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  • Stall Profile :: Frills Factory

    Stall Profile :: Frills Factory

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    Frills Factory was created by Jess Roche, a digital marketer who wanted to jazz up her sisters hospital work shoes by creating handmade re-purposed footwear accessories. “I started Frills Factory when I was considering what to gift my sister for her birthday. She is a nurse who wears Frankie4 shoes for their orthopaedic benefit over…

  • A Day In The Life :: Drift Trading Co.

    A Day In The Life :: Drift Trading Co.

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    This month we are celebrating all things small business in support of the local creatives bringing you some of your favourite TVM brands this festive season. First up, husband and wife duo Lou and Paul behind, Drift Trading Co. I was at the local fish and chip shop in Currumbin last week and decided to…

  • TVM Startup Stall :: Pass Around The Smile

    TVM Startup Stall :: Pass Around The Smile

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    This weeks TVM Startup Stall recipient is Cleo Massey of Pass Around the Smile, read more about her journey below and find her very first stall at TVM this Sunday 17 November. As an actor in the film and TV industry, Cleo Massey had experienced negativity, cyber bullying and rejection. She craved guidance and an…

  • TVM Startup Stall :: Emma & Vincent

    TVM Startup Stall :: Emma & Vincent

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    Meet our TVM Startup Stall recipient for this week – classical musician and teacher turned entrepreneur, Emma Di Marco of Emma & Vincent. Congrats on receiving the TVM Startup Stall, we’re looking forward to having you join us for the first time this Sunday, what can customers expect to find at your stall for your…

  • Stall Profile :: Flow

    Stall Profile :: Flow

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    New to TVM this Sunday is Flow, art works by Abbey Butterfield. I discovered flow art a few years ago and loved it instantly. I bought my first supplies, which sat, unused for almost two years, there was excuse after excuse as to why I couldn’t do it. I have never characterised myself as a…

  • Stall Profile :: Little Knot Studio

    Stall Profile :: Little Knot Studio

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    Like many small businesses, Little Knot Studio was born when founder Rachael Coonan couldn’t quite find the product she was looking for in the market place. The Toowoomba based Assistant Manager in the plumbing industry used creativity passed down from her late mother to try her hand at creating her own macrame wedding arbor and…

  • TVM Startup Stall :: Little Palma

    TVM Startup Stall :: Little Palma

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    This week we chat to entrepreneurial siblings Bianca and Tristan, founders of kids t-shirt brand Little Palma and recipients of this weeks TVM Start-up Stall. “My brother Tristan and I were the sole designers of our clothing label Lucid that went on to wholesale across Australia. Over 7 years we owned and operated two fashion…

  • Stall Profile :: Crawford & Co Handmade

    Stall Profile :: Crawford & Co Handmade

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    After having her second son and becoming extremely sensitive to synthetic fragrance. Shae Turnor decided to ditch the chemicals and reduce her families plastic waste, by making her own natural products for the home. This quickly expanded into creating products for family and friends and incidentally, the contract she was filling in for at work…

  • Stall Profile :: VSolochildren

    Stall Profile :: VSolochildren

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    Valeria Solo, founder and designer of VSolochildren, has a multicultural approach to design. She’s an Indian-born Australian mom who lived in Shanghai, India, Singapore, US and now Australia. Her tailoring is inspired by classic European children’s wear, but she gives it a playful, Asian-inspired twist. The difference is in the details. As a mom, Valeria…

  • Market Mornings Filled with Good Vibes

    Market Mornings Filled with Good Vibes

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    Catch all your favourite TVM stalls at Burleigh Heads State School today, along with delish street eats, live tunes and the preloved Rack Sale. Sunday 7th July 2019 at Burleigh Heads State School 8.30AM-1PM

  • Stall Profile :: Tres Chic Shave Kit

    Stall Profile :: Tres Chic Shave Kit

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    In 2018 when Liza Michelle, a mother of three, took a trip to the supermarket with her young daughter in search of an appropriate women’s razor, she soon realised there was no such thing on the market. As a passionate vegan and environmental advocate, the idea of purchasing a plastic, disposable razor for her young…

  • Locals we Love :: Anvil + Essence

    Locals we Love :: Anvil + Essence

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    We love nothing more than welcoming new homegrown businesses into our community. Allow us to introduce Ben and Nicole Braithwaite and their business, Anvil + Essence. Anvil + Essence was created In Burleigh Heads, Australia by husband and wife team Ben and Nicole Braithwaite. A shared passion by two different backgrounds, merged to bring a…