Entrepreneur

Are you one of the majority of small business owners who’d like more work/life balance? Wouldn’t we all? Read on for tips on how to use ‘the third space’ to get you there.

There are very few forms of capital in this market, so don’t discount the one that’s right under your nose: your own working capital. Here’s some expert advice for making the most of what’s available to you.

Goal setting is still important to help you get started, plan out your strategy and keep you on track. But, maybe once you have decided on your goals, it might be worth your while to take the focus off the end result, and concentrate on the task at hand.

Ever wished you could anonymously compare key financial product information with people in a similar situation to see whether you’re getting a good deal? That’s exactly what the founders of the new Moneytribe app are helping consumers do. Here’s the story behind this social start-up.

Aimee Marks was designing new tampon packaging when she had her lightbulb moment. Unusual? More like a fortuitous episode. Now the young go-getter is heading up the country’s fastest-growing organic tampon business – Time of Month, or TOM, for short.

The sooner you begin thinking about life after your business, the better prepared you will be for that day and the more likely it will happen on your terms. Here’s what you need to consider when putting yours together.

When wine runs through the family veins, it’s not surprising that a brand like McGuigan’s Wines is achieving spectacular international success. So, other than a good grape, what makes a wine the best drinkable drop here and overseas?

The rapid rate of adoption of technology has had a major impact on the retail sector, and many businesses have been struggling to keep up with the demands of their customers. Here’s how not to disappoint them.

Maintaining focus on your key competencies is important and sometimes the need for diversification is required – after all, innovation is good. However, it’s far too easy for organisations to become sidetracked with unnecessary innovation, in the wrong areas.

Loren Downing has faced more as a small business owner than most. After discovering tumours in her lungs and on her voicebox, the consultant couldn’t speak for a year. Despite this inauspicious start, Downing has created a successful consultancy for small business.

One of the most unexpected trends to emerge from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the recession that followed in many nations, was the number of new businesses which started up even though economic conditions were so difficult.

Susannah George launched TheUrbanList.com last year, because she believed small businesses could be better leveraging the web to drive customers through their doors. Here, she talks about building a platform to facilitate this and reveals her desire to build a business that attracts the best talent available.

With food intolerances on the rise, business opportunities are ripe for the picking by entrepreneurs who are savvy enough to spot them. Narelle Plapp saw her chance to enter the health food market back in 2005, and now runs a global multi-million dollar operation.

Advances in technology mean that there are a huge range of apps and cloud-based services that can help your business to run more smoothly – and hopefully free up some of your time to focus on the things that really matter.

When the GFC hit, businesses everywhere were struck by the sudden and intense impact that the worldwide collapse had. But for Paris Cutler and her custom cake business, things hit particularly hard when she had no back up in place.

If you’re in the process of “pitching”, then you’re typically trying to convince another party to either invest in you, do business with you or buy from you. So what are some golden rules when telling the story of your business?

Billie Goat Soap may have become a household name for its curative abilities, but as founder Leanne Faulkner will tell you, building the $2 million business wasn’t an easy ride.

After testing a new social network idea in the music industry, Rebekah Campbell saw a wider reach for her social search platform, Posse. Now, with the backing of some illustrious web personalities, more and more people are putting together their posses.

When Alex Riggs first decided to sell clothes at a market stall, it was simply a small side venture while she was at university. She now runs Oobi Baby, one of the most coveted children’s clothing labels in the country, and is sharing some important lessons learned along the way.

It’s inevitable: we’re all going to fail at something. Unfortunately, for many people this failure evolves into a fear of trying. Here’s how not to let fear get the better of you.