Tag: Online Business

Shoes of Prey, the online business that lets you design your own shoes, inspired a new Aussie business that lets you design your own jewellery – Style Rocks.

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features the young entrepreneur who took on the appliances industry, and came out on top. Meet Appliances Online founder, John Winning Jnr.

Twenty-twelve is shaping up as a year of digital change for the small business and retail industries, and SMBs must be on top of upcoming trends if they want to stay ahead of the competition.

Wai Hong Fong established OzHut in 2008, growing the eCommerce start-up into a thriving online business that’s expanded to sell products in 12 categories in just three years. Now, this entrepreneur shares his tips for building a successful eCommerce business.

Arndria Seymour takes stock of the lessons she learnt in 2011 and relays how you can apply them to your business in 2012.

“Can I suggest for 2012 that you merge your kitchens (the back office) and focus on the service in your many dining rooms (front of house) to reduce the internal competing priorities and focus on the real end game—customer satisfaction?”

Four fifths of local SMEs still don’t have a formal digital business strategy, according to a new Sensis report, which means many are missing out on a raft of opportunities presented by online-savvy customers.

One of Australia’s most outspoken entrepreneurs, Ruslan Kogan, has announced he’s “divorcing” the traditional retail channel, arguing economists must stop grouping online retail with traditional bricks and mortar retailers.

Milan Direct’s online-only business model has made designer furniture accessible to a generation of Australians born long after Eames made his famous chair. Founder Dean Ramler explains why his business is growing uncontrollably.

If the fees associated with eCommerce transactions are putting you off selling online, you’re being shortsighted. This opinion piece from Matt Bullock explores the benefits.

Australian businesses with a website are more successful than those without, according to the MYOB Business Monitor Online Special Report. But despite this knowledge, the majority of Australian businesses still do not have a website – with 57 percent of businesses still choosing not to promote or sell their products online.