Pam and Martin Brook have come a long way since selling macadamia muesli at their local market. Their business Brookfarm was the first food-manufacturing company to win a Telstra Australian Business of the Year Award, and now exports its award-winning products across the world. Despite the global success, the founders say its community ethos remains intact, creating an important point of difference for the business.
Stratsec was launched in its founders spare bedroom, based on a vision to change information and communication technology security in Australia. Since then, the business has overcome a number of challenges to grow into the most-recognised cyber-security firms in the country – an achievement recognised when Stratsec won 2010 Telstra Business of the Year. Here, head of delivery and operations Peter Lilley shares his tips for surviving business setbacks.
Jim Marggraff, founder of digital smartpen business Livescribe, has faced no shortage of financial challenges as an entrepreneur. He launched just as the GFC hit, and battled to find investors to get Livescribe off the ground. But after 5 years- and one million smartpen sales- his company is at the forefront of the market. Here’s how he did it.
The unemployment rate has risen by 0.2 percent, but labour force participation has reached new height, with more Australians in full-time work than ever before.
A company’s website is vital in generating new business, but many are failing to make the most of their online space. Here are seven common website mistakes that may be letting down your business.
A nationwide talent shortage means half of all employers are finding it difficult to fill vacant positions, with skilled trade workers ranking as the most sought after employee group.
Despite multiple months of positive retail trade figures this year, a key retail body is tipping that retail growth is likely to slow after the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported turnover fell by 0.2 percent in April.
Innovative Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson is set to inspire and inform local creative entrepreneurs at the ‘Etsy Success Sydney’ event, to be held in June.
The recovery in economy-wide spending appears to have consolidated as business sales remain positive, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI).
CatchOfTheDay has announced it is expanding into the wine sector, with an acquisition of the specialist wine deals site, vinomofo.com.
