#Australian Entrepreneurs
Trademark lessons we can learn from Kim Kardashian
Australian entrepreneurs trying to trademark a popular word as their business brand should take heed of the legal stumble by American celebrity Kim Kardashian. The social media, TV and fashion range queen tried to trade mark the word Kimono to brand her new range of shapewear but after an enormous lash back from the public […]
The entrepreneur making coffee for the people
It was through watching his parents start their lives over after migrating to Australia that Phillip Di Bella realised he wanted to have control over his destiny when it came to work.
Ship to anywhere – even New Zealand
An Australian start-up is expanding its business overseas, launching its services in New Zealand.
Support for young entrepreneurs
A number of student-entrepreneur programs have been launched in Australia to provide support for university students looking to start their own business.
From risky business to hot property
Starting an organic men’s skincare line was a logical step for Paul Anderson, who had been clocking up an A-class list of clientele at his grooming salon MANKiND in Surry Hills since opening for business. It might sound like a dream run, but as Anderson explains in this interview, he couldn’t secure funding for what the banks considered an untested business concept – which meant taking the ultimate risk.
How McGuigan’s is perfecting the plonk
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?
Narelle Plapp on persistence, passion and patience
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.
A home-brewed entrepreneurial success
Phillip Di Bella is the aficionado behind the homegrown, now global, boutique coffee business, Di Bella Coffee. Here, he reveals the secret to creating a stand out brand in a crowded and competitive market.
Grow fast by listening to customers
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.
Queensland celebrates leading entrepreneurs
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.
The little Aussie battler gone global
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.
Successful entrepreneurs congratulated in the west
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.
Lighting the flame of export success
Meet the brother and sister duo behind Palm Beach Collection, the home-grown candle business whose products are in hot demand overseas.
Twelve entrepreneurs to watch in 2012
We think it’s not just big businesses that should get recognised for being great. Sometimes it’s the little things small business owners do over a 12-month period that make a big difference. We spoke to 12 impressive SMBs making waves this year.
The young gun building a global furniture empire
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix features Dean Ramler, the young go-getter who’s selling furniture to consumers in Australia and the UK via his wildly successful online venture Milan Direct.
Not your run of the mill coupon business
In a bid to give small businesses access to the kind of buying power bigger organisations usually enjoy, one entrepreneur has launched a service 10 years in the making.
Face off: The home-grown business taking on a global cosmetics empire
James Patten and Brad Carr are the two local entrepreneurs taking on an international discount beauty empire with their venture RY.com.au. Here’s the scoop behind this fast-growing Aussie success story.
Turning clinical medicine into a healthy business
Seventeen years ago, PhD student Margarite Vale found that safe and effective therapies for chronic diseases were being underused. With a vision to bridge this treatment gap, she began developing The COACH Program, which has since become the most widely-used chronic disease management program in Australia, and was named Telstra Business of the Year in 2009. Here, Vale reveals how she turned clinical practice into a viable business model.
From one-man band to Australian Business of the Year
Australian Pressure Testing Services began as a one-man consultancy in 2002 after Paul Newbound identified a gap in the resources sector. Fast-forward a decade later, and his business has become the largest pressure testing company in Australia. Here’s how it became 2011 Telstra Australian Business of the Year.
Three entrepreneurs, cracking the coconut water market
Coconut water is the latest trend sweeping the country, and a trio of Aussie entrepreneurs are taking the market by storm with their wholly organic product and some savvy celebrity endorsements from the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio.
Daniel Jarosch: The king of the online shopping cart
Daniel Jarosch knew Aussie consumers were ready to shop online, so he ignored all the naysayers and launched brandsExclusive in 2008 and went on to found Spreets and StyleTread. Now, this online entrepreneur is sharing his eCommerce secrets in this week’s Friday Entrepreneur Fix.
A bloomin’ great entrepreneur
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features the award-winner behind the unique gifts business Edible Blooms, Kelly Baker-Jamieson.
The aussieBum making big bucks online
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features aussieBum founder Sean Ashby, who’s sold his Australian-branded swimmers and underwear to over 200,000 customers around the world.
Luke Mangan dishes up some entrepreneurial advice
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix features Luke Mangan, the well-known Aussie chef with a head for business and an entrepreneurial streak.