Tag: entrepreneurship
The ‘Aha!’ moment: How 15 famous start-up founders got their brilliant ideas (INFOGRAPHIC)
One of the hardest part of starting a business is finding the idea itself. Yes, ideas are all around us but spotting that one...
Where are women excelling in business? These are the world’s top cities for female...
Entrepreneurship was traditionally seen as a man’s game, but today that is changing. Women are emerging as a large demographic in the start-up culture.
What I’ve learned over the last 10 years about how to go from working...
Formerly an orthopaedic and sports rehabilitation physiotherapist, Leonie Henzell launched Bockers & Pony in April 2004. She shares her top eight tips for starting a business.
What matters to you? [CARTOON]
When you do what you are passionate about, you tend to do it well. I think it's everyone's dream to do what they love,...
The Sleeping Duck that’s doing everything but sleeping
Less than 18 months ago, Winston Wijeyeratne and Selvam Sinnappan were living the 9-to-5 corporate life as part of the ANZ graduate program, a...
Busy? Buzzy may just be the place to go
If mowing the lawn is the last thing you want to do with your time-starved life, then there is a new kid on the...
Ignore the Ants [CARTOON]
Entrepreneurs are an antsy bunch. Full of good ideas, movement, excitement and buzz.
But sometimes, in order to move forward, we need to ignore...
Be Different
Being different is cool.
It helps us to stand out and to be known.
Like anything, being in business is about defining your point of difference.
Otherwise...
Success For Me [CARTOON]
Success is a very personal thing and it's different for everyone. Success can be about your emotions, your peace of mind, your value, your...
Never Ready [CARTOON]
Some things will never be ready. Like your startup. It's almost impossible to have a perfect product at launch, and if you do, chances...
If Steve Jobs taught us only one thing, this is it [VIDEO]
And, of course, Steve Jobs has taught us many, many things.
Including that sometimes we really don't want faster horses, we want something else completely...
Commit to more [CARTOON]
If you aren’t pushing yourself, if you aren’t making some mistakes, are you trying hard enough?
Rise to the challenge
Sometimes it's good to commit just...
Startup, then scaleup [CARTOON]
It's easy to start a company, but it's increasingly difficult to grow one. Everyone idolises famous startups like Facebook and Google, but companies of...
Startups are everywhere [CARTOON]
It is now so easy to get a domain name and launch a website. And then "boom" you have a startup! There is more...
What do you say when asked: “What do you do?” [VIDEO]
This can often be a tricky situation for an entrepreneur.
Can you say outright that you're an entrepreneur? Especially if your company is a startup...
Sometimes, it’s all in the timing… [VIDEO]
You know what I mean, it's those moments when everything just falls into place.
It's when everything happens as you expected (never planned). It's...
Why most small businesses don’t work and what to do about it [PODCAST]
PreneurCast is a marketing + business podcast. Each week, author and marketer Pete Williams and digital media producer Dom Goucher discuss entrepreneurship, business, internet marketing...
How to apply the Pareto Principle and what to avoid [PODCAST]
PreneurCast is a marketing + business podcast. Each week, author and marketer Pete Williams and digital media producer Dom Goucher discuss entrepreneurship, business, internet marketing...
Set That is proof that you’re never too old to dominate the online world
Think this whole online entrepreneur thingy is the domain of the young starry-eyed ones?
Think again.
Liz Tehan wants to set the record straight with Set...
The 10 Start-up Commandments: a lawyer’s perspective
If you're thinking this is the year to launch that start-up of yours, you've probably watched countless interviews of successful entrepreneurs hoping to get...
