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IBA and the NIAA have developed a new support package for Indigenous businesses who have been impacted by the crisis, including non-IBA customers. The package includes access to specialist advice and working capital assistance of up to $100k.

Meet Kylie and Naomi, who are great examples of how home ownership changes lives long after the SOLD sticker goes up. This article is the last in a series featured by The Guardian Labs on the impacts of Indigenous home ownership.

The second in a series of content developed in partnership with The Guardian Labs, the latest article shows the ripple effect of how supporting Indigenous home ownership drives a strong economic future for Australia.

Helen Martin is an Arrente woman with a passion for Aboriginal tourism and what she and her husband Trevor have created on Bremer Island is not to be missed! With permissions from the local Yolngu community, they run a beautiful eco-retreat on a pristine island off the coast of Arnhem Land.

The event will be held on 27–30 April 2020 at the Darwin Convention Centre and include up to 350 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesswomen - making it the largest gathering of Indigenous businesswomen in Australia. Applications open 30 January 2020.

Liandra Gaykamangu is a Yolngu woman who balances a business, Liandra Swim, with a growing family and believes that empowering women empower women further. We couldn't agree more! Check out her record-breaking segment on SBS Small Business Secrets.

Robert Dann talks about how he expanded his Kimberley Cultural Adventures Broome business to new ventures with Bindam Mie where he transforms boab nuts into tea, oils and powder. Watch the SBS Small Business Secrets this month.

Bianca Stawiarski is a strong women with a gentle way. Her business Warida Wholistic Wellness was the first of a series of customers to be featured on SBS Small Business Secrets segments. The series will play each weekend from 12 Jan through 8 Feb.

If you are an IBA customer in an area affected by the bushfires in NSW and Queensland, we want to reassure you and your family that IBA is here in times of need. Please call 1800 064 800 if your home, business or employment arrangements have been affected by these bushfires.

A new program has launched to help Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business owners to accelerate the growth of their businesses.