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Shervin Ranjbar, Zero Textile Waste Consulting

Shervin Ranjbar, Zero Textile Waste Consulting

Meet Shervin, a textile engineer, sustainability expert, entrepreneur and mentor with a passion for empowering micro businesses. With over two decades of experience in the textile and fashion industry, and experience working with micro business owners, Shervin possesses knowledge and skills to help migrant women business owners on their business journey. Born in a Kurdish…

Maria Alejandra Abondano, MAA

Maria Alejandra Abondano, MAA

Are you a micro business owner struggling to establish your brand and stand out in a crowded market? Meet Alejandra, a passionate entrepreneur and marketing and branding expert who loves to share her knowledge with others. Born and raised in Colombia, Alejandra first came to Australia 11 years ago. In Australia she studied English and…

Linda McNeill, Run the Risk Consulting

Linda McNeill, Run the Risk Consulting

Linda McNeill of Run the Risk Consulting has made it her mission to help businesses thrive. With more than 10 years of experience in business entrepreneurship and expertise in risk management, ISO standards, budgeting and finance, business and strategic planning, and customer and supplier contracts, Linda is committed to empowering small business owners. ‘I’m passionate…

What are my options to raise money from the crowd?

What are my options to raise money from the crowd?

You might have heard that ‘the crowd is a good source of funding’ for your business or organisation. What does that mean? What are they talking about? The last two decades have seen the rise of ‘crowd sourced funding’ options, where founders and business operators are using (largely) online tools to gather together smaller financial…

Madelin Zuniga, MZ Photography

Madelin Zuniga, MZ Photography

Let’s meet Madelin, one of our experts on Made by Many Minds. Madelin’s business, MZ Photography, specialises in product photography. Madelin was born in Chile, and visited Australia in 2014 to study English. ‘I’d heard so many good things about Australia; the opportunities and the quality of life. So, I decided to come as a…

What’s an incubator?

What’s an incubator?

Have you ever wondered if Mum’s jam would make it onto a retail shelf? We don’t profess to know the answer to that question, but we know what you’ll go through to turn that great product idea into a prototype, in order to find out the answer! There’s a ‘secret sauce’ to launching a new…

Ivy Ziqian Wang, Wondering Mind Content Marketing

Ivy Ziqian Wang, Wondering Mind Content Marketing

Meet Ivy Ziqian Wang, one of the experts offering services on Made by Many Minds. Ivy runs a copywriting agency, Wondering Mind Content Marketing, serving small business owners with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. She has nine years’ marketing experience in different countries, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Public…