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NEIS Success Stories - Sole Parents

  • Honestly Woman (PDF 248KB)
    With a goal to promote business success and to connect women through business and fun events, single mother Bev Ryan started publishing the magazine Honestly Woman in 2006.
    (NEIS Provider: Career Employment Australia, Brisbane, 2006)
  • Australian B&B Inn-surance (PDF 115KB) 
    Many of the most successful NEIS businesses are those targeting niche markets. Lyn Bowtell is no exception—NEIS helped her go from being on the Sole Parent Pension to running a successful business servicing the insurance needs of Bed and Breakfast operations.
    (NEIS Provider: Business Success Group, 1996)
  • Better Water (PDF 55KB)
    Heidi Chapman was a single mother and with her friend Robyn Meyer - also a mother looking to re-enter the workforce - formed a partnership with the help of NEIS to market Australian-made water filters and chillers.