I recently had the pleasure of speaking with marketing luminary, Seth Godin, for an episode of the Future Squared podcast. here’s what I learnt, writes Steve Glaveski. Of course, Godin needs no introduction to most of you reading this, but the TLDR of it is this – he’s the author of 19 books including titles such as… Read more »
Twenty-six-year-old Davie Fogerty is a self-taught entrepreneur responsible for some of the fastest-growing products sold online today. Abandoning an engineering and mining degree to follow his entrepreneurial dreams, Fogerty has built up his business from a $500 investment to one that has sold over $86 million in products in 2021, alone. You may have heard… Read more »
Before launching one of the largest video production companies in Australia, Creativa, which won more than 80 awards and grew significantly over a decade, I sold modems. I was fifteen years old, living in Argentina with an entrepreneurial father who was very open and honest with us about his business dealings growing up. It was… Read more »
Several failed attempts at growing his own food prompted Vegepod founder Matt Harris to put on his thinking cap to invent a garden bed that makes looking after crops as easy as 1-2-3. “After failing to grow my own veggies, I realised there must be a lot of people out there like me so I… Read more »
The checklist for a business startup is long and varied. There is a multitude of actions, processes and essentials to put in place to ensure long term success, writes Annette Densham. As a startup, there is so much going out (and not much coming in) in the early days that it is tempting to skip… Read more »
If the pandemic of 2020 proved anything to us, it’s that a business that can be run online is always going to have its place in the world. As more consumers embrace convenience, opening an online store to enable loyal customers to complete their shopping from the comfort of home is becoming essential writes Yoko… Read more »
From a stronger e-commerce strategy to re-examining working from home, check out some of the biggest contributors for post-COVID business recovery for small business, according to Kawal Preet, Regional President of AMEA, FedEx Express. It’s a different world we find ourselves in. The changes brought on by COVID-19 are neither short-lived nor temporary. So, when… Read more »
One is the loneliest number – but it doesn’t have to be. Building your support networks when you’re a solopreneur is a boon for business and your mental health, writes Angus Capel, Xero’s Small Business Advocate. Australia is a nation of self-starters, with ‘solopreneurs’ accounting for a whopping 62.8 per cent of our country’s small… Read more »
Are you ready to put 2020 behind you? So are we! Our ‘Back to Business’ initiative in partnership with eBay and Yellow Online aims to provide small business owners with the inspiration they need to get back to business and a chance to get their business seen on TV. With our Back to Business initiative,… Read more »
2020 turned the world upside down, but the new year is a great time to hit refresh. What can we learn from one of the most challenging years in recent memory to harness for commercial success in 2021? asks Neil Luo VP, Global Head of SME at Airwallex. Partner up A strategic partnership is a… Read more »
After a year unlike any other, Aussie consumers are on track to return to their typical spending habits – plus a bit extra – this Christmas, writes Angus Capel Small Business Advocate, Xero. The good news gets better for small businesses too, with a surge in post-COVID community feeling driving more people to shop from… Read more »
The film The Matrix introduced us to a reality we could have never imagined and in 2020, COVID-19 did the same. Here entrepreneur and business leader, Melanie Power discusses the advice she’s sharing with her global community of accounting professionals and small business owners on how best to navigate this new digitally-driven reality. Who like… Read more »
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