Growing

The proudest achievements of SMB owners across the country have been revealed in new MYOB research, and it’s clear that for the majority of you business isn’t business – it’s personal.

Mobility is one today’s most prominent business trends, and for good reason. SMBs that fail to embrace it will become increasingly difficult to deal with and will battle to keep their place on the map. Here are five reasons your business should go mobile.

Whether you’re thinking about a tree change, sea change or just a get-away-from-the-city change, going rural might just give you the opportunity to get your business started.

Hired the wrong employee or just can’t seem to get on top of your cashflow? You’re not alone. Here’s a look at the five most common areas SMB owners get it wrong, and some advice for fixing these issues.

Every business has systems of some sort, but the difference between a good business and a poor one is how they are implemented. These seven steps will help you to create a well systemised business.

Starting a business is often a dream come true and, for many business owners and managers, sacrifices are part of this dream. New research has uncovered the top three sacrifices SMB owners make for the sake of their business.

Growth can be a thorny topic. If it’s not planned for it can leave you reeling and unable to keep up. But planning for growth isn’t always possible. Sometimes it just, well, happens! Here, a range of experts share their tips on growing your small business.

If you’re going to expand your business and become an exporter, you’d better learn to manage bribery and corruption risk in foreign markets. This expert advice will help you protect your business if the regulator comes knocking.

SMBs have more than enough expenses day-to-day without having to add to them with costly shipping. But what options are available and where can businesses save money?

An improperly chosen export market based on short-term and opportunistic foundations can be severely damaging for most businesses. Here’s a deeper look into how to strategically plan your next potential export market.

In the day to day running of your business you may not have had time to consider how you’re going to exit it. But you really should, as it will affect how you run it.

A new series of masterclasses for Aboriginal business owners are launching next month at the Melbourne Business School, with the aim of equipping participants to grow their businesses with skills from the school’s MBA program.

There’s a lot of good advice out there about how to start a business on a shoestring. A topic that gets less attention however, is building a bigger business on the same premise. Here are some ideas every established business can act upon.

Crowdsourcing is taking a job and putting it out to either a defined or undefined crowd to find the person with the most suitable skills to complete it. It’s a growing phenomenon – so how can you make it work for your business?

Surry Hills’ Crown Street is well-known among trendy Sydneysiders as the city’s foremost restaurant strip, something Margaret Rockliff counted on when she opened her now thriving stationary shop there five years ago. The Paper2 owner is sharing how enveloping herself in the local culture kept her niche business alive, even through tough economic times.

Not many people would be brave enough to borrow $7 million to open a family holiday park while pregnant with their first child, but with business booming six years on, Sophie Bone has no regrets.

Virtual offices aren’t just about seeming bigger, they’re about being bigger, and they’re ideal for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Having good relationships with your clients is critical to overall business success, making it important that everyone you’re directly associated with sees you as a ‘people person.’ Despite this, being too nice can lead to low productivity and smaller profits.

CEOs are suffering sleepless nights thanks to five recurring issues, according to new research, which has highlighted some of most stressful aspects of running a business.

Homemade is becoming a worldwide name on Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade and vintage wares for one man and woman businesses. Here’s a look at why Etsy is proving popular with customers and what business lessons can be learnt from this.