Startup Spring, the three-week long, Australia-wide festival of events and activities to celebrate and promote the startup business community will return for a third-year running. Launched by StartupAUS in 2013, the festival sees hundreds of events and activities take place around Australia. This year StartupAUS are hoping to top last years’ record of 160 events […]
Whether you’re taking on a franchise, buying an existing business or establishing a start-up, starting a business comes with a never-ending list of challenges and, while each business is unique, there are a few common mistakes that people make when starting out. 1. Trying to ‘do it all’ Your business is very much like your […]
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A mother of five and former Mrs Australia Globe, Karen has made a name for herself as not only a successful entrepreneur, taking her self-titled fashion label to towering success in just two short years, but as a philanthropist aiming to instill the drive in others to reach the business success they so desire.
Although profit is measured by dollars on the bottom line, the size of that profit can be a measure of how you treat people. Sometimes it is the processes we put in place that damage people.
Much of the fear and anxiety over public speaking boils down to the unknown or ambiguous elements of the presentation itself. Even a little bit of preparation can significantly reduce your anxiety.
We’re moving away from the days when we could have completely separate and siloed systems for the different areas of our business – like accounting, operations, online and in-store. The future is all about connectivity.
Fortunately for large scale corporates, although key person risk can be nominally substantial, companies are well capitalised to weather the loss. The same cannot always be said for SMEs.
The most common threats are targeted attacks. These include spear-phishing emails, exploit of unpatched systems or software and crypto-ransomware attacks. However, part of the challenge with SMBs is awareness.
More Australians are encouraged to venture into the SMB world and are on the lookout for savvy business advice. Here are 5 must-know tips.
