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celebrating women IN BUSINESS Leader Print and design services to help clients effectively promote their business or organisation. What do you enjoy most about your business? I particularly enjoy designing material to help clients achieve an effective piece of communication, whether this is for promotional purposes or a variety of other projects that require printed solutions. What separates your business from the next? Helena Carapetis Tell us a bit about the business... Describe your role. As the first point of contact for any printing enquiries, I am able to quote for a range of printing work, offer advice on print-related details such as stocks and file setup as well as offering graphic design from initial concept to final output. From flyers and posters to stickers and signage, Leader Print offers a broad range of print We offer a reliable and affordable local service, including the timely delivery of printed material within the Barossa. We are proud to support our local community and work hard to provide a professional service with the best possible quality. Being part of the community means that we can offer a more personalised service and have a greater insight and understanding of our clients’ needs. Flyers • Posters • Business cards • Brochures Pull-up banners • Corflutes • Signage • Decals Stickers • Booklets • Invites • Carbonless books Small & large runs • Large format • Graphic design LOCAL / RELIABLE / AFFORDABLE CONTACT US TODAY FOR A FREE QUOTE! P: 8564 2035 | E: [email protected] Blue - C - 100 M - 0 Y - 0 K - 10 34 Dean Street, Angaston Grey - 80% Font - Franklin Gothic Book I love the opportunity to work with a range of local people, assisting them with the design and production of printed material. Daisy Loves George and social stationery projects. Opening our new retail store and studio space in the Tanunda main street has allowed me a wonderful opportunity to continue the design work I love and share my passion for beautiful stationery products from Australia and around the world. invitations | stationery paper goods | graphic design What is one of your personal/business highlights? Anna Hayes. What do you enjoy most about your business (or being a woman in business)? I am fortunate enough to work with some amazingly diverse clients, providing a wide range of graphic design and printing services including commercial, packaging, print media, wedding Fifteen years ago, while on a road trip to country NSW, my husband and I had a long conversation about how wonderful it would be to open a stationery store in the Barossa Valley. With a young family and busy careers on the other side of the country, it never really seemed a possibility. To be here all this time later, doing the very thing we dreamed about, is most definitely a highlight for me personally and professionally. Alabaster Store Co-owners Skye and Donna. Alabaster Store is a lifestyle store that showcases a range of beautiful and unique home-wares, fashion and accessories, for people searching for that special something with a point of difference. Our products are handmade, fair-trade and sustainable and we always try to fill our store with things that we love and things that make us smile! We want people to feel warmth and energy when they walk through our doors. People will find that unique piece, something that they can connect with, 30 - “The Leader”, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 99 Murray Street Tanunda 08 7513 7750 daisylovesgeorge.com.au something that has a story behind it. We try to support local makers, whether that be Barossa, Adelaide or interstate and we encourage people to become conscious consumers, to think about the maker behind the product, the materials used and the way it was crafted. Donna and I (Skye) are co-owners of Alabaster Store have now been running the business for just over 1.5yrs. We share the workload and work together across all areas of the business. Both Donna and I have young families so it’s important we communicate frequently and share the jobs, big or small, to try and keep things running smoothly (from both sides!) As for work-life balance... we don’t have that down pat yet but I honestly think it’s more about working out your priorities and going from there! What’s that ‘something special’ that makes your day at work? Being women, we understand the feeling you get when you find the perfect outfit, or that perfect piece you’ve been seeking for your home, so to be able to provide that service to our lovely customers is pretty special. JS0881 FA S H I O N , H O M E, S O U L AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS 69 M U R R AY ST R E E T, TA N U N D A B A R O S S A VA L L E Y, S O U T H A U ST R A L I A 53 52 I N F O @ A L A B A ST E R STO R E. CO M . A U ( 0 8 ) 8 5 6 3 0 8 57 alabasterstore.com.au JS0880