Small Business Secrets

This week we look at keeping your IP safe and the small business that took on the big supplier that stole its patented fencing design. We'll also check out the private online baby journal looking to lure 35 million new users over the next five years, and we meet the small business creating a unique take on the Sri Lankan crepe.

Head to the Hunter Valley to chat with Australia's first Indigenous Aviation School. Explore how new technologies are changing the way cafes operate, and find out the business benefits of opening a stall at a trade fair.

This episode explores how some small men's fashion retailers are staying afloat in tough and competitive conditions, and goes back to school with social enterprise One Education, who are providing laptops to school kids. Visit the family taking on online streaming services and reviving the silver screen with their suburban cinema.

Work out with the Liberian refugee who took on the challenge of starting a gym in Queensland's Mackay at the end of the mining boom. This episode also burns up the dance floor at Darwin's only gay nightclub Throb, and party with The Party People, the festive supplies shop that was one of Australia's first businesses to advertise online.

We head to Wollongong to meet the artist who combined his passion for painting with his love for the sea by painting surfboards with Indigenous artwork. We also visit Virginia, South Australia, to explore the thriving community of Vietnamese gardeners who grow and sell fresh produce, and speak with Sandy Chong, CEO of the Australian Hairdressing Council, to hear her insights on the hair salon industry.