Business

They say manners maketh man, but according to Monique Calcagno, hair makes men and women. “You have a bad hair cut you have a bad day, right?” she asks. As the proprietor and head stylist at Mousse & Co, Monique knows hair and how integral it is to a person’s sense of self. She also knows how important the stylist-client relationship is. “When people come in you’ve got to be friendly, you’ve got to be inviting. The one thing we

A boutique conveyancing firm with an office in Ramsgate, JSC Conveyancing Services are focused on property transactions in Sydney, providing legal advice and conveyancing services to both vendors and purchasers. The JSC office boasts decades of experience across all types of property, including residential, commercial, industrial and rural land. “My father, who is still in the business, starting doing conveyancing as a retirement job, and then something became available here and that’s how it all started for me,” explains Lloyd

Batch churned, handcrafted cultured butter Since 2009, Pepe Saya and his team have been churning out Australian cultured butter. In that time they have gone from the Carriageworks Farmers Market to shops nationwide; from being served in first class on airlines to being exported across the globe. Their market and their premises may have changed in that time, but Pepe Saya’s commitment to quality and taste has never waivered. “I am inspired by innovation to better the world; I am

From sating the appetites of regular patrons to sponsoring local sporting teams, Moe and the team at Hariri Chicken have very much become an important fixture in the Kogarah community — growing to meet its culinary and social needs. “The community is forever adapting, especially here in Kogarah. You’ve got this entire pool of different ethnicities and people coming and going; with major medical and work hubs nearby, you get to see all walks of life,” Moe says. “It’s funny

Lara Mourad and Vanessa Papadopoulos – Mihalatos & Associates SolicitorsBexley, Sydney Mihalatos & Associates Solicitors was founded by siblings Esmae Mihalatos-Koutsoukis and Spiros Mihalatos. The firm is a well-established legal practice based in Bexley, Sydney, and are a generalist firm practicing in a wide variety of practice areas. Among the talented team at Mihalatos & Associates are solicitors Lara Mourad and Vanessa Papadopoulos. For Lara, becoming a lawyer has been a lifelong ambition which was realised when she completed her

I’ve been a jeweller since the early days, and whatever I learnt, I learnt on the bench. A good friend of mine, a Czechoslovakian man, taught me everything that I know. And I took it on from there, and did what I did.” “We love making custom-made jewellery; we’ve been here for 22 years and that’s what we pride ourselves in: the making of handmade jewellery for our clientele in Dulwich Hill and surrounding areas. We pride ourselves on the

From a village in the mountains of Calabria, Italy, the recipes for the bread made by Nonna’s Bakery have been passed down from generations, and across the ocean, to arrive in modern-day Sydney where they are made to perfection. “Since coming to Australia in the 1950s, we’ve taken those traditions and techniques and used them, first at Vieto Bakery, which my dad’s mum owned with her brothers, and now here,” explains Tony Sergi. “Seeing where this business has come from

“I grew up in a family business; my siblings [Pat and Helen] and I coming home from primary school to help my parents. I could see the world through my parents’ eyes; the way they came to this country with just a suitcase. I take my hat off to them. We have it easier than them, and were brought up in a good country.” “I grew up in Penrith and school was pretty good. I was into tennis and squash

From humble beginnings, Marcello Nadile, and wife Vera, have built up a successful business roasting coffee and selling La Pavoni coffee machines. Approaching 40 years in business, the seeds of the Nadiles’ success were planted long before 1986. “One person’s life is not made up of just one thing; it’s what you pick up along the way, what you’ve been taught from your parents. Our parents came from humble beginnings, from Italy, Calabria, in the south, up in the hills.

“I began the company in 2017. Before that I was an astrophysicist, and I just tried different fields; I would get bored and move on to the next thing. Before this I was managing a restaurant, but I didn’t like the kitchen. It was not an efficient kitchen.” “When we’re designing a ventilation system for a client, we look at what equipment they use for cooking and how much smoke it creates. Our goal is to provide a ventilation system

“My business partner, Tony, and I work together to make each car work better. We give clients a list of what’s wrong with their car and then ask what they want fixed. They tell us and we fix it and bring it up to scratch. We try and leave it better than it was when it came in. Being able to resurrect the car and watch it drive away is what gives me satisfaction. Not the money; the satisfaction in

“We’ve seen the whole of the industry change since I began in the industry in 1995. We’re still working as hard, still doing the same stuff, but we’re serving different customers. Our food is what keeps us motivated. And the coffee. Ten years ago we got into Roastville, a coffee roastery with a cafe, and the cafe is pretty much the heart of our business; it wouldn’t feel the same if we were just roasting coffee and not serving food.

Opened on March 10, 2023, The Australian Pen Museum is located in Gundagai, roughly midway between Sydney and Melbourne, and is the culmination of many years of dedication by museum curator Bruce Wicks. Wicks’ interest in pens began when he was quite young. When he was in primary school, around 1958, dip pens [ink pens with a nib] were rapidly disappearing because of the Bic pen. “I wasn’t really old enough to use a dip pen but, because they were