#Partnership
Proptech startup sets out to revolutionise real estate agency Ray White
Last week, Sydney-based proptech company NurtureCloud announced its partnership with leading Australian real estate agency Ray White, bagging no less than $3 million. Broadly defined as the digital transformation of the real estate industry, proptech is the latest trend that offers technologically innovative products and model for businesses. The startup NurtureCloud has received $3 million investment […]
The five keys to a successful business partnership
Byline: Ak Sabbagh Nothing is of more importance to a successful business than working with the right people. When it comes to partnerships, that’s even more crucial. The person you work with can make or break your business, your prosperity, and by extension, your wellbeing. So, the stakes on picking the right business partner are […]
Optus Business and Wholesale partners with Sophos to protect small businesses
Optus Business and Wholesale today announced it has selected Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, as its main cybersecurity technology partner. “Our goal is to protect the data of small businesses at the points where it is most vulnerable – at the endpoint and through phishing and suspicious URL attacks that target […]
Woolworths expands Caltex alliance
Woolworths has expanded on its alliance with Caltex.
Four pitfalls new business starters must avoid
In the ten years since I started my technology consultancy WebVine, I have made mistakes and learned a lot of lessons. There are still challenges as we have grown and flourished, but hopefully today’s new entrepreneurs can benefit from my experience with these potential pitfalls: Proliferation, not Perfection A common mistake I see startups make […]
Up, up and away: what to consider before your business takes the leap into white-labelling
Traditionally, white-labelling is a way of rebranding a product or service sold by one company, for the customers and end-users of another one. A real-world example of white-labelling can be found in the aviation industry. Boeing is one of the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers, delivering 668 planes to the industry in 2016, and 762 the […]
Overlooking IP protection, forgetting tax and other common legal mistakes start-ups make
Starting your own business is an exciting venture, but your entrepreneurial dreams can quickly turn into a nightmare if you fail to consider critical legal issues. Start-ups and small businesses make legal mistakes all the time – some of which can be disastrous. By covering six of the most common mistakes made by business owners, this article […]
What can big businesses learn from start-ups and entrepreneurs about innovation?
This year, Microsoft purchased LinkedIn for $US26.2bn and Uber was valued at $US62.5bn. How is it that a handful of founders, starting out with little more than an idea, are managing to create multi-billion dollar businesses, when our largest companies with far greater resources, are struggling to replicate that performance? When it comes to enterprise, a poorly-defined […]
What to nail down when starting a business
Taking the entrepreneurial plunge and starting your own business can be as liberating as it is terrifying. While holding a corporate job is no easy feat in itself, being an entrepreneur requires an entirely different skill set which may make you feel nervous and unprepared. Coupled with the fact that there are so many variables from the […]
The importance of personal financial planning for partnership businesses
Like many interesting learning experiences, they can arise from the most unorthodox of circumstances. The unorthodox setting I was on a chairlift with a newly found ski companion in a relatively unknown corner of Hokkaido. It was snowing heavily. I was the spritely age of 27. My ski companion was in his late 50’s (specific […]
Starting a Business: Shareholders or Partnership Agreements?
Starting up a business can be challenging. A lot of entrepreneurs fall into the trap of not paying attention to matters that, if left unattended, may cause problems in the future.
Export case study: John Young on Pensyl
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. Pensyl Exporting since: 2005 Key markets: Southeast Asia. In business only a few years, Pensyl now […]
Juliet Potter: Autochic drives big online business
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 […]