Cairns entrepreneur Fiona McFarlane talks to Jayne Cuddihy in Beating Around the Bush.

She is the founder of cherrygift.com, an SMS gift service.

Associated with https://www.skal.org/ Fiona says contacts are everything when it comes to starting a business.

http://www.cairnspost.com.au/business/new-skal-president-from-cairns-is-youngest-in-australian-history/news-story/1317eb9c555ea4cd91974cfbd3ba7324

Cherrygift.com was a finalist at the Queensland Pitchfest event https://regionalpitchfest.com/qld/

She cites The Space in Cairns http://thespacecairns.com/ as a huge support and a vibrant showcase of the local startups and ideas about the region.

Fiona has also been involved in the establishment of the FNQ Angels- a funding option for startups.

She says a huge amount of her inspiration and information comes from the internet, not least following everyone she can on Twitter @

Twitter has been priceless- follow everyone you can! And follow @cherrygifted

Find her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cherrygifted/