Tim Pethick knows all about business branding. After all, between the cars and hot air balloons, nudie juice became one of the Asia/Pacific region’s most influential brands. So how was it done? Pethick lays bare his branding tips. If it wasn’t for the dot-com crash of 2000, the world may never have seen a […]
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 […]
You’d be hard pressed finding an Aussie who hasn’t heard of Roses Only. That’s not to say the hard work is done. James Stevens has found branding doesn’t end with successful marketing; there is also the continuous issue of brand protection. Going into the family business wasn’t high on the agenda when James Stevens was a […]
The success of DuttonDirect.com is proof that online business safety exists, even when transactions involve millions of dollars. Entrepreneur James Dutton shares his secrets to doing safe online business. James Dutton was born into luxury. Well, at least the luxury car trade. His great-grandfather got things started in 1911, creating bodies for exotic cars alongside […]
Specialising in team building with a twist, Victor Pisapia and the Cheeky Food Group believe the way to an employee’s heart is through their stomach. When it comes to the success of Cheeky Food Group, Pisapia says business planning is essential. Award-winning chef and founder of Sydney’s Rattlesnake Grill, Victor Pisapia, has just returned from […]
Learning about teamwork on an outback shearing station, Jamie Carroll knows it’s the key to running a successful business. And the clientele obviously agree with Carroll’s approach to teamwork and customer service, because they keep coming back to Jamie Carroll Hair and Beauty. Jamie Carroll was a sheep shearer in outback New South Wales before […]
While many visual artists set their sights on becoming the next Picasso, not so many have a passion for business planning and export. Miriam Cabello, on the other hand, knew she wanted to export art to the world from the very start. As a result, Cabello’s business plan for MLC Gallery reads like a manual […]
The music industry’s continuous transformation isn’t slowing down The Music Man, Barry Bull, in the slightest. Bull instead turns to innovation and incessantly reinvents Toombul Music, to keep up with the times and technology. Music is in Barry Bull’s veins. He even calls himself The Music Man, a phrase long since adopted by journalists, and […]
When his pyjama business was first launched, Peter Alexander didn’t imagine he would spend the next 18 years growing a brand and an online business. Now he shares how Peter Alexander, the brand, led to a profitable business. It all started with a pair of pyjamas bought in Hong Kong. The uncharacteristic purchase prompted Peter […]
Work experience and motherhood gave Victoria Lewis the idea for Freckles, a colourful homewares range for kids. But Lewis had no idea she’d soon be exporting Freckles to several international retail markets. Bright colours. That’s what came to mind when I first heard the name Freckles—perhaps because the candy-topped chocolate drops of the same name […]
