offer interactive, animated, e-commerce, CMS and branding. As well as e-newsletters, promotional material and online publications, web banners and marketing consultancy.
Our experience in marketing communications spans clients as large as the Department of Education and Training, and the Office of Film and Literature, through to numerous small businesses.
Affinity PR
Contact: Michelle Bartolo
Phone: 02 9922 1676
michelle.bartolo@affinitypr.com.au
Want to make a media splash around a new product or service? Affinity PR can assist. We‘re a boutique PR agency with a decade of experience in creating a media frenzy around consumer lifestyle brands across the travel, home, beauty, food, electronics and entertainment industries.
We look at life from the audience‘s point of view and pride ourselves on being able to reach diverse groups with compelling messages and creative campaigns that influence on a local, regional and national scale. Core services: Strategic Planning, Media Relations, Press Release Writing and Distribution, Media Training, Event Management / Product Launches, Issues Management and Crisis Communications.
Art by PiCassie
Contact Cassie Clark
0407 453 275
Cassie Clark is an artist who paints and sells canvases. Her work varies from flowers to beach scenes to abstract art. Cassie’s art is displayed in gift shops, restaurants, leading corporate offices, hotels, medical centres, golf clubs and homes. She uses many mediums to create the backdrops for her original masterpieces including hardboard, stretched canvas, canvas boards and textured paper. Cassie paints mostly in acrylics and will colour match to suit any decor in your home or business. If you don’t find something in her online gallery, she will visit you and discuss your own personal requirements.
Iris & May
Contact Cailin
Open Thursday–Monday, 10am–5pm
50 Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath NSW 2785
02 47875 055
Named in memory of two very-much-loved nannas, Iris & May opened its doors to the public in August 2008. Filled with unique gifts, toys, and home wares including a fantastic range of oilcloth and ribbon, Iris & May is unrivalled in its concept. Combined with a wealth of knowledge and a fantastic support and networking system thanks to Bizness Babes, Iris & May is building a strong foundation for its future.
The Wacky Wardrobe
Contact Helen Paul
0422 498 189
Children of all ages love to dress up and play. The Wacky Wardrobe makes it easy for your children to move about and have fun. There are no fiddly fasteners and ties to slow them down, just Velcro and go go go! Handmade locally from quality materials, designs are unique and most fabrics are limited editions or short runs. The ‘hoop-la-la’ dress will have your daughter dancing with joy, ‘Pipi’s petal’ overskirts will turn your little princess into a beautiful flower in seconds, and our magician capes will have the boys whooshing around making magic where ever they go!
Rare Indigo Australia
Contact Talia Taylor Jones
02 8518 4128
Rare Indigo is an events management company that provides consulting and personnel for events, hospitality and promotions. Teams specialise in providing exclusive service to enhance your brand and professional image. All our dynamic and vibrant personnel are individually selected and trained to exceed the most exceptional standards. So ask yourself… are you Rare Indigo?
Ash N Juls
Pei-Shan Wu
As a mother of three young kids, Pei-Shan Wu was horrified to hear how toxic plastics can be during a discussion at a BiB workshop. But kids need unbreakable cups, bottles and bowls, and there aren‘t a lot of alternatives to plastic. Enter Ash N Juls, a healthier alternative for the whole family. Pei-Shan has a wide range of stainless steel water bottles, stainless steel lunch boxes and stainless steel bowls and cups. Time to ditch the plastic!
Organising Works!
Contact: Wendy Tadokoro
0407 967715
Organising Works assists businesses and individuals to be more organised and efficient in their workplace. Wendy had always taken on the role of organiser so it was a natural progression to develop a service to empower others to streamline their work life and in the process spend more time on what matters most. Organising Works specialises in resolving paper, information and time management issues. Services include implementation of systems to improve procedures, organising work area for optimisation of space and writing procedure manuals. Additionally we provide short workshops and customised training programs that can be conducted in-house. Organising Works! runs a series of organisation and personal productivity workshops at public venues throughout Brisbane.
Essential Stuff
Contact Marie
Essential Stuff makes skincare that will soothe, nurture and improve your skin, without harsh chemicals that only irritate and dry it out. Natural ingredients are blended to create unique products that are not only good for you, but also smell absolutely divine. Essential Stuff is safe for the whole family and gentle to the environment. The range includes balms, creams, soaps, butters and more. All products are completely cruelty free and 100% vegan. Look beautiful naturally.
Suzan Zeino
Contact Suzan Zeino
0404 622 426
02 9711 2772
Suzan Zeino has always loved painting and drawing. But after setting aside her early aspirations of being an artist to make room for family commitments, she didn’t know where to start. With some help from BiB, Suzan now runs her own business specialising in romantic, personalised portraits. After taking a few photographs of the subject, she designs a composition and colour scheme that will suit the artwork’s surroundings, and paints the portrait using oil on canvas. She also paints pet portraits and wall art, and has been working on a series of modern illustrations and artwork for kids.
The White Shop
Contact Caroline Chapman
0400 44 33 25
The White Shop was born out of Caroline Chapman’s love of the minimalist look, and the practical business skills she gained from the Bizness Babes programme. Started in 2008, The White Shop has adopted a particular niche in homewares, selling authentic Egyptian cotton bedding made to exacting standards by the best mill in Egypt. The brand is becoming increasingly recognised as a sign of top quality at an affordable price.
Twinnovations
Contact Monique Pastor and Kristy Pastor
0404738846
When twins Monique and Kristy Pastor began the BiB programme, they were full of ideas, but weren’t sure which direction to take in developing them. They decided to start a business based on developing their many, varied and unrelated innovations and products. With help from a BiB loan, Twinnovations devises ideas, researches them, formulates a business plan for them and, in a leap of faith, patents the concept. They then aim to sell those ideas on to other companies to produce.
Moment by Moment
Moment by Moment came from one family’s own premmie experience. The birth of Airlie Fae at 27 weeks gestation weighing 861grams due to Pre Eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome lead this family to support Australian premmies. You will find a full range of premature baby clothing, premmie baby gift packs, Cuski Baby Comforter, preemie dummies and premature baby nappy packs. Read premi baby stories, and join our premature baby support forum. Exclusive Distributor of Cuski Baby Comforter & Cuski Kids Pillow
http://premmiebabyforum.momentbymoment.com.au
Mum e Assistant - The Busy Woman‘s Personal Assistant
Contact: Leigh Pendergast
0416 730 807
As a busy single mum and a business woman, I understand the challenges of balancing business with children and everyday family life. Mum e Assistant was created to simplify women‘s lives and take care of the everyday tasks women already fit into their busy daily schedules at home and in business. Services include; Family Meal Planning, Online Shopping, Birthday Party & Family Holiday Co-ordination and Virtual Business Assistance.
KissKiss HugHug
Contact Jacqueline Scott
0414 419 345
KissKiss HugHug manufactures a range of innovative and stylish products for mum and baby. Among their signature products is a breastfeeding cover made of designer fabrics, which provides privacy when breastfeeding in public, while still enabling mum and baby to maintain eye contact. Also hugely popular, the dummy saver is made of grosgrain ribbon with a trendy clip, and is a stylish alternative to the unattractive plastic chains that commonly clip dummies to baby’s clothes.
Hollie-Berri c.m.c.
Contact Hollie-Berri, c.m.c.
0425 270 524
Hollie-Berri is a Civil Marriage Celebrant, specialising in creating authentic and personal ceremonies for your special occasions. From weddings to name-giving and commitment ceremonies, renewal of vows, pet ceremonies and funerals, any occasion can be arranged. Being young and well travelled, she embraces many cultures and is open to ideas and requests. Each ceremony is uniquely designed and can be held at your chosen location – even on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as she did recently. In 2007 she was a finalist in the Australian Bridal Industry Academy awards, and won the bronze award for excellence in 2008, which was voted by her happy and satisfied customers. ‘Everything is possible,’ says Hollie-Berri.
Dash Robin Design
CONTACT: Kate Allan
http://www.dashrobindesign.etsy.com
http://www.madeit.com.au/dashrobin
http://www.dashrobin.blogspot.com/
Whilst raising my 2 children I discovered a passion for creating hand crafted textile art pieces. I make my various accessories from vintage fabric and eco friendly materials.I use a combination of crochet, felting, sewing and embroidery techniques to come up with playfully designed indie styled items. I studied fine arts at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology(RMIT), library and information technology and horticulture via Brisbane Tafes.
Bel Creations
Contact Belinda Warren
0404 072 429
Bel Creations specialises in a range of designer stationery and all-occasion cards.
ohjoh
Contact Jenny O’Hara
0413 888 502
For kids and grownups, messy is fun. If only it wasn’t so… messy. ohjoh provides style to contain the mess and encourage the fun. Aprons (big and small), headbands, messy mats and accessories are all handmade in Melbourne. ohjoh specialises in fundraising programmes for kindergartens so that they can give back to local communities while making messy fun for more families.
Drama Dragons
Contact Kellie
(07) 31623199
Drama Dragons is an innovative company who bring specialised drama workshops to your OSHC centre
enarji
Contact Sue Bary
0421 037444
Enarji is about helping people who want to change their lifestyle forever in a fun and safe environment
Sabrina’s Precious Petals
Contact Sabrina Taccone
0411 470 853
info@sabrinaspreciouspetals.com.au
www.sabrinaspreciouspetals.com.au
With over eight years experience, Sabrina’s Precious Petals specialises in Wedding, Christening and Special Occasion Floral arrangements. Sabrina creates unique floral designs, incorporating the freshest flowers and accessories including crystals and feathers. Her innovative designs can include reception arrangements, wishing trees and chocolate boxes. Offering a personal service to suit your needs, and delivery to all Sydney locations.
Ready set mama
Contact Nicole Kentwell
Pregnancy is an amazing journey and a time of preparation for baby’s arrival. Nicole Kentwell believes that every birth is a unique life experience, and only the beginning of the incredible journey that is motherhood. Ready set mama helps mums-to-be prepare for baby’s arrival and their time in hospital, by providing the essentials for both mum and baby to be included when they pack their bags. Fabulous for busy expectant mums, the gift packs are practical and beautifully presented – a wonderful gift idea from family, friends or work colleagues.
Fourth Trimester
Contact Fourth Trimester
1800 4NANNY (1800 462 669)
When Linda and her partner found out that they were expecting twins, they knew they would need professional help. They started looking for someone trained as either a midwife or a mothercraft nurse. How hard could it be? Well, impossible apparently. To fill this gap in the market, Linda started Fourth Trimester, a qualified midwifery service that now employs a full team of staff. They also offer services such as qualified home childcare, not just for infants. With the help and continued support of BiB, the business is now in the process of expanding its services to cover Sydney and Brisbane as well as Victoria.
Iris Creations Photography
Contact Gemma Higgins-Sears
www.iriscreationsphotography.com
Iris Creations specialises in maternity, newborn and baby photography.
Greensacks
Contact Pam Bellette
PO Box 217, Seddon West VIC 3011
0434 247710
The Greensacks range of reusable produce bags was designed to reduce the use of plastic bags and other non-recyclable packaging in our community. The first product is a reusable fruit and veggie bag, with an extended range on the way. Launching in March 2009, Bizness Babe Pam Bellette hopes to see Greensacks become a household name.
Kylie Bowers
Kylie Bowers
0437955100
Creating things has always been a passion of Kylie Bowers. At age six she started to crochet, and 20 years later she still hasn’t stopped. She has played around with everything from crocheting toys to designing clothing, but now specialises in creating brooches, clutches, phone covers and other accessories. Over the next five years, Kylie hopes to see some of her creations being sold in small boutique shops, and to have enough work to employ someone to help.
Veronica Al Khoury
Contact Veronica Al Khoury
0403 281213
Veronica Al Khoury has been a designer/dressmaker for over 20 years. She is passionate about what she does, and came to BiB wanting to take her work to another level. Her business is a high-end womenswear designer label. Veronica specialises in creating her own unique designs for evening and formal wear using quality fabrics, with special attention to detail. In the future she hopes to see her label growing to include daywear and children’s wear, but more importantly to be able to find international markets for her clothes.
Etched in Memories
Contact Carolyn Cagney
0416 021 498
Etched in Memories is an online shop specialising in photo engraving, a beautiful way to personalise gifts, keepsakes and jewellery. The process actually engraves a photo into the surface of the pendant, creating a beautiful and unique memoir to treasure. Etched in Memories offers a range of shapes and sizes, in a choice of quality affordable metals or handmade 9ct gold and sterling silver. All pendants include free gift-wrapping, cleaning cloth and standard postage Australia wide.
Stitchin i’Ton
Contact Tonya Volk
0419 842 726
Stitchin i’Ton is all about handmade items. The range is constantly changing, with products from towels to dolls, clothes to handbags. There are lots of one-of-a-kinds, as well as personalised items for kids (bags, towels, toys, cushions) that are bright and funky. Kids with unusual names obviously find it hard to find personalised things. Stitchin i’Ton can make it happen.
Belleza Beauty Body Temple and Belleza Baby
Contact Emma Louise Smith
Servicing Geelong and surrounding areas, by appointment only.
0411279890
After training as a beauty therapist, opening her own business seemed like a natural progression for Emma Louise Smith. Belleza Beauty Body Temple offers waxing, massages, spray-tanning, manicures and pedicures. After-hours appointments and mobile services are available, as well as services to maternity wards and aged-care facilities. Belleza Baby offers training in infant massage for new parents or parents with unsettled children.
The Satori School
Contact Emany Jade Horne
0412 462 483
The Satori School is a business that encompasses one-on-one counselling with clients as well as soul-centered readings and group development. The name ‘Satori’ is a Japanese word meaning ‘sudden awakening’ or ‘enlightenment’. Encompassing the values of wisdom, peace, love and abundance, Emany Jade Horne runs a monthly women’s circle, as well as offering spiritual readings and counseling. As her business and family grow, she intends to set up a centre where The Satori School can continue to evolve within the next few years, probably on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula.
Starstrokes
Contact Lisa Sommerlad
03 93175810
0431 590 109
Drawing on many years of astrological insight and experience, Lisa Sommerlad developed Starstrokes, an Internet-based business that specialises in celebrating the new beginnings of birth. Lisa records babies’ natal charts (or horoscopes) as beautiful hand-painted artworks that will last a lifetime. Starstrokes also offers personalised horoscope readings for adults and children, zodiac mandala cards, prints, calendars and goddess art.
The Cushion Empire
Contact Sonja Hagen
0414 428 146
The Cushion Empire specialises in creating original, custom-made cushion covers.
Maddison Prints
Contact Nikki Findlay
0406 692 344
Maddison Prints transforms your favourite photographs into stylish canvas wall art. Years of experience in the commercial printing industry taught Nikki Findlay that the quality available to the public is just not good enough. Maddison Prints provides a professional design and photo-editing service that advises how to bring out the best in your photographs, and then turns them into masterpieces. There are also photographers who can take photos for you. The image is printed onto a professional-quality artists’ canvas, then stretch-mounted and box-framed to bring the photograph to life.
Studio Alessia
Contact Filomena Spagnolo
2/23 Argyle Street, Camden NSW 2570
0148 430 683
Filomena Spagnolo has always loved art. What she didn’t know was how to transform that love into a business reality. The inspiration came when a friend asked her to teach her children the ways of the paintbrush. Weeks later, Filomena had 19 children enrolled in classes, and hasn’t looked back since. Studio Alessia continues to grow, teaching art to 3 to 12 year olds, as well as adults for corporate team-building classes. A qualified interior decorator, Filomena also offers interior styling workshops for all ages.
Sue Stergo Art
Contact Sue Stergo
0425 719114
www.zazzle.com/suestergo
Sue Stergo is a painter and illustrator who has long dreamed of sharing her experiences with other artists. Also a writer and a singer, Sue has developed a business that provides an array of creative services, including commissioned artworks and artists’ slogans. You’ll find her art on a range of merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, posters, cards, badges, bumper stickers, shoes, children’s clothing and more.
Swee Lim
Contact Swee Lim
0401 161 208
03 9885 6914
Swee Lim specializes in producing artwork that is customised to suit people’s homes, but doesn’t carry the price tags of art galleries. Stylish, contemporary and quirky, Swee’s artworks incorporate beautiful hand stitched images, screen printing, bold colors, buttons and patterned material. She is currently developing a range that she hopes to sell through interior designers, homeware shops and galleries.
Savvy Sales & Marketing Solutions
Contact Hope Hickey
0415 454 762
savvysalesnmarketing@aapt.net.au
www.savvysalesnmarketingsolutions.com.au
Throughout the BiB workshops, Hope Hickey seemed to have a natural talent for helping other mums with their sales and marketing ideas. It soon dawned that this was her business opportunity. Armed with a strong background in sales and marketing, she developed Savvy Sales & Marketing Solutions, which works with small to medium-sized businesses. Hope’s niche lies in brainstorming products and ideas that enhance marketing power, and stripping away the unnecessary jargon.
Susie Houssarini Bookkeeping
Contact Susie Houssarini
02 95693165
0418 419269
Susie Houssarini has always been great with bookkeeping. After leaving the workforce to become a mum, Susie tried to start several small businesses, but without success. The only part that came easily, she realised, was keeping the books. It seemed too easy… Combining her love of numbers with more than 20 years experience, Susie’s bookkeeping business is now thriving.
Spaghetti Arms
Contact Tina Eastwood
0410614750
Being a chef and mother, Tina Eastwood knows how organised and stress-free our lives can be when meals are planned and cooked for. With the help of Bizness Babes, she turned her passion for cooking into a healthy, convenient and customized cooking service. Spaghetti Arms brings a personal chef to your home to prepare your meals with the freshest ingredients. The business is constantly expanding, and Tina is looking at employing staff to keep up with demand, and even entertaining the possibility of franchising the business.
A Party Cake by Assunta
02 9636 3510
0412 664 088
Assunta Sinicropi has a sweet tooth and has always loved baking cakes. Growing up, she was always referred to as creative or talented when making things. After finishing year 12, she worked for a variety of jobs, finding time for a family in between. With two children and a home to run, she started searching for a way to earn money and do what she loves. A neighbour told her how she would love to learn cake decorating, so Assunta decided to learn too. You are never too old to learn new things. Assunta plans to own an amazing cake shop, where people will come in and enjoy coffee and cake while admiring her sugar art and ordering an amazing special occasion cake It’s your celebration... Make it ‘a party cake’ occasion!
Missmouse
Contact Missmouse
PO Box 3067, Auburn VIC 3123
0408 811 352
Since 2005, Missmouse has been creating must-have accessories for kids. Combining a background in arts with the influences of her family’s textile business and being a new mum, Missmouse started to explore her passion for unique fabrics. With babe in arms, she trawled the textile and yarn importers, with a view to designing fun accessories for her baby to wear. Beginning with bamboo, cotton and wool knitted beanies and reversible summer cotton hats, the range now includes hairclips, brooches and whatever else takes her fancy.
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