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Soulfresh - Soulfresh delivers organic products to cafes and grocers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

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Began in a van - The company began with one man, Didi Lo, in a refrigerated van driving around Melbourne.

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$100 million - Soulfresh now makes in excess of $100 million a year. Not bad for a one-man-in-a-van beginning. 

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St Ali Coffee Roasters -

St Ali Coffee Roasters began as a small coffee shop in Melbourne in 2005. 

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Direct trade and community involvement -

St Ali Coffee Roasters pay coffee farmers through direct trade and invest in community events. 

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World recognition -

In 2012, St Ali Coffee Roasters won first place at the World Brewers Cup competition. 

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RedBalloon -

Naomi Simson started her online gifting company from her home with $25,000 of her own money. 

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Experiential -

The interactive nature of finding gifts make RedBalloon a very different company from other online vendors. 

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Top 50 -

RedBalloon was considered one of the top 50 employers to work for down under by Business Review Weekly and has sold millions of gifts. 

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Carman's Kitchen Store - Carolyn Creswell was 18-years-old when she bought a down-and-out muesli company for $1,000. 

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Bars - In 2002, Carman's Kitchen Store launched what is now their most successful product: muesli bars.

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32 countries - By 2012, Carman's Kitchen Store products were available in 32 countries.

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$50 million - The company is now worth $50 million.

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Shoes of Prey - Shoes of Prey is a women's custom shoemaker that launched in 2009.

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Massive profitability - They clearly tapped into a hungry market, arguing most women were wearing the wrong sized shoe.

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Stopped taking orders - The company couldn't keep up with demand, has stopped taking orders and is deciding if it should sell.

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KeepCup -

KeepCup sells sustainably-made, reusable and customised cups. It was founded by a climate-conscious coffee shop in Melbourne. 

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65 countries -

KeepCups are now sold in 65 countries around the world.

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Over 8 million -

The company has sold over 8 million cups. 

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Røde Microphones -

Peter Freedman was trying to save his failing family electronics business and began re-purposing poor quality microphones. 

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Aussie manufacturing -

When Peter Freedman started manufacturing microphones in Australia instead of importing, his company took off.  

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200 employees -

The company now employs 200 people. 

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Canva - Graphic design company Canva is the darling of the Australian startup scene.

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Teachers -

The company was founded by graphic design teacher Melanie Perkins who was working on her student's yearbooks. 

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$1 billion -

Canva is now worth $1 billion. 

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One Meaning Communicated Differently - Jai Al-Attas is the 27-year-old founder of a record label, and an app that connects bands with fans.

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Documentary - He's also made a documentary called One Nine Nine Four.

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Bruny Island Cheese Co -

Nick Haddow founded this fromagerie in Tasmania in 2001. 

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Environmentally sustainable - Bruny Island Cheese Co says their cheese making processes are environmentally sustainable.

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$78,400 - Bruny Island Cheese Co has an income of $78,400.

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Aquabumps - Eugene Tan started emailing his friends pictures of surfers on Bondi Beach in 1999.

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Profitable - Eugene Tan was able to quit his day job after selling enough surfing prints to support himself on Aquabumps.

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Brick and mortor - Aquabumps' books and brick and mortar stores are now available by Bondi Beach.

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Atlassian - Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar started this software company with a credit card.

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$619 million - Atlassian is now worth $619 million.

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