Family in Business

Husband and wife team, Andrew and Alex, own and operate Urban Pools and Spas based in Batemans Bay on the South Coast.

From their first factory in Queanbeyan with four staff, the Byatt family business now employs more than 25 locals across two large premises in Fyshwick.

Meet dynamic husband and wife team Kristian Collins and Jorja Wallace, who have three businesses between them.

With hospitality flowing through their veins, it was a natural progression for the Tosolini family to buy Café Farmers’ Daughter in Yarralumla where they have fostered a warm and friendly community.

Former Canberra jewellery designer, Diana Thompson, and her son, award-winning jeweller Travis Thompson, who were at Briolette in Manuka for many years, have joined forces in Thompson Bespoke Jewellers, a glittering gem in the Braidwood business community.

Established in 1983, Simon and Sally have taken over the reins of the family business and are continuing to value family and quality over everything else.

Over the past 51 years, Project Lighting has expanded into a bigger showroom around the corner, and operates five more stores in the ACT and regional NSW.

Established by master jeweller Jeff Chapman, Vangeli Jewellery has been creating fine jewellery in Canberra since 1978.

In 1984, Egyptian trained jeweller Stelios Sofoulis and his wife Margaret bought a jewellery store set in Manuka Village to create Village Jewellers.

Nick Samaras and Julie Samaras started Canberra Daily in 2009 with a small team of just four (including them), which has since grown considerably.