Co-Founders

Kitty Prodonovich

I know first-hand that small business is fun, stressful, exciting, hard work, all-consuming and unbelievably rewarding. I also know that small businesses make a big difference to everyone every day.

Whether it is providing a fantastic product or service, employing people, sponsoring a local sports team or adding to the vibrancy of my community, I know how important they are and I know what they are doing is brilliant.

That is why I think Small Business Day – Small Business Matters is so important. It gives me and everyone else the chance to say thank you and for all of us to let small business owners know that we think they are pretty awesome.

Nicolle Jenkins

As a passionate small business owner for more than 19 years, I experience the joys and challenges of being in the small business sector every day. That’s why in 2015 Kitty and I were so excited to be able to launch WA’s first Small Business Day.

There are so many of us and we make such a difference in our communities. Yet due to our diversity, size and the nature of running a small business (busy busy busy) we find it hard to have a strong united voice.

Now is the time to come together and celebrate this amazing sector that we belong too.

To celebrate our diversity, our passion, our risk taking and our role in making our communities strong. It is time to let people know about small business. That is why we created the Small Business Matters movement. It is owned by you, the 250,000+ small businesses in WA.

Where we spend our money casts a vote for the kind of world we want. Let’s make it filled with innovative small businesses, employing nearly half of all jobs in our state.

There is nothing small about small business.

Thanks for your support.