Wayne and Lucy McGinness established their business Aboriginal Steel Art with support from IBA. When it came time to buy their new home, they knew who to talk to.
Reproduced from Chair, Darren Godwell's LinkedIn article. Greater support for Indigenous homeowners, Blak entrepreneurs & the Indigenous-led economy It’s Indigenous Business Month 2025 #IBM2025. Australia’s economy is seeing record Indigenous business growth. The charge is being led by Indigenous women as business creators and owners as they pursue new business opportunities at a rate faster […]
Indigenous Business Australia’s (IBA’s) submission to the Treasurer’s Economic Reform Roundtable reveals how the First Nations ‘demographic dividend’ can boost Australia’s productivity by increasing labour force participation and enhancing innovation. The submission provides data and modelling centred around three drivers of economic prosperity – Population, Participation and Productivity. The submission reveals that when Aboriginal and […]
Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) farewells the significant contributions of our outgoing board directors, including the chairperson, as they finish their terms this week. Their leadership and commitment to IBA led to the achievements of the business and to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The outgoing board directors include Eddie Fry (chairperson), Shirley McPherson, Rick […]
Eddie Fry, IBA Chair, presented this speech at the Developing Northern Australia Conference in Karratha on 27 August 2024. IBA HAS A DREAM IBA has always had big dreams, but many thought it a mere figment. However, IBA has grown to become a significant institution of lasting maturity that has structured meaning and measured outcomes, […]
