OPINIONS & ADVICE
Would you borrow money to buy out a competitor? Should you even consider it?
Google bought out YouTube... but even for smaller businesses, buying out the competition - albeit on a smaller scale - works but when is it okay buy out a competitor?
5 reasons why your start-up needs to hire a Virtual Chief Financial Officer (VCFO)
There are three major trends in the business world which are driving demand for Virtual Chief Financial Officers (VCFOs).
The rapidly growing number of start-ups...
3 major keys on how start-ups can deliver top customer service in the digital...
In the last year alone we’ve seen a string of technology-related customer service mishaps. Telstra’s five-time outage infuriated millions of Australian customers, leaving business-owners, students and families without internet access.
Show me the money! Here are four easy steps to keep your cash flow...
Cash is the oxygen that enables a small business to not just survive, but prosper, and is the primary indicator of business health.
How to choose the right compliant payroll solution for your cannabis business
Using dispensary technology designed for cannabis businesses can help stores succeed, and implementing a payroll software solution will contribute to the business’ growth.
Looking to spread your wings beyond Australia? Why you should consider exporting to China
Australia has an excellent economic relationship with China and with its growing economy and rising middle class more Aussie SME exporters should look there
Will we soon see the MBA be replaced by a Master of Fine Arts...
Today’s successful engineer should be driven by business and technical knowledge together with art. We are living in a transition time and this time calls for new models, a new management mindset and new management tools.
Here is why you should never really take no for an answer when it...
In the past, some people lectured me about being so determined that a solution must exist and for never taking no for an answer. In reality, though, conviction combined with unconventional thinking is the only way I have been able to find better ways of doing things.
Here’s how to make a business partnership work well when your personalities differ
At the end of the day, business partnerships may be hard work but they are also a blessing. It can be comforting when there’s another person as invested in the success of the business as you are, who’s willing to work hard to make the vision a reality.
These are the 7 digital marketing tactics your business brand can’t live without these...
In our digital age, digital marketing has become the bread and butter of brand survival. The brand that stays ahead of the technology curve is the brand that thrives.
Do you know this start-up slang? Here is a quick guide to Silicon Valley...
Do you have to eat your own dogfood to become a unicorn? Can growth hacking reduce your customer acquisition cost? Is it OK to crowdsource if you’re in stealth mode?
Here are 5 modern KPIs to build into your overall business goals [SPONSORED]
Expecting a different result from the same tired strategies should be the last thing you bring into a new decade, so start to implement some new KPIs today.
You are your inner circle: Why you need to surround yourself with dream-makers and...
Who you surround yourself with – both at work and away from work – is very important.
The journey to business success can be long...
Rags to Riches. A tale from brokeness and no hope to a millionaire and...
The only thing i sacrificed was a life of mediocrity. Four months after my first ever business i made my first $100,000 and my everyday habits transcended. That resulted in the transcendence of my mind, body , spirit and results.
Health & lifestyle startup Sundose, raises US$6 million in Series A funding round.
Warsaw-based direct-to-consumer personalised supplement platform Sundose has raised $6 million in a Series A round led by DX Ventures and Atmos Ventures.
Here are four ways to optimise your business’ lead generation and qualification
While webinar analytics are valuable in and of themselves, they become invaluable when delivered to a company’s marketing automation platform. For marketing automation, bigger data leads to greater visibility.
Take your business on the road with the best tech for working remote in...
55% of Aussie small business owners run their businesses entirely from their smartphone. So, with a smartphone the only necessity for some business owners and fewer constraints tying you to that desk or cubicle, why not make 2020 the year that you explore remotely?
A recipe for rural success: How to build a business when you don’t live...
More and more, networking and support groups are being setup in regional and rural areas as home based business and small business become more attractive.
4 ways Australian businesses can make the most of China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA)
Although the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement may make your goods more affordable as a result of the elimination of tariffs, this won’t be enough to attract and retain Chinese shoppers.
It’s not all about code and cashflow, guys. Tech start-ups are people too
The tech start-up scene is ripe with opportunity but whilst balancing the books are high on the agenda, one crucial factor is often overlooked, people
