Entrepreneur

It’s the quintessential party scene in countless American movies since the 1990s: exuberant youths sprawling over a house in the burbs, sipping mystery liquids from red tumbler cups.

The wealthy financial services industry is being targeted by emerging tech start-ups keen to take a share in the huge profits being generated in the sector. The founders of two of Australia’s most successful technology companies, SEEK and Atlassian, this week warned that the “insane” profits of the major banks (amounting to nearly $30bn per […]

The solution to tackling youth unemployment is to encourage entrepreneurship. At least that’s the mission of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance, convening in Sydney next month.

Jason T Smith wasn’t planning to go into business for himself. Instead, he aspired to become a “medical missionary” and work in the developed world helping those less fortunate than himself.

Businesses must adapt to the new wave of so-called “digital disruption” sweeping the economic landscape or risk extinction. This is the dire warning from senior Reserve Bank of Australia official, Sarv Girn, who warns that ignoring the pace of technological change is a sure pathway to dwindling profits and declining market share. Mr Girn, the […]

Tradies may have been slow to adapt to the digital revolution, but a new breed are breaking the mold, engaging with social media and utilising cloud services as they compete to market themselves online.

The whole reason I studied journalism, and indeed wanted to be a journalist, was so I could change the world.

If using entirely plant-based ingredients in his products means Malcolm Rands is labelled a hippie, then that’s a label he’s ok with.

The Vinnies CEO Sleepout, a charity event raising money to help tackle homelessness, is being held later this month and registrations are open now. The event is targeted at helping more than 100,000 Australians who spend each night of the year without a home and raising awareness. Just under half of Australia’s homeless are women […]

Australia has placed second among 30 countries as one of the best places for female entrepreneurship.

A new report on the development of digital technologies has provided a glimpse of the future of work in 2025 and set-out the scale of the adaption challenge successful businesses will face.

Martin Halphen didn’t get to where he is overnight. Now servicing over 8,000 corporate customers, and doing some 23,000 deliveries a week, Martin has steadily persevered, and grown his fruit delivery business – Fruit Box – nationwide.

There’s a misnomer that haunts many adults. Not having learned the skill of playing an instrument as a kid, or learning a language, or riding a bike, or whatever it may be, precludes us from doing so as adults.

The fortunes of one Tasmanian business have risen to international prominence on the growing popularity of a small purple bear, popularised in China and Hong Kong, thanks to a unique marketing strategy.

At a time when even major fashion labels are struggling, Sandradee Makejev has taken her burgeoning retail business – St Frock – to enviable heights, with turnover growing by 2400 per cent between February and December 2013.

Successful health food chain Sumo Salad will refurbish its stores across Australia over the next three years on the heels of the Tulla Group’s purchase of a 60 per cent stake in the business.

For many small businesses, it’s only by joining forces that you can achieve economies of scale and have a voice that’s loud enough to be heard over the big guys.

With the cost of car ownership set to rise as the federal government seeks to reinstall the fuel excise, a number of entrepreneurs a working away on smart solutions that solve common car dilemmas.

So what are the secrets to running a successful business, and growing it fast?

With the $484.2 million Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Program giving small business up to $20,000 in loans, a cut in company tax for those earning below $5 million taxable income and other measures, there’s a lot to smile about.