Entrepreneurs Alan Kohler 10 of the best Showing small business savvy Beerenberg Farm – a fantastic jam business based linkedin.com/in/cyantaeed in the Adelaide Hills. smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/ beerenberg.com.au leadership/48218-stop-worrying-and-become-a-great-tech- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerenberg_Farm entrepreneur-how-cyan-ta-eed-did-it Meetmagic.org – a great little business founded by Carl Gough. Broadsheet – a publishing venture started by Nick Shelton Arranges meetings with C-suite executives and half the price in Melbourne in 2009. It’s been profitable from the beginning goes to the executive’s favourite charity. and recently opened in Sydney. Shows it can be done. meetmagic.org broadsheet.com.au/melbourne linkedin.com/in/carl-gough-18b84 broadsheet.com.au/sydney MyBudgett – not that small anymore, with a staff of about 200 Grewal Golden Grain Farmss – a milling and nuts business in and offices around Australia. Founder Tammy Barton (nee Mildura, founded by a family from India. They built it to a $3 May) takes over people’s finances, pays bills etc, and gives them million-a-year-turnover selling atta flour, nuts and pulses. an allowance. Has 20,000 clients, half in trouble with debt and grewalgoldengrain.com.au the rest just wanting someone to run their finances. readymag.com/u5598703 mybudget.com.au linkedin.com/in/tammy-barton-formerly-may-93ba415 Cannings Butchers (below) – this is actually my local butcher. Founded and owned by Sam Canning. It’s growing rapidly (now Suntrix – a South Australian rooftop solar business started four stores), and because Sam is innovative in two ways: all the by Jenny Paradiso in 2009. It’s not that small anymore either, meat is free range and he is cashless – cards only. turning over more than $7 million. She still owns it though. canningsfreerangebutchers.com.au suntrix.com.au/landing linkedin.com/in/jennyparadiso Alan Kohler is a columnist with The Australian and publisher of The Constant Investor (theconstantinvestor.com) One Job Two Mindss – a recruitment business that specialises in job sharing – it helps companies hire two part-timers for one full-time position. Started by Endi Frydman in August last year. I just think it’s a great idea, and good on her. onejobtwominds.com.au linkedin.com/in/endifrydman Care Monkeyy – based in Richmond (Melbourne), it does medical forms via an app for schools, sporting clubs etc., giving access to emergency info if one of the kids has an asthma attack or anaphylaxis. Great subscription business, going global. caremonkey.com Envato – started 10 years ago by Cyan and Collis Ta’eed. A digital licensing marketplace turning over $50 million, so not that small now but still privately owned. envato.com.