Made in Australia provides an extraordinary insight into the success stories of Australian entrepreneurs from many different walks of life. The authors have deliberately chosen to profile small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because they represent by far the largest portion of the market in Australia.

The stars of this book are a diverse lot: doctors, accountants, retailers, designers, salespeople and the like. They engage in vastly different activities to make a living: crushing waste, growing skin, selling roses and houses, detailing cars, and building sophisticated technology solutions, among other endeavours. There is, however, a common driver - they are all great innovators. These entrepreneurs have taken their ideas and put them at the mercy of often-cynical markets. They have persevered when skeptics forecast their failure. They are surviving and thriving and they’re proof that the 'entrepreneur' is back with a vengeance!

As many of the entrepreneurs highlighted in this book reveal, often the difference between being a successful small business and a large one is simply having an entrepreneurial spirit and the hunger to grow. No one business has a monopoly on ideas. And it is not just the giant corporations that are innovative. The businesses in this book prove that fact, and their stories provide inspiration for those that follow in their footsteps. Features include Kirsty Dunphey, Dr Fiona Wood, Andrew Bassat, Julian Tertini and Anthony Bell to name a few.

All books signed by Kirsty.