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The Sydney Design Market is almost here! Join us from 15-17 November at Carriageworks to explore an incredible lineup of…
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Sydney Design Market Gift Guide
Introducing our SS24 Sydney Design Market Indigenous Program recipient, She Made!
Behind the female empowerment brand is Renee Ellison, passionate…
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Sydney SS24 Indigenous Program Recipient: She Made
Join us at the Sydney Design Market on 15–17 November at the Carriageworks and support more than 150 mindful makers!…
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SS24 Sydney Design Market Lineup
Being a stallholder at The Finders Keepers Design Market is more than just selling your products; it’s a chance to…
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How to Maximise Your Experience as a Stallholder! 2024 Edition
Hey Melbourne! The Finders Keepers Design Market is back at the Royal Exhibition Building this winter, and you’re invited! Join…
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AW24 Melbourne Design Market Lineup
We can’t wait for you to meet our Sydney Design Market Indigenous Program stallholder when we return to Carriageworks this…
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Sydney AW24 Indigenous Program Recipient: Towney Time
Are you thinking about taking your small business to interstate markets? Awesome! We’ve been travelling interstate for markets for over…
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5 Tips to Make an Interstate Market a Breeze!
Meet Lauren, the artist and illustrator behind To The Trees! Living and working on Dharug & Gundungurra Land in the…
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Creative Catch Up with To The Trees
Meet Deborah Brown, the creative force behind Beddie, a small business making bedtime a dream with their colourful, vintage-inspired collection…
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Creative Catch Up With Beddie
Check out the talented line-up of makers and designers set to feature at our upcoming Sydney Design Market on the…
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Sydney/Eora SS23 Market Lineup
Social media content ideas from the Finders Keepers team to help you spread the word and promote your involvement in…
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21 Content Ideas For Your Next Social Media Market Post!
We are thrilled to announce our Melbourne SS23 Indigenous Program recipient, Gardening On Country. Founded by Mitch Skuta, a proud…
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Melbourne/Naarm SS23 Indigenous Program Recipient – Gardening On Country
Ready for a bit of self-care? We know we are! Aussie-made skincare and wellness brand Summer Salt Body is joining…
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Creative Catch Up With Summer Salt Body
Jewellery maker Elizabeth (Liz), from Argent Silversmith joins us to share a behind-the-scenes look at her creative small biz and…
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Creative Catch Up With Argent Silversmith
In celebration of NAIDOC Week, we’re partnering with Aboriginal Melbourne and City of Melbourne once again to expand our lineup…
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Melbourne/Narrm AW23 Indigenous Designer Lineup
Coral Covey Jewellery is a sustainable jewellery brand created by Laura Deakin. Based in Melbourne, Laura loves what she does…
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Creative Catch Up With Coral Covey
Introducing our AW23 Indigenous Program recipient, Bush to Bowl! This 100% Aboriginal-owned social enterprise creates a healing space & platform…
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Sydney/Eora AW23 Indigenous Program Recipient – Bush To Bowl
Making the journey to Sydney and Melbourne this season is vegan nail polish brand Sienna, travelling from Bundjalung country,…
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Creative Catch Up With Sienna
Get to know sock connoisseur, mum and small business owner Sarah Willmott, the creator behind the colourful sock label Joode.…
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Creative Catch Up With Joode
Hey Brisbane! We missed you and can’t wait to be back in your city with 28 incredible local makers for…
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TFK x BAD Pop-up Market This Weekend!
There’s nothing like being in a space full of like-minded creative people, and that’s what it felt like at the…
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Creative Business Summit Wrap-Up 2023
The Creative Business Summit is coming to Melbourne/Naarm on Friday, the 17th of March, at The Edge, Fed Square. This…
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NEW: Meet the 15+ Creative Business Summit Speakers
We’re stoked to have editor Lauren Baxter of Peppermint Magazine joining us at the Creative Business Summit this March 17th.…
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Join Peppermint Editor Lauren Baxter at the Summit!
Fresh from The Finders Keepers’ market curation team, here are our best tips to get you market-app-ready!BEFORE YOU START:…
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Our 8 tips for the best market applications!
It’s that time of year when we all get ready for a well-earned break and some serious festive action! But…
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The small but BIG stuff: Scaling with Pin Payments
This season we are excited to welcome Digital Fabrics to The Finders Keepers Sydney/Eora Market as our creative partner. This…
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Creative Catch Up with Digital Fabrics
Making her Finders Keepers debut is Miho Arai, the designer behind sustainable swimwear label Myriam Swim! Based in Newcastle, Myriam’s…
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Creative Catch Up with Myriam Swim
Returning to the Finders Keepers Sydney/ Eora Market this December is professional mess maker and colourful ceramic artist Bea Bellingham!…
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Creative Catch Up with Bea Bellingham
Love a good small biz origin story? Well, here’s one that gave us the warm fuzzies and made our taste…
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Creative Catch Up with Condimental
We had a fantastic time celebrating creativity at the Melbourne/Naarm Market on October 14-16. Our enormous thanks to the tens…
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Melbourne/Naarm SS22 Market Wrap-Up
Joining the Finders Keepers lineup this summer is Sydney-based jewellery designer Nikita Majajas, of Doodad + Fandango. Worn by some…
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Creative Catch Up with Doodad + Fandango
The Finders Keepers Market returns to Melbourne NEXT WEEKEND, and we can’t wait to see you! Join us at the…
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Melbourne/Naarm SS22 Market Highlights!
Introducing Melbourne Indigenous Program recipient, Numbulwar Numburindi Arts!
Established in 2019, Numbulwar’s first art centre is 100% owned and controlled…
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Melbourne/Naarm SS22 Indigenous Program Recipient – Numbulwar Numburindi Arts
Meet the Australian payment platform designed for small businesses like us, Pin Payments! As part of our small biz toolkit,…
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Do your best business with Pin Payments + Creative Catch Up with Life Apparel
Minimum Wines are back this October 14-16 at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton pouring their fun and energetic wines all…
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Creative Catch-Up with Minimum Wines
Thank you for another incredible weekend of community and creativity at The Finders Keepers Brisbane/Meanjin Market! We thank everyone who…
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Brisbane/Meanjin SS22 Market Wrap-Up
Here at FK, we’re big fans of women-led, fashion-forward and environmentally-focused businesses, just like us! We’re stoked to share this…
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Creative Catch Up with TWOOBS
Join us at the Royal Exhibition Building this Spring as The Finders Keepers Market returns to Melbourne! We’re bringing together…
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Melbourne/Naarm SS22 Designer & Food Line-up
Meet the Australian business making social media marketing easy with their Instagram-first scheduling tool, Sked Social! Born in Melbourne way…
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Get Social Savvy With Sked Social
Thank you, Melbourne & Sydney – What a comeback!
Nothing could keep us apart, and after two years of no markets, we have to say…
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Melbourne & Sydney AW22 Wrap-Up
We are thrilled to introduce our Brisbane/Meanjin Indigenous Program Recipient, Ikuntji Artists. You may remember their vibrant stall from our…
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Brisbane/Meanjin SS22 Indigenous Program Recipient – Ikuntji Artists
We’re excited to have self-taught sewist and new author DIY Daisy joining our Sydney AW line-up this July! Starting with a…
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Creative Catch Up With DIY Daisy
Get to know ceramic artist, flower lover and dopamine dresser Emma Bartik of Voluptuary Ceramics. We caught up with Emma…
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Creative Catch Up With Voluptuary Ceramics
Last year we held a competition in collaboration with our 2021 creative partner, Inke Packaging. The competition was held on…
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The design process with The Rest & Inke Packaging
The Sydney/Eora Market is coming up in less than 2 weeks and we thought we’d better introduce you to some…
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Creative Catch Up With Frances Island
Our Autumn Winter market season is well underway and our third stop is the Sydney/Eora Market at The Cutaway, Barangaroo…
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Sydney/Eora AW22 Market Line-up
The Finders Keepers is thrilled to welcome Deadly Denim to the lineup as our Sydney/Eora Indigenous Program recipient. Created by Rebecca Barlow,…
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Sydney/Eora AW22 Indigenous Program Recipient – Deadly Denim
Photo by Alexandrena Parker
Making knitting fun and accessible is Melbourne small biz, Cardigang! Created by pals Cat and Morgan,…
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Creative Catch Up with Cardigang
It’s been a big month of wrap-ups here at FK, and we’re delighted to share another one to wrap up…
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Creative Business Summit Wrap-Up 2022
WOW – what a weekend, Brisbane! Thank you for bringing the magic and helping us kick off our Autumn/Winter market…
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Brisbane/Meanjin AW22 Market Wrap-Up
Bringing a whole bunch of me made magic to the Melbourne/Naarm markets is slow clothing label Maker & Mineral! Known…
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Creative Catch Up With Maker & Mineral
Melbourne/Naarm – we will be returning to the Royal Exhibition Building during NAIDOC Week from the 8-10 of July!
This…
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Meet the Melbourne/Naarm Indigenous Program Line-up
Get ready for a day of inspiration, discovery, insightful conversation and creative connection… The Finders Keepers Creative Business Summit is…
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NEW: Meet our 12 Creative Business Summit Speakers
Like many small businesses, the team at Finders Keepers wear many hats. As the social media and content manager, I…
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Finding Balance and Social Media Scheduling with Sked Social
This week we’re welcoming our Brisbane AW22 Indigenous Program recipient K-Rae Designs! For designer Kim, what began as a creative…
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Brisbane/Meanjin AW22 Indigenous Program Recipient – K-Rae Designs
Market season is coming up so we asked our national events manager Lindsay for her top 10 tips and things…
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Top 10 Stallholder Tips For A Successful Market Weekend
Are you a solo entrepreneur ready to spread your wings and grow a team? We’ve been there! When Brooke and…
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5 Tips to Grow Your Team & Be a Purpose-Driven Leader
It’s been 4 weeks since the floods hit our towns and surrounding areas. The communities around us are rebuilding and…
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Our flood story & how you can help support flood-affected small businesses!
Discover, create and share incredible small businesses while reaching new customers of your own with the ‘Shoutouts by Ampjar’ MOBILE …
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Celebrate the NEW ‘Shoutouts by Ampjar’ Mobile App!
Brisbane, we couldn’t be more blown away by your support for our first ever Summer Series Pop Up Market! Thank…
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Brisbane Pop Up Market 2021 Wrap-Up
Feel good, bank some Karma (what is that again?), meet like-minded entrepreneurs AND make loads of small business friends with …
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The Power of “Word of Mouth” Marketing with Ampjar
We’re shining the light on our Brisbane Indigenous Program recipient for 2021, Wulkuraka Designs!
Owner and artist behind WD, Ailsa…
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Brisbane SS21 Indigenous Program Recipient: Wulkuraka Designs
That’s right, after an extra month of waiting, Finders Keepers kicks off at the Exhibition Building, Brisbane Showgrounds THIS WEEKEND! From 5pm Friday…
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Brisbane SS21 Market Highlights
The colourful sister duo behind The Good Garment, Danita and Bianca, chatted with us to share the hustle of mask…
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Creative Catch Up With The Good Garment
This week we welcome back Claire Devine the Aussie-French Paintress behind The New Devine. Claire is french-born and Australian-made, her…
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Creative Catch Up With The New Devine
Growing up surrounded by bushland, it’s no surprise, Jess, from The Hunters True, was inspired to create designs that reflect…
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Creative Catch Up With The Hunters True
This year we’ve creatively partnered with Melbourne based small business Inke Packaging. Founded in 2018, Inke helps brands across Australia…
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Insight & Inspiration With Inke Packaging
Valiant Event Hire is one of Australia’s most trusted leaders in furniture hire and styling. They provide one of the…
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Styling Your Market Stall With Valiant
Together we are stronger
At the core of Finders Keepers is community. How can we work together? How can we…
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Business Savvy Tips Edition 5: Online Payments with Pin Payments
Today we catch up with community minded, empowering business coach Kaylene from Startup Creative! An expert in bringing people, ideas…
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Staying Home, Rising Up with Kaylene from Startup Creative
Continuing our Staying Home, Rising Up series we dropped into Melbourne and spent some quality time with Jeremy Wortsman founder…
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Staying Home, Rising up with Jeremy from the Jacky Winter Group
The postponement of indie markets is having a devastating effect on small business around Australia!
Earlier this year when the…
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Creative Small Business CoVID-19 Impact Survey – gathered by The Finders Keepers
Together we are stronger
At the core of Finders Keepers is community. How can we work together? How can we…
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Business Savvy Tips – Ed 4 Hack your own PR with Odette
Together we are stronger!
This informative series will give you quick tips and insights as to how we can work…
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Business Savvy Tips – Ed 3 Social Media Tips with Young Folks
We recently caught up with Tess of Smack Bang Designs. This is the third interview of our series of ‘Staying…
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Staying Home, Rising up with Tess from Smack Bang Designs
Together we are stronger!
At the core of Finders Keepers is community. How can we work together? How can we…
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Business Savvy Tips – Ed 2 Ecommerce tips with New Beach Co
‘Staying Home, Rising Up’ is our series where we talk to Pioneers who Pivot to survive crisis. First up one…
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Staying Home, Rising up with Frankie from the Design Kids
Bamba Bamba’s debut Stall Finders keepers Melboourne AW19 captured by Samee Lapham
If you loved Part 1 of our Small…
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Finders Keepers Small Business Survival Tips – Pt 2
Together we are stronger!
At the core of Finders Keepers is community. How can we work together? How can we…
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Business Savvy Tips – Ed 1 Ecommerce tips with Dear Charlie Marketing
