Tag: Australian Entrepreneurs

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.

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.

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 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.

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features the award-winner behind the unique gifts business Edible Blooms, Kelly Baker-Jamieson.

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.

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix features Luke Mangan, the well-known Aussie chef with a head for business and an entrepreneurial streak.

Sixty high-achieving entrepreneurs have been nominated in the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards, including former Dynamic Business cover stars Simon Crowe and Paris Cutler.

Dick Smith has spoken out on the negative impact ALDI and Costco are having on Australian producers, saying blame shouldn’t be directed at Coles and Woolworths for the supermarket price wars.

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week feature Llew Jury, who’s been at the forefront of the Australian web design and SEO industry for over a decade.