Cascie Kambouris has turned a love of sourdough into a fast-growing business after identifying a simple but overlooked problem.
The founder of Little Bread Winner said her idea came from frustration. “I am obsessed with sourdough,” she joked.
“I love the taste, the smell and everything about it but I couldn’t cut it to save my life.”
Unable to find a knife that worked comfortably without squashing her loaves or straining her wrist, Kambouris designed her own. Friends soon began asking her to make one for them, signalling commercial potential.
At the time, Kambouris was juggling the venture alongside her job as a car seat installer.
“One day I turned up to install a car seat with the wrong branded clothing and a client didn’t believe I was an installer, it required photos in the driveway to get her to believe me,” she said.
Little Bread Winner secured 25 stockists after its first trade fair, and earlier this year Kambouris was named AGHA Entrepreneur of the Year after going full-time.
“I realised that the more time I spend on the business the more the business will expand and that’s an amazing feeling,” she said.
Her advice to others starting out: “Don’t go it alone. Find a mentor who you can follow and that will guide you to make smarter decisions.”
Source: The Advertiser.
