#Entrepreneurs
Why your mentor doesn’t need to be a CEO
Great mentors don’t always come from the top of the tree, or even the most obvious places. Don’t have a stereotype in mind…
Six things I wish I’d known about being a businesswoman when I started Taurus Marketing
The six most important lessons Sharon Williams has learned while building Taurus Marketing that will help your business soar.
Motivation: 7 questions to ask yourself
Building a successful business takes commitment, courage, and a significant investment of time, energy, and money. The process can involve countless setbacks, frustrations, roadblocks, and challenges. However, the sense of satisfaction business owners feel when their business is successful often outweighs the challenges along the way. It’s therefore crucial for current and would-be business owners […]
Advice for young wanna-be entrepreneurs from Peta Shulman
When Peta Shulam was only 25 when she came up with the simple concept of sampling health foods. Her passion for finding these products led to her creating the largest health food sampling service in Australia, GoodnessMe Box, where for just $25 her clients can sample 7-10 full sized products, allowing those products to be […]
Can you build a business without seed funding?
Many people struggle to know if funding is the way to go.
Top tips for effective network building
Best ways to build your network.
World Entrepreneur Day: Meet the Founders
Founders celebrate World Entrepreneur Day.
Let’s Talk: Disaster Recovery
Experts discuss how to bounce back from failure.
Slingshot and HCF reteam to accelerate the growth of promising health-tech start-ups
Seven start-ups and five scale-ups have been accepted into the second cohort of annual health-tech accelerator program, HCF Catalyst. The 12-week program, which is being delivered by NFP health fund HCF together with corporate start-up accelerator Slingshot, is designed to help the founders develop compelling business models and secure the traction, viability and investment needed […]
Data analysis: understanding emerging niche markets and the tribes that grow with them
Commerce rarely stands still. And online commerce is a beast in perpetual motion. We’ve all become accustomed to the idea disruption is the new norm and change is the only constant. However, beneath the seeming chaos we can still recognise patterns which help us as entrepreneurs create value. One of the most fascinating patterns to […]
Telstra NSW Business Women’s Awards: finalists
The finalists of the 2016 Telstra New South Wales Business Women’s Awards have been announced, with mining engineer and motivational speaker Turia Pitt (pictured above) among the 20 nominees. Pitt, a finalist in the Young Business Women’s Award category, will join C-level executives, entrepreneurs, for-purpose sector professionals and others at the Awards Gala Dinner in […]
Google Tax: an incubator fund for start-ups
Taxes are high in Australia. But when it comes to taxation policies, our government is too lenient on some large businesses and too hard on small business. Some large multi-national companies have been able to utilise tax structures that allow them to avoid paying their required tax in Australia, which has enabled them to lower their […]
Leadership lessons learnt serving on boards
Beside the normal regulatory and governance requirements, most business owners, entrepreneurs and CEOs realise the need for and benefit of reporting to a board. With the right dynamics in place a board can empower people with complimentary skills, experience and wisdom to formally advise and assist us. Equally, contributing to other businesses and organisations as a […]
16 start-up entrepreneurs selected to participate in EY Asia-Pacific Accelerating Entrepreneurs program
EY has selected 16 high-potential, technology-focused start-up entrepreneurs from across Asia-Pacific to take part in its Accelerating Entrepreneurs program. The program helps fast-growth start-ups from around the world to scale their business through one-to-one guidance, networking and insight sharing. Split into three regions: Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America, EY mission is to help accelerate entrepreneurs […]
Top 10 tips for working smarter with technology
Fifteen years ago we were promised a more productive future, where technology was going to transform how we worked and make life easier for all. Is anyone feeling this yet? Probably not. In fact, most of today’s knowledge workers would say that they are busier, working longer hours and are more overwhelmed and stressed. What […]
It’s lonely at the top: The Boardroom and GrowthCon 2016 enabling decision makers to face their biggest challenge
On the 16th of March 2016, Sydney will play host to a new conference on the business scene, specially curated to equip CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners with the knowledge to take their business to ‘the next level.’ But unlike others, this one will not be spearheaded by the best executive coaches in town. Instead, […]
Failing our future entrepreneurs: the start-up revamping an outdated higher education sector
The fundamental selling point of higher education institutions: the higher you take your education, the higher are your chances of landing that dream job. Of course – this makes perfect sense, but with record numbers of students entering higher education, where are these jobs coming from and who is expected to create them? While the […]
What’s in store for Australian tech entrepreneurs in 2016?
2015 was undoubtedly the year of startups and entrepreneurs. It was the year that took the likes of Uber, Atlassian and Canva to new heights and put the brakes on Dropbox, Snapchat and Twitter. Collaborations between brands and people grew, but so did our need for niche products and individuality. We also saw digital become […]
Introducing the Tinder for finance professionals
Networking: the single most powerful marketing tactic to accelerate and sustain success for any individual or organisation. The new-to-industry finance broker, Edwena Dixon tried to network, but to no avail. And there were a number of problems. In her experience, non-industry specific networking groups were ineffective and industry-specific initiatives were often just “old boys’ clubs, […]
Managing your business journey from a startup to an established company
Creating a business is an incredible journey made up of both success and failures, and entrepreneurs who are fortunate enough to watch their venture grow from a simple idea to an established company will understand that it involves constant change and management – From experience, here’s some advice in managing these changes. Expanding and thriving […]
How to go from zero to 100,000 users with $0 in marketing
Nearly all early-stage startups have a very limited cash flow, meaning that founders have to be picky about where funds go and why. When it comes to marketing, entrepreneurs are faced with a tough decision: spend limited resources on marketing, or inject funds into product development, following the mantra, “build it and they will come.” […]
Paying it forward with Cub Network
Daniel Hakim feels fortunate to have had a wealth of opportunities and experiences through a personal network of family and friends. He understands how enriching it is for any professional to be surrounded by the right support, knowledge and resources to accomplish their ambitions. From here came his simple, yet unique idea for Cub Network. […]
Six tips to help start a business on a budget
Successful entrepreneurs have lots of things in spades – great ideas, the passion to bring them to life and the guts to turn them into a business. But budgets are tight in the startup world and an entrepreneur also needs to be great at managing them. Couple this skill with the right mix of work […]
The 7 greatest challenges facing young entrepreneurs
Aside from managing the pressures of running your own business, young entrepreneurs can be subjected to certain social attitudes and stereotypes that make it even more difficult to be successful and obtain a secure position in the business world. This could be considered the best and easiest moment in history to become an entrepreneur with […]