#Building A Business
How to build your business by working with the competition
One entrepreneur grew his niche business by collaborating with bigger companies that didn’t consider him competition.
Building a business: How three tradies are, literally
If your business’ business is entirely outside the office, how do you go about doing all the essential tasks necessary for your organisation to flourish? We asked some tradies how they manage all their business essentials in between working on site.
Seven steps to a systemised and successful business
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.
Five ways to hatch your next business idea
The first step in building a successful business is to stand out from the crowd. Here’s a real-world, step-by-step guide to distinguishing yourself and your product.
How long will your business be profitable?
Alycia Edgar blogs about seizing the day, and taking your business to the next level. “Those that grab the reins and run with them now will have huge success; those that rest on their laurels in fancy offices will be left in an empty office.”
Graham Turner: How Flight Centre soared
At a time when the air travel industry is plagued by serious problems, including security issues and soaring fuel costs, Graham Turner is still at the top of his multi-billion dollar game. Turner’s success with Flight Centre has something to do with staffing policies, caution with cash flow, innovative customer service, and everything to do with entrepreneurial vision. […]
Sculpture by the Sea, David Handley’s sea change
From lawyer to art director of a famous exhibition; Sculpture by the Sea, David Handley explains what it takes to build an export business where the customers come to the product. Despite his impressive resume, David Handley needed a change. And in his pursuit to export Sculpture by the Sea, he may have invented the […]
The MyDiary of Louisa Wood, from Get Positive Productions
The school diary was basic and boring until Louisa Wood decided to do something creative and enterprising about it. Winning the Nescafe Big Break, Wood received the capital she needed to start Get Positive Productions and publish MyDiary. Louisa Wood’s businesses have never really left the schoolyard. First there were the homemade scrunchies in Year […]