Small Business Secrets TV Showtimes

SBS2 · 10:30am, Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · 35 minutes

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‘Series 1, Episode 12’

Small business owners and innovators playing a vital role in Australia's economic growth. Small to medium businesses make up 97 per cent of Australian businesses. Each week, the program features a mix of established businesses offering the secrets to their success, those who have weathered financial storms, and those just starting out, and how you can turn your business idea into a reality.

Ricardo Goncalves, Whitney Fitzsimmons

Series, Australia, English, Current Affairs, Documentary, Business & Finance, Season 1 Episode 12

SBS2 · 10:30am, Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 30 minutes

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‘Series 1, Episode 13’

In this episode we get a few lessons from educational small businesses. We speak to the English Language Academy on teaching English to International Students, and a mum who created an app to connect her with her daughter's teachers. We also visit Marita Cheng, a designer of an interactive robot to teach children in hospital, and learn a thing or two about edible insects.

Ricardo Goncalves, Whitney Fitzsimmons

Series, Australia, English, Current Affairs, Documentary, Business & Finance, Season 1 Episode 13

SBS2 · 10:30am, Fri, 13 Nov 2026 · 30 minutes

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‘Series 1, Episode 14’

In this episode, we get healthy with the small businesses keeping Australians fit. We visit Dolly's Bootcamp, a gym dedicated for Muslim women to exercise comfortably, explore how personal trainer HT Tran combined fitness and golfing, and speak with ex-Olympian Michael Kim on life after athletics. We also toughen up with obstacle course training and explore how an app can monitor your health without going to the doctor.

Ricardo Goncalves, Whitney Fitzsimmons

Series, Australia, English, Current Affairs, Documentary, Business & Finance, Season 1 Episode 14

SBS2 · 10:30am, Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · 30 minutes

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‘Series 1, Episode 15’

This episode checks out the sustainable small businesses looking after the environment, including the father-daughter team making recyclable and sustainable furniture. Grab some dessert with Serendipity, an ice cream company hwo cut 80 percent of their carbon emissions by switching to 100 percent green energy, and visit a cafe trading fresh fruit and vegetables to pickle. Ricardo also speaks to Ronnie Khan, founder of one of Australia's most successful social enterprises Oz Harvest, and heads to Canberra to explore how some homes are buying and selling spare energy.

Ricardo Goncalves, Whitney Fitzsimmons

Series, Australia, English, Current Affairs, Documentary, Business & Finance, Season 1 Episode 15

SBS2 · 10:30am, Sun, 15 Nov 2026 · 35 minutes

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‘Series 1, Episode 17’

Explore the biggest investment a small business can make - employees. Check out how Jewel Fine Foods handled recruiting a hundred new staff to cater the Sydney Olympics; and gain some staffing insight from Carman's Muesli founder Carolyn Creswell. The Australian Institute of Music gives a few tips on how small businesses work in harmony with their employees, and go for a drive with Uber drivers who are making the most of the ride-sharing economy.

Ricardo Goncalves, Whitney Fitzsimmons

Series, Australia, English, Current Affairs, Documentary, Business & Finance, Season 1 Episode 17

SBS2 · 10:30am, Mon, 16 Nov 2026 · 30 minutes

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‘Series 1, Episode 16’

This episode covers one of the most popular small businesses - cafes, as Cafe Coach gives some of their tips, before checking out Frank Green, a business helping coffee-lovers pay for their java with their Smartcup. In Brisbane, find out the secrets the making the perfect roast with Zarraffa's Coffee, and visit a social enterprise launching Australia's first 100 percent biodegradable and compostable coffee pod. Then have a cup of coffee with The Grounds of Alexandria founder Ramzey Choker.

Ricardo Goncalves, Whitney Fitzsimmons

Series, Australia, English, Current Affairs, Documentary, Business & Finance, Season 1 Episode 16