If you want a little more info about NGA Academy prospect Liam Henry's tie business,
here's a good article from earlier in the year. Isaiah Butters who is also an academy prospect is one of his business partners who produce the ties.
I remember reading an article about the ties last year where Henry was asked about doing up a blue and yellow tie or something along those lines. His response had me in stitches and was along the lines of 'why would anyone want blue and yellow, they're horrible colours'. Absolutely quality kid.
Here's a link to their website if anyone would like to purchase a tie. It's a great little website and the ties look fantastic.
Ralphy was talking to us about post school options including tafe, uni and apprenticeships. He then mentioned about Indigenous businesses and that many people have been successful setting up online shops selling various things. We all then asked why couldn’t we set up a business selling the ties we designed. After a couple hours sitting down and talking about how it could work and looking at other Instagram pages we decided that there was a gap for indigenous artwork and clothing especially good looking ties. We thought our ties were different and stylish and were an easy way to celebrate Indigenous culture. Ralphy then showed us how to get an ABN number and asked what we wanted as a business name. Issy’s idea was the best “Tied to Culture”, we loved it. From here we decided on the best looking ties, did some modelling, took some photos, made an order and set up a website/store with the help of Felix. It has been a good learning experience for us setting it up from scratch and being involved in all the decision making. We are proud of what we have created and to be business owners.
