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Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses

Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses

Sarah Jenkins teaches half-day and 1-day photography courses in Sydney to beginners who have just bought their first DSLR camera as well as more in... Read more

Daniel Abela, Graphic & Web

Daniel Abela, Graphic & Web

Daniel Abela is a graphic and web designer offering digital and print solutions to clients of all sizes right around Australia. Read more

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner does graphic design, for any application - print, web, packaging, shop fronts, signs... anything that requires text / images arrange... Read more

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

From small start-ups to seasoned soloists, SAmedia Website Solutions designs websites that enhance online position and improve new leads and recurr... Read more

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Upclose & Virtual provides professional, cost effective, secretarial services for businesses and individuals throughout Australia to reduce the bur... Read more

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Bubbling With Energy provides entertainment and amusements for corporate events and private parties including jumping castles, mechanical bulls, su... Read more

Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design

Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design

Jen Clark is an experienced freelance graphic and web designer specialising in the delivery of innovative logo and branding solutions and functiona... Read more

Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog

Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog

The Profit Frog is The ASSET and CASH FLOW MAXIMISER for SMEs, searching for cash flow problems at their source, helping create cash flow budgets a... Read more

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

We are a small online retailer that sells gorgeous babies and children’s bed linen and homewares to Australian mums. Read more

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Nominal Accounting Software develops, sell and supports a micro business management software. Read more

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Black Coffee Communication helps clients increase sales and improve brand recognition through compelling business writing. Read more

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Witjuti has a range of bamboo clothing designed for yoga, travel, maternity or just lounging around. Read more

Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

Queen Bee Maternity provides stylish maternity and breastfeeding clothes for women worldwide. It helps them to feel great during their pregnancy. Read more

Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.

Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.

Ann Nixon provides broad counselling and psychotherapy services to clients in the inner city and eastern suburbs of Sydney. Read more

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young has been a passionate renovator and builder for nearly 20 years, and is the author of the book 'Home Building Made Easy - Five ... Read more

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Altima Interactive provides web business consulting, web design and web development to help people grow their business online. Read more

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria is an experienced bookkeeper organising small businesses. She assists clients with setting up their new business ensuring they have applied ... Read more

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton helps people make their events exciting and memorable with performances of the mysteries of the mind. Read more

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim helps small business owners start, grow and lead their business, so that they can create the life they want. Read more

Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT

Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT

Uncomplicating IT provides impartial, independent IT advice in plain English. We help those who don't know that much about IT bridge the technology... Read more

Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses
Daniel Abela, Graphic & Web
Richard Jenner, The Type Shed
Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions
Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual
Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment
Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design
Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog
Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs
Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting
Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication
Banika Smee, Witjuti
Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity
Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.
Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy
Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions
Simon Paxton
Deb Pilgrim
Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT
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Water efficiency

The mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Scheme was introduced to help the environment by reducing water consumption. Read more

Greenhouse gas emissions

Find out what greenhouse initiatives are available to recognise your business as environmentally friendly. Read more

Energy star

Energy star is a voluntary international standard for electronic equipment that has an energy-efficient "sleep" or power down function enabled. These products reduce both energy consumption and energy costs, helping the environment and consumers. Read more

Fuel consumption

The Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 covers national safety and environmental requirements for all vehicles manufactured in Australia. Under the Act, manufacturers and importers must also comply with the Australian Design Rules (ADRs) that cover fuel cons Read more

Energy rating

The energy rating standard is a joint initiative of federal, state and territory government agencies. Read more

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