Australian Business Case Studies

Help students understand the realities of owning and running a business, using real-life business stories from Australian entrepreneurs. This resource includes:

• 9 different business case studies;
• Topics including entrepreneurship, the essentials of building a business plan and overcoming business challenges;
• Practical insights into operating a business;
• Short clips from the SBS news program Small Business Secrets, hosted by Ricardo Gonçalves;
• Discussion questions with guide responses provided;
• Extension activities.

Before using this resource in class, we recommend you pre-screen the full-length episode at ClickView, or your school’s preferred resource centre (for example Wingaru, Informit etc).

Please note statistics and case studies herein were correct at time of original publication in 2017.

Read our classroom recommendations before completing activities.

This SBS Learn resource is a condensed version of the original release. Some material may have been omitted for up-to-date relevancy.