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Whether you're dreaming from your desk or sketching ideas on the back of a napkin — your vision deserves a chance.

Deals Colony began as a small hobby project with a big vision: to create flexible careers and a judgment‑free, happier life — the “Happy Platform” you’ll see across this website. From reviving closing brands to launching zero‑waste community initiatives, it quickly attracted everyday people ready to turn challenges into breakthroughs. Today, as a social enterprise, we’re on a mission to ensure no skill, story, or resource goes to waste — continually launching new community initiatives that bridge this gap using our trial‑project strategy and Brain‑Dumping Blueprint across 60+ niches.

Sign up today and receive your free Brain‑Dump Booklet — a practical blueprint for shaping ideas, planning projects, and creating flexible pathways that fit around family life, not the other way around.

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A personal invitation from Monika, our Founder, to team-up with Deals Colony and unlock your pathway to impact, dignity, and lasting change.

* Deals Colony programs are educational, project-based pathways and do not create employment, internship, or volunteer relationships.

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Start your 3‑month learning and portfolio‑building journey with Deals Colony — an Australian multicultural social enterprise delivering educational, project‑based programs aligned with zero‑waste and circular‑economy principles. This program is designed for migrants, parents, students, career‑changers, and purpose‑driven individuals who want to build skills, confidence, and a professional portfolio to support their future career or freelance goals. You’ll begin with a free career assessment and a 6‑week portfolio‑building phase, followed by one guided trial project to help you develop practical experience and showcase your work — all at your own pace. Light‑weight projects typically run for 6 weeks, require around 2 hours per week, and are delivered in small, interactive Zoom groups on a first‑come, first‑served basis. Disclaimer: Deals Colony programs are not employment, internships, or volunteer roles. Some participants may later choose to apply for separate, clearly defined paid project opportunities, offered independently and by agreement. Duration: 3 months, flexible 2 hours per week (excluding school holidays).

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Unsure whether you want to start a business, build a flexible career, or simply take on short‑term projects to stay engaged, connected to your roots, or grow your portfolio? We’re here to help. Book your free Idea Assessment — we’ll help you shape your vision, estimate costs, and fulfil your current needs. Use your SPECIALGIFT2025 code before it expires. Duration: 2 hours

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A practical, collaborative network for experienced professionals, retirees, business owners, and community changemakers who want to stay engaged, share expertise, and build an advisory‑style portfolio — without employment pressure, obligations, or guarantees. Through our national Zero‑Waste Circular‑Economy Network, members gain visibility for their contributions, access workshops, mentoring, and peer collaboration, and can opt into real sustainability and community projects, with optional partner‑funded project opportunities when available. As part of the Team‑Up Program, members also receive two practical deals: - Business Wellness Program (1 year included): opportunities to share expertise across up to 40 light‑weight, purpose‑driven projects — including sustainability mentoring, waste‑diversion ideas, skills exchange, community circular‑economy mini‑projects, financial sustainability, data management, and simple impact activities — supported by strategy blueprints, mentoring, and portfolio‑building. - Income Pathways (optional): opportunities to contribute skills to sustainability and community projects, with some participants later invited to separately agreed, partner‑funded paid projects. Membership duration is 2 years, including 1 year of Business Wellness Program access, with a flexible commitment of up to 2 hours per week.

EOI: Circular Economy Network Membership

This is a membership‑based collaboration network. It is not employment, contracting, or volunteering work. Participation is opt‑in, flexible, and non‑exclusive — you remain fully independent.

Turn Hobby Into A Business

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Avoid common mistakes & start earning from what you love. The #1 Mini Course for Dreamers! Learn how to turn your passion into profit and spark entrepreneurship—step-by-step. Duration: 6 Weeks, Flexible 2 hour/week

Launch Hobby or Side Business

Another helpful resource to assist you to prepare for starting a business is business.gov.au

Why Join Deals Colony’s Flexible Passion-Led Pathways

✅ Build practical, real-world portfolios without requiring a job or business

✅ Net-positive, collaborative participation model

✅ Circular-economy, purpose-led project pathways

✅ No hiring or employment — participation is collaborative and opt-in

✅ A diverse contributor network including students, creatives, and micro-businesses

✅ Flexible, low-risk participation without employment or business obligations

✅ Passion-led participation focused on learning, contribution, and impact

✅ Projects supported through clear frameworks and shared responsibility

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Turn Skills Into Income

Our Framework: Theory of Change in Action

A simple way to show how small ideas grow into real income, confidence and community impact.

Learn practical strategies you can use right away.

Ideas, Hobbies, Skills, Lived Experience & Passions → Co-Created Trial Projects → MVPs & Side Hustles → Capacity-Building, Storytelling, Circular & Barter-Inspired Collaboration → Community Wellbeing, Inclusive Social Innovation & Future Readiness

By combining purpose with practical tools, we reduce skill and emotional waste, boost wellbeing and financial inclusion, and activate untapped potential in every home.

Duration: Flexible 2 hour/week

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Our Uniquely Structured Team Model Works

I walked away from a full-time IT career to build a different way of working — because too many capable people had strong ideas but lacked support, confidence, or the ability to invest upfront.

So I created a project-based, collaborative platform where people can test ideas, build portfolios, and contribute to real projects — without needing to start a business or secure a job first.

At Deals Colony, we offer:

✔️ Mentoring and guided support

✔️ Practical tools, templates, and training

✔️ A 2-year membership to co-launch circular-economy projects

✔️ Team collaboration and accountability

This model is not employment, contracting, volunteering, or an internship. Participation is opt-in, project-based, and limited in scope, with no guarantees of income, employment, or business outcomes. Any paid opportunities are optional and only available when partner-funded.

Duration: Flexible 2 hour/week

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Our Core Values - Nothing Wasted. Everything Reimagined. Net-Positive Collaboration

1. Repurpose, Reuse, Innovate: No Skills, Stories or Resources Wasted.

2. Follow Your Heart: We encourage everyone to lead with passion and purpose—trusting their instincts and values as they create, collaborate, and contribute to meaningful change.

3. Empower Voices with Respect: Every voice matters. We create safe spaces where people can speak up with confidence, listen with empathy, and uplift each other with kindness.

4. Challenge Yourself to Grow: Step beyond your comfort zone. Whether it’s learning something new, taking initiative, or embracing feedback—we believe growth starts with courage and curiosity.

5. Be Collaborative: We thrive on teamwork. By respecting each other’s ideas and working together openly, we create stronger, more inclusive outcomes for our community.

6. Take Responsibility: We own our actions—celebrating the wins, learning from the stumbles, and holding ourselves accountable with integrity and heart.

7. Work Hard, Party Hard: We believe in balance. Bring your best, show up with energy, and celebrate each milestone—big or small—with joy and gratitude.

Duration: Flexible 2 hour/week

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One Brand, Many Stories

From Hobby to Impact — The Story Behind Deals Colony

From Homegrown Ideas to Global Impact

Award-Winning Youth Initiative Happy Hobby Hour Junior

What started as a one-day school market store—sparked by a love for deal-hunting and a desire to earn flexibly—has grown into 50+ passion-led brands, co-created with families, friends, collaborators, students, and seniors across Australia. Founder Monika K, once navigating a structured IT career, used hobbies, skills and life experiences to build Deals Colony’s unique model: a digital-first, barter-inspired, and inclusive platform that helps others do the same—turning passions into projects, and ideas into income.

It all started during COVID. Our founder Monika launched a simple one-page “COVID Project” with wellbeing tips and Zoom sessions. 50+ people connected in just weeks, Featured in a community magazine (Neighbourhood Watch Australasia - NHWA), sparked live chats, new ideas, and online income. Those grassroots efforts laid the foundation for what you see today—a thriving platform that has supported: 1,000+ individuals across generations, 1000+ passion projects, 40+ profile-matched real-world experiences in one year, 30+ community collaborations.

One of our proudest achievements. Happy Hobby Hour Junior (HHHJ), co-created by Monika, her son and his friends during lockdown. What began as a screen-time alternative for kids, is now an award-winning youth initiative. 2024 Pine Rivers Small Business Award Winner, 500+ Youth Empowered Globally, 50+ Supporters, 300+ Families & Educators, $5,000 Raised for Sick Kids, Delivered in schools, camps & charities, Created income, passion-led careers and purpose for mums, elders, youth, and collaborators, Now Registered Social Enterprise, 2024.