It's fantastic to see people having a red hot go and their initiative and willingness to invest in the community deserves due recognition.

Bendigo is home to an army of people working tirelessly to make a go of 'their' business and that forms the heart and soul of any community.

It's tremendous to see three young men taking over the leadership of Ray White Real Estate in Bendigo - trying to put their own stamp on a competitive industry.

Rory Somerville, Brenton Mason and Brett Thompson will bring youthful enthusiasm to establishing a business in an industry where the average age of a real estate agent in Australia is 50 years.

Bendigo Corner Store cafe owners Adam and Holly Nicoletti also have great plans to develop Bendigo's first self-sustaining cafe after purchasing the old Spring Gully General Store.

The couple have established a popular and award-winning business in the Corner Store Cafe and are now looking to build on that success with the city's first self-sustaining cafe.

Such vision and initiative deserves success and we wish these owners well with their new ventures.