Tag: Small Business Owner

One can almost hear the boxing coach shouting it at their trainee, geeing them up for a fight in the ring. “You’re punching like a girl! C’mon! Harder, faster!” he yells.

The Businesswomen’s Hall of Fame honours top female business owners, and this year the list recognises the achievements of 17 female entrepreneurs from industries as diverse as food, finance, motorbikes and education.

As the roses given and received on Valentine’s Day now wilt, one small business owner is casting the spotlight on the sustainability of an industry.

Nick Savaidis, owner and founder of Australian fashion and sportsgear label Etiko stands out as one of just two companies to achieve an A+ rating for the integrity of its supply chain.

Half of Australia’s small business owners will fall short on retirement savings, and one in four anticipate they will need to rely on the government pension in later years.

As the owner of a successful publishing business, entrepreneur Colin Porter became sick of slow payers and non-payers impacting his cash flow, and decided to do something about it.

A former high school dropout, it was during his brief stint as a real estate agent that Johnny Carter realised that working for a boss wasn’t for him.

For Melbourne-based entrepreneur Jonathan Hill, attending a backyard barbeque proved to be the start of a lucrative business venture.

Despite having one of the highest rates of entrepreneurship per capita in the world, few Australian business owners understand the current market value of their businesses.

A new entrepreneur index has revealed confidence is high for start-ups, but 2016 is best time to launch a business.