Advice
From Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Ghandi to Henry Ford, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey; qualities of leaders have inspired us to pursue our dreams and achieve greatness.
While there is no one-size-fits-all strategy that will work for all small businesses, there are some fundamental principles that can be helpful for small business owners.
In spite of not being completely naïve when I started Next Marketing, I quickly discovered how much I didn’t know, and how much being an entrepreneur differed from my expectations.
There are some principles of business and sales that work and will always work. However, it’s fair to say that many techniques and approaches are so saturated that they cause people to put up walls of resistance.
Be prepared to give compelling explanations to address challenging questions. As an entrepreneur you need to be able to defend your business claims with great explanations.
Earlier this month I was in San Francisco and New York. This was my first trip to the US as an angel investor and in spite of hearing all about how different and dynamic the market is compared to Australia I was still amazed.
The secret to success may be simpler than you think. Sleep well, eat healthy, learn to be an effective time manager and stay engaged.
I continually remain perplexed by the number of people in Australia, and especially those within the business community, that are still not familiar with the meaning of the term ‘intrapreneurship’.
In 2013, Google commissioned a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) research to identify ways to accelerate the growth of Australian tech startup sector. The research found that this sector has the potential to contribute $109 billion or 4% of GDP to the economy.
As small business numbers increase and more entrepreneurs look for capital, a growing amount of organisations claiming to be affiliated with the Government are looking to take your money.
‘Seniorpreneurs’ are the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurship, and considered by experts and researchers as the next boom.
Why are some people destined to be involved in startups, and other people destined to become CEOs of large conglomerates?
Starting any online relationship is fraught with risk – just ask anyone who’s tried online dating. These days though, more and more entrepreneurs are finding their business partner online.
A new survey has found many Aussies plan to change jobs or start their own business this year, but some commentators believe the media is dishing up a skewed view of what life is truly like as a business owner.
Dynamic Business had a chat to David Smorgon about his career and his latest venture, Point made., which works with family business owners, corporates and senior executives to identify, solve and improve their communication issues.
A bunch of friends or family members dream up a business idea, nut out the details on a napkin, and the deal is sealed with a handshake. If only it were that simple.
The world’s top universities, like NYU, Oxford and Columbia, all offer postgraduate programs in social entrepreneurship – yet not one university in Australia offers such program.
More often than not, the spotlight is firmly on success. And rightly so. Success is hardly likely if the focus is on failure.
A pilot educational program series is being launched in Sydney from November 6.
Call it laziness, call it a sheer shortage of time – or perhaps a combination of both – but many Australian business owners haven’t updated their business model since the GFC.
