Entrepreneur
StylishUnderwear launched three months ago and is already enjoying 120 percent growth per month. Here, the husband and wife team behind this successful start-up reveal how their focus on customer service is creating a solid base for the business to build upon.
The sunshine state celebrated the work of its entrepreneurs in the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year northern region awards in Brisbane last week, with Jetts founder Brendon Levenson and Phillip Di Bella of Di Bella Coffee both getting a nod.
Psychology of Creativity researchers have found that constraints can actually make us more innovative. These constraints and limitations can be used to challenge us and fire our imagination – giving us the food we need to fuel our innovation.
When you’ve worked hard to build your business, you want to ensure that when the time comes to transition out of it, it’s passed on in the way you’d like. For sole traders, the greatest succession threat that must be managed is key man risk. Here’s how to do it.
When Diana Williams opened the first Fernwood gym in 1989, she thought she was setting herself up with a new hobby. Williams never expected her pastime would attract more than 68,000 members and generate over $100 million in turnover.
An athlete’s career always has an expiry date, so many plan for the day when they’ll have to hand in their towels. For swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim however, hanging up the goggles hasn’t meant the end of a successful career.
More than 50 percent of female business owners are unable to pay themselves a wage after they start up, according to new research, which has led an industry body to call for female entrepreneurs to be given better access to government contracts.
Many female entrepreneurs are limited because they underestimate their potential to grow a solo business. In an effort to inspire and empower solo entrepreneurs, the international telesummit ‘Startup Small—Dream Big—Grow Fast’ will provide women with strategies to reach solo success.
Outsourcing aspects of your business shouldn’t be seen as failure. Rather, procuring the help of people who are better at doing those jobs than you are could be the key to your success.
Have you ever wondered why some people can to run marathons, tackle multimillion dollar marketing campaigns, and keep up to date with their Facebook comments while you struggle to tick off your daily to-do list? One of these 6 reasons may be the cause.
Did you know commercial lighting can attribute to up to 25 percent of a company’s total energy costs? It can be overwhelming to consider all the options out there to make your business more energy efficient, so here’s a simple idea to get you started.
Sharyn Smith launched the country’s first word-of-mouth marketing agency, and she’s revealing how she’s built a business by promoting your business.
Given all you need to start a business these days is a computer and an internet connection, why has the number of businesses registering for GST almost-halved? If you don’t know where to start with your start-up venture, this checklist’s for you.
When two husband and wife teams left comfortable, well-paid jobs selling hair care products for a multinational company to start their own business doing the same, they knew it wasn’t going to be an easy road. Here’s how Gresham Cosmetics, the little Aussie battler beauty business, took on the multinationals and grew so successfully it was eventually bought by one of its international competitors.
Your leadership style depends on your character, which makes it vital you develop personal values and beliefs that are beneficial to your business. Here are the 5 characteristics a leader must adopt to go from good to great.
It’s very easy to forget that you can’t do it all as a business owner, and this stubborn mentality could do you more harm than good in the long-term. If your support network could do with a bit of an upgrade, consider these 5 simple ideas.
Not everyone can be an Olympic champion, but we can all learn from the athletes who are. Success in business is the same as success in sport, and it comes down to setting goals that will pave the way to achieving a personal best. Here’s how to make it happen.
It can be hard to find the time to take care of every single aspect of your business, just as trying to work on tasks that are not high in your skill set can lead to frustration, mistakes and wasted time and money. How can you overcome this? Outsourcing.
Perth played host to the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Western region awards overnight, where top entrepreneurs gathered together for a number of key announcements.
You’re either a words person, or a numbers person – right? Not in Valerie Khoo’s case. Here’s how the accountant, turned journalist, turned entrepreneur has built a profitable business out of words.
