Momentum is expected to continue building in the country's hospitality industry as demand to own a business soars.  

Enquiries from potential hospo owners are nearly twice that compared to 2019, and historic levels of confidentiality agreements are being signed.  

This demand is mainly driven by new arrivals.  

ABC Business Sales Managing Director Chris Small told Mike Hosking that a lot of migrants see owning a business here as a way they can control their own destiny.   

He says they also feel the harder they work, the better they'll go, rather than being subscribed to a salary where they're put in a box. 

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