Creator of the Bush From a Bush Business Facebook community, Jenn Donovan. Supplied.
After one year of bumper success, the founders of online marketplace Spend With Us are reflecting on how it helped 800 rural Australian businesses survive what turned out to be another challenging year.
In January last year, Sarah Britz, a web designer from the New South Wales and Lauran Hateley, a clinical psychologist from rural Victoria came together to form Spend With Us, an online marketplace that showcases regional businesses.
Eight months later, the online marketplace merged with Jenn Donovan’s Facebook community Buy From a Bush Business to create Spend With Us Buy From a Bush Business.