However varied their enterprises might be, our entrepreneurs have one thing in common: a never-say-die attitude. Juliet Potter from Autochic is a prime example. Success hasn’t come easy to Juliet Potter. She talks passionately about the struggle against seemingly impossible odds that paved the way to her new business, AutoChic, an online portal offering car […]
Carolyn Creswell is storming supermarket cereal aisles around the world with Carman’s Fine Foods and a never-give-up attitude. We discover the ingredients for this export success include quality Aussie produce, mixed with a lot of passion. Carolyn Creswell first learnt how to make muesli at a small bakery in Hawksburn, Victoria. Creswell was 18 when the owners […]
The pet supplies market is vast, but until recently the issue of dealing with dog ‘business’ in city dwellings had hardly been addressed. We talk to Tobi Skovron, the entrepreneur behind Pup-Pee Solutions, a product that has many scratching their heads asking, why didn’t I think of that? Pup-Pee Solutions is just over 12 months old, but the […]
Buying into a franchise can be a rewarding business decision – but with so many franchise systems out there, how do you go about choosing the best one for you, and then funding it? Rebecca Spicer investigates From dog washing and home maintenance to juice bars and fitness gyms, the list of franchise models in […]
As reality television has shown us, the beauty world can be an ugly business. We talk to Shelley Barrett, the entrepreneur who kept her focus on enhancing beauty and turned a pet project into the global phenomenon we know as ModelCo. Shelley Barrett has been in business since she was 21. Running her own modelling agencies for […]
Stationery is more than just an essential item for offices and school bags. These days, Smiggle is making it a much-desired fashion item. So read on to learn about Smiggle, the small company taking on the stationery big boys with its bright-coloured and funky range. Smiggle – it’s interesting name and gets people wondering about the product behind it. This is […]
Sales experience from those famous steak knife infomercials makes Tim Shaw the perfect candidate for sales and marketing advice for SMEs. Shaw’s Communique Television may seem a long way from the infomercials he’s most remembered for, but he’s still the master of sales who coined the phrase: “But wait, there’s more“. Let’s face it; Shaw’s […]
Heading Pow Wow Events and Rich Dad Australia, alongside chairing the Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN), is a breeze for Suzi Dafnis. But it wasn’t always so easy for Dafnis, the serial entrepreneur, who says the road to growing niche businesses is full of steep learning curves. In the early 90s, Suzi Dafnis and partner, Peter […]
Jimmy Possum was started by Margot Spalding and her family in a shed they could barely afford. Now the furniture business turns over $25 million annually. Spalding, winner of the Telstra Business Woman of the Year, tells us what it took to successfully grow Jimmy Possum, while keeping it a local business. Margot Spalding’s approach […]
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 […]
