Migrant entrepreneurs podcast series launches


February 27, 2025

Did you know that one in three small businesses in Australia are owned by migrants? Or that migrants are twice as likely to become entrepreneurs? Their stories often go untold, and we want to change this.

The Making it in Melbourne podcast series brings you conversations with Melbourne migrant entrepreneurs who are reshaping our city’s business landscape.

In this series, five Melbourne startup founders share how their cultural backgrounds have shaped their entrepreneurial journeys, offering insights, lessons, and tips for aspiring entrepreneurs.

From creative and social innovations, artificial intelligence, mental health, and people changing careers, these are the stories of people who journeyed across borders to Melbourne, to build something extraordinary.

The podcast is funded by City of Melbourne and produced by RMIT.

Listen to the series wherever you get your podcasts. Search 'Making it in Melbourne' on your podcast app.


Melbourne Migrapreneurs program

Want support on your own startup journey? City of Melbourne, in partnership with Catalysr X and ARCTIC90, has launched the next iteration of the Melbourne Migrapreneurs program. This free eight-week program is designed to empower aspiring entrepreneurs from migrant, refugee, and international backgrounds to launch successful startups and become leaders of change.

The program offers valuable opportunities to learn from industry experts who have lived experience of being successful migrant entrepreneurs or ‘migrapreneurs’ and how to take your startup idea to market, pitch and raise capital.

At the end of the course, you’ll have the chance to win one of four $1,500 grants and three months of personalised coaching to make your startup idea a reality.

Podcast being filmed