Australia has a long history of immigrant entrepreneurs, dating back well over a century in the case of Chinese, Lebanese, and Greek migrants.

More recently Thai, Sri Lankan, Indian and South Korean migrants have also taken the plunge into small business.

Few areas would be as diverse as Bankstown in Sydney’s south-west when it comes to the range of businesses and the people who run them.

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