Running a business that's reliant on bricks and mortar is tough. There are many overheads to pay, and making the rent each month can be a nightmare for retailers, cafes, restaurants, and clinics alike.
If you're a CEO, MD or GM, chances are you're incredibly ambitious. And like many business owners and top-level executives, you probably like the idea of pursuing your own ventures outside of work. But being an entrepreneur while working a separate full-time job is no easy task. Launching - and successfully running - a startup is a huge commitment, even for those who have 40 hours up their sleeves.
Marcus Lyon is co-founder and Executive Director of Brunswick Group, a property development company based in Melbourne. Before he founded Brunswick Group, he was an Executive Director at Plenary Group, a business that invests in, develops and operates public infrastructure.
'1% For The Planet' is a non-profit organisation that helps businesses donate one per cent of their profits to selected sustainability projects. Similar to how Uber connects drivers to passengers and Airbnb connects those with lodging to people seeking accommodation, '1% For The Planet' links companies with money to charities that need it.
When Charlotte Petris founded Timelio - a service that allows businesses to sell invoices to investors, using peer-to-peer technology - 80 per cent of her clients had never used a service like hers before.
How do you build a business when not many people understand the importance of what you do? Having faced just this issue, Drazen Drazic shares his recommendations for anyone facing this business situation.
Businesses often quote every potential enquiry with the intention of building their client base, reputation and portfolio as swiftly as possible. But Miles Burke, CEO of digital marketing company Bam Creative, believes chasing every opportunity is not always the wisest strategy.
You’d think it would be every business owner’s dream to have customers banging down the doors. But sometimes, stretching your business to capacity can lead to more problems than you bargained for.
Plants Management Australia has pioneered a way to convert plant breeders’ ingenuity into a thriving international business. And it has won a swag of awards along the way.
A program that was inspired by an entrepreneur’s granny now saves health departments and health insurers a fortune by teaching them how to train patients to look after themselves.
A critical, drought-induced water shortage was threatening the sustainability of one of Victoria’s leading meat processing businesses. Necessity has proved to be the mother of a green innovation.
A maker of fashionable shopping bags should be dying during a global economic recession, right? Wrong. Sales are up since it repitched its products as cost-effective long-term, brand-building promotional tools.
A rough start made one top-flight lawyer question her decision to switch careers. But then she turned her passion for upmarket travel into a successful publishing business.
Outsourcing everything in a business has some clear advantages for a cleaning products business.
A web-design company has enjoyed dramatic revenue and profit growth since it threw out its old staffing structure and made itself more client-friendly.
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