Tony Kinnane from Runge Mining services company Runge has remained at the forefront of new technologies and software development for 23 years, and now boasts offices in Brisbane, Singleton, Johannesburg, Calgary and Santiago. Tony Kinnane heads up the company, which, last year, was recognised as the smartest in Queensland at the state government’s Smart Awards.
Jim Penman from Jim’s Group Jim Penman started Jim’s Group in 1982 with a second-hand lawn mower and a trailer. Today, Jim’s Group is one of the largest home service franchises in the world with Jim leading 20 divisions, totalling 2,300 franchisees in three countries.
Wotif’s Graeme Wood Founder of the phenomenally successful wotif.com, Graeme Wood is a creative thinker who took an idea about marketing discount accommodation online and made it work. Within seven years, wotif.com is recognised in more than 32 countries and has gone public recording a 2005–06 net profit of $16.5 million.
Luke Baylis & James Miller from Sumo Salad Two young IT professionals, Luke Baylis and James Miller, took the humble salad and cooked up a multi-million dollar business. Despite their lack of retail experience, the duo are building a fast food brand to rival the big boys. The first Sumo Salad store opened just three years ago, […]
Janine Allis from Boost Juice Janine Allis launched the juice bar craze in Australia when she started Boost Juice in 2000, and she’s now spread the love for smoothies around the world. There are more than 170 Boost stores throughout Australia, and now three in Chile, two in Indonesia, one in Kuwait and Singapore, with many more in the […]
aussieBum’s Sean Ashby In 2001 Sean Ashby invested his $20,000 life savings to develop the aussieBum swimwear range that no Aussie retailer would buy. He didn’t give up, he launched the cheeky brand online and went global. aussieBum is now a multi-million dollar company exporting to 75 countries, and growing 20 percent every quarter.
ModelCo’s Shelley Barrett The Ernst & Young 2005 Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Shelley Barrett launched ModelCo four years ago to develop quick-fix beauty solutions. The brand has since achieved significant recognition globally, with the company enjoying a 350 percent turnover growth.
Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. Darren Alexander and Rex Hesline on Autech Software & Design Exporting since: 1995 Key markets: US, […]
Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. John Muir on Muir Engineering Pty Ltd Exporting since: more than 30 years Key markets: Europe, […]
Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. The Learning Edge International Exporting since: 2004 Key markets: North America, Europe, Asia. Exporting its service […]
