As part of our 2025 International Women’s Day: Empowering Refugee Women Program, Thrive hosted a Small Business Lunch in collaboration with Hume City Council at the Westmeadows Valley Park Community Centre in Melbourne. The event brought together enthusiastic individuals eager to start their own businesses, as well as representatives from the settlement sector, all keen to explore the business and finance support Thrive provides to hopeful entrepreneurs. We extend our thanks to our special guests: local MP Ms. Maria Vamvakinou, and one of our inspiring small business clients, Rose Tom, who shared her powerful journey to success as a business owner. Thanks also to local refugee Fadia Hejazi (Amira Food) who provided the delicious Middle Eastern lunch. #IWD2025 #Entrepreneurship #womeninbusiness #SmallBusiness #communitysupport #womensupportingwomen #WomenEmpowerment #RefugeeEnterprise (fb)

Elevate. Empower. Celebrate. As we celebrate International Women’s Day next week, Thrive Refugee Enterprise honours the strength, resilience, and achievements of women around the world. We are especially committed to breaking barriers and creating equal opportunities for refugee women in Australia. Let’s keep working together to build a future where women have more resources and support to help them thrive. Listen to our client Sarah and her inspiring story and pathway to economic participation by starting her own cleaning franchise business. We are proud to have launched the Thrive Refugee Women Accelerator Initiative this month, announced at Parliament House in Canberra. If you or your client are looking for employment opportunities please register on our website with this form https://www.tfaforms.com/5130949 #IWD2025 #WomenInBusiness #WomenInWork #KeepPushingForward (fb)