Thrive can support you to start and grow your business
The opportunity for business ownership has transformed the personal lives of Thrive clients. Clients and their families highlight personal outcomes – a sense of pride, empowerment and self-efficacy, feelings of connection to the community and increased hope for the future.
Thrive business support is personalised and tailored to the unique needs of refugees and asylum seekers, to provide them with knowledge of the Australian business market and to combine this with their skills and experiences to plan and grow successful businesses.
Business support process
The first step is to register your interest for business support.
A Thrive team member will have a 1:1 discussion with you as to the suitability of starting a small business based on your objectives, skills, experience and risk appetite. Starting a small business is not for everyone so it’s important to work through your situation.
For those where starting a small business makes sense, we can work with you on a basic business plan and cashflows to determine viability and risks.
For those businesses that require a business loan, Thrive can work with you to determine the amount and terms of that loan.
Once you have started your business, Thrive can make available to you training and mentoring to maximise your success. We will also conduct an annual business review as part of your ongoing planning.
Thrive supported businesses are diverse
Clients’ businesses supported by Thrive operate in a diverse range of industries. Of these, around 50% are driven by the personal skills, experience and passions of the business owner. The other 50% are suggested by Thrive as part of its support model, offering a “Business in a Box”, assisting the client to become self-employed through an established pathway, generally in cleaning services or transport work for one of its business partners.
OWNER DRIVER
Business partner: Australia Post
Success story: Samer Balo
Find out how Samer Balo worked with Thrive and took his first steps towards self-employment as Australia Post Owner Drivers. Finance from Thrive can be used to purchase vans and other transport vehicles.
Watch Samer Balo’s story
TRADES BUSINESS
Success stories: Ben Shavali and Kevork Bardizbanian
Find out how Ben Shavali and Kevork Bardizbanian got business support and guidance from Thrive to start their own trades and construction businesses. Finance from Thrive can be used to purchase trade vehicles and tools.
FOOD SERVICE
Success story: Sara Eidi
See how Sara Eidi worked with Thrive to start her food service businesses. Finance from Thrive can be used to setup a commercial kitchen and to fit out the store front.
Watch Sara Eidi’s story
COMMERCIAL CLEANING
Business partner: Keen To Clean
Success story: Tial Chin
Find out how Tial Chin launched her cleaning business with the support and finance from Thrive. The finance was used to help with the franchise fees and start up costs.
Watch Tial Chin’s story
RETAIL STORE
Success story: Saeed Zarinkob
See how Aamer and Saeed turned their desire to provide for their family into launching their respective retail shops with Thrive’s business support and finance for shop fit out and start up costs.
Watch Saeed Zarinkob’s story
RIDE SHARE & FOOD DELIVERY
Many of Thrive’s clients are successfully self-employed and earning good income to support themselves and their family in the personal transport industry with support and finance from Thrive.
BEAUTY SERVICE
Thrive’s client have started their journey to self employment by offering beauty services. Thrive’s finance can help with the fit out of the shop and other start up costs.