#Entrepreneur Profiles
Award winning entrepreneur impresses the toughest customers around
The winner of the prestigious 2015 Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur Of The Year award has been announced at a gala dinner in Sydney last Thursday. That winner was Manny Stul, Chairman and co-CEO of toy company Moose Enterprise, who stood out ahead of 27 other national finalists tipped for the award. Dynamic Business spoke to […]
The entrepreneur entertaining 24/7
Entrepreneur Juston Prisuda managed to turn his teenage hobby into a successful business, bringing his family along for the ride.
Entrepreneur taking the pain out of recruitment
For someone who hadn’t yet heard of the internet while sitting in his first university lecture in 1995, Tudor Marsden-Huggins has certainly made up for lost time.
From superfood to super profits
Mai Haven is responsible for introducing Konjac, the latest and greatest superfood to the Australian market, after using it as a home remedy to help her husband lose weight. Here’s how she used a vegetable from her childhood to create a business that’s set to grow 500 percent this financial year
Richard Branson on how to delegate control of your finances
You can’t do it all, so take this advice from the billionaire entrepreneur on how to share the responsibility of managing your company’s finances.
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?
Richard Branson on why we need more women in the boardroom
Richard Branson explains why we need more women in top positions.
Richard Branson on how to connect with your customers
The celebrated entrepreneur explains how to use social media to effectively connect with your customers.
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.
Richard Branson’s tips for growing your business
The celebrated entrepreneur shares advice on how to grow your business and gain a competitive edge.
Valerie Khoo’s got the write stuff
You’re either a words person, or a numbers person – right? Not in Valerie Khoo’s case. Here’s how the accountant, turned journalist, turned entrepreneur has built a profitable business out of words.
Richard Branson’s five rules for business success
Opportunities for disruptive ideas have never been more abundant. Here’s how to make the most of them.
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.
Handling the complaints of the nation
Jo Ucukalo is the entrepreneur handling the complaints on the nation with her rapidly-growing business, Handle My Complaint. As the star of this week’s Friday Entrepreneur Fix, she reveals how SMBs should be managing disputes from customers.
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.
The father-daughter duo taking on IKEA
A local father-daughter team are changing the way consumers buy flat-pack furniture with their innovative design-it-yourself online tool, delivering some competition to the global furniture empire that is IKEA.
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.
Get a handle on the GFC: How two entrepreneurs did
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Handle Your Own PR founders Jules Brooke and Simone Heydon, who took the loss of clients during the GFC and turned the bad luck into a thriving new business.
Brookfarm founders on staying true to business ethos
Pam and Martin Brook have come a long way since selling macadamia muesli at their local market. Their business Brookfarm was the first food-manufacturing company to win a Telstra Australian Business of the Year Award, and now exports its award-winning products across the world. Despite the global success, the founders say its community ethos remains intact, creating an important point of difference for the business.
Getting source-y with Rebecca Derrington
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week stars SourceBottle founder Rebecca Derrington, who’s remade the relationship between journalists and expert sources and created a profitable business in the process.
Building a sustainable business, one ‘like’ at a time
In 2010, Michelle Glitman began selling one-of-a-kind vintage fashion pieces on Facebook. MIISHKA took off, and now has an 88,000-strong fan base. Here, the former stylist reveals how she built a profitable online business, one Facebook ‘like’ at a time.
The outdoor gamer turned award-winning entrepreneur
As the 2012 Telstra Business Women’s awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is speaking with twelve former winners about the impact the program has had on their businesses. Here, 2009 winner and Laser Skirmish founder Nicole Lander talks about the importance of an innovative spirit in business.
Richard Branson on building an Empire
The billionaire entrepreneur built his Virgin Group empire attacking niches dominated by legacy companies. Now he’s entering a market that’s out of this world.
The entrepreneurs who built an online community for wine-lovers
Meet the two guys who wanted to create a Facebook for wine, but took the concept and turned it into something much bigger – Vino Mofo.