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Category: AWNY Startup Stories

AWNY Startup Stories showcase successful, New York-based businesses that are founded and run by fabulous Australian women. It’s here that we discuss what inspiration helped start their business, what the most rewarding aspects of running a business are, and the challenges to overcome.

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Faces of AWNY: Meet Kathy Potts

  • by Belinda Jackson
  • Posted on February 24, 2023

We’re excited to feature another fabulous Australian woman and AWNY member this month, Kathy Potts. Hailing from Melbourne (though born in NSW), Kathy is making strides here in NYC as a post-doctoral researcher and in the women’s reproductive health industry.

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Georgia Clark, founder and host of Generation Women

  • by Belinda Jackson
  • Posted on May 4, 2021

Georgia Clark is the founder of story telling series Generation Women, the author of recently released book ‘It Had to Be You’.

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Shweta Khare, Owner of Gertrude Cafe

  • by Julia O'Brien
  • Posted on April 28, 2021

Shweta Khare left her corporate life behind to launch her dream cafe on the Upper West Side, smack bang in the middle of a global pandemic.

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Helena Gouros, Founder of The Urban Garden Companion

  • by Australian Women in New York
  • Posted on February 1, 2021January 5, 2021

Meet Helena Gouros, ‘Urban Gardenista’, self-taught horticulturalist, knee-deep in dirt adorned with an organically-grown flower crown.

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Jennifer Azzopardi from Scent + Sprout

  • by Julia O'Brien
  • Posted on January 15, 2021January 14, 2021

Jennifer Azzopardi was looking for something creative to do at the outset of COVID and taught herself how to make candles. Now she sells them in over 30 states!

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Australian Women in New York (AWNY) is a dynamic group of women of all ages and backgrounds who have a connection to Australia and New Zealand. AWNY provides a forum for women to come together to network and share experiences to make life in New York as rewarding as possible.

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