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GG’s Flowers Nipuni Wijewickrema wins Regional Pitchfest.
Posted by GG's Flowers on 22nd Aug 2017
Nipuni Wijewickrema takes first place for her innovative business idea, GG’s Flowers. At the Canberra Regional Pitchfest, Nip shares what the opportunity means for the business and for the growth of GG’s Flowers. Taking the Community Choice Award as well, Nip is set to go to the National Final Gala which takes place in Wagga Wagga on the 18th of August. Read more about Nip’s experience at the Canberra Regional Pitchfest at the Shaker.
Australia Post Regional Pitchfest Pivotal to Government focus on Regional Startups
Startup Daily talks about the influence Australia Post Pitchfest has on Regional startups, and the positive impact it has made since the establishment of the event. Nipuni Wijewickrema is featured on the list of finalists headed for the National Final at Wagga Wagga on August 18th 2017. See the full list of finalists at Startup Daily.
9 Wonderful Aussie Women Who Are Already Killing 2017
Buzzfeed includes Nipuni Wijewickrema in the compilation of Aussie Women who are killing it in 2017. Surrounded by other incredible and amazing aussie women, Nip and GG’s Flowers all get a little mention. See the full list on Buzzfeed.
Aim for the Stars Scholarship Winner: Nipuni Wijewickrema
Nipuni Wijewickrema is a 2017 Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Scholarship winner. The Aim for the Stars foundation focuses on empowering, supporting, and backing incredible young women, and the support given has been invaluable. Nip answers a few questions about dreams, commitment, and challenges that a young woman might face today. Read more about [...]
One Flower at a Time
GG’s Flowers stars in a short documentary produced by videographer Callum. Focusing on Nipuni Wijewickrema, we follow the beginnings of GG’s Flowers and the inspiration for starting the business and what followed next. With a message to look after and protect vulnerable people within the community Nip emphasises the importance of equipping people with skills [...]
GG’s Flowers gets first pop-up shop by joining Shop Wanniassa
Since the establishment of the business, GG’s Flowers has now secured their first pop-up shop front. Partnering with Shop Wanniassa at Wanniassa Markets, GG’s Flowers trialled a pop up shop-front over the christmas season. Showing their hampers and their popular rainbow roses, GG’s Flowers are definitely on the road to expanding their business. Read more [...]
Canberra Close Up: Nipuni Wijewickrema
ABC Canberra meets with Nipuni Wijewickrema to talk about the progress she’s made with GG’s Flowers. Focusing on the inspirations behind the business, becoming a social enterprise, and the high school experiences that helped shape her, we get an inside view about what makes GG’s Flowers so important. Read more about Nip at ABC Canberra to learn [...]
How to change the world, one flower at a time
Foundation for Young Australians meets with Nipuni Wijewickrema to talk about GG’s Flowers and the inspirations for starting a social enterprise Canberra florist that gives meaningful employment to those with special needs. Right as the Unleashed Festival’s Speaker series starts, Nip takes part in Australia’s largest social change festival as part of the speaker lineup [...]
Raising Women: Geetha and Gayana
There's an old saying passed on from her mother that Geetha Wijewickrema has held on to: ‘Never Give Up’. This saying has stayed with Geetha through raising a daughter with a disability, battling an illness, and co-founding a business. Speaking to HerCanberra, Geetha talks about her family and how she’s incredibly proud of all her [...]
'The Better Bunch’ SBS The Feed presents the Wijewickrema family
The Wijewickrema’s always wanted their own TV Show. ‘The Better Bunch’ by SBS Viceland presents the Wijewickrema family, who established GG’s Flowers with the sole purpose of hiring those with special needs.The Wijewickrema family show how family love and support took the business that was made for Gayana- a young girl with Down Syndrome, and [...]