Tag: Business Owners

The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) compiled this list of resources with small business owners in mind to assist you.

Leaving the corporate world to start your own business can be daunting enough. But choosing to embark on a new career in the high-growth, fast-paced and innovation-driven technology startup scene is a whole other ball game.  For many, it’s exciting and every day is a learning curve with new opportunities to grow or pivot your […]

In today’s Let’s Talk we are discussing the fear that comes with starting a business with different founders who have been there and come through it. When starting entering into any new chapter, challenge or unknown territory in life, fear is a natural emotion that arises. This is particularly the case in entrepreneurship where you […]

As end of JobKeeper approaches, here’s two essential actions small business owners must master to survive 2020.  This July sees one of the toughest starts to a new financial year in decades, with small business owners bearing the brunt of the impact. Scottish Pacific CEO Peter Langham said as business owners put together new contingency […]

Today our podcast guest is Andrew Laurie, whose business expertise comes from a career as a salesperson, as a CEO, as an entrepreneur and as a business coach. After a serious accident, Andrew set his life and business ambitions – literally from the hospital bed – and he has systematically ticked them off since then. […]

Building a successful business takes commitment, courage, and a significant investment of time, energy, and money. The process can involve countless setbacks, frustrations, roadblocks, and challenges. However, the sense of satisfaction business owners feel when their business is successful often outweighs the challenges along the way. It’s therefore crucial for current and would-be business owners […]

New research reveals that one in two SME owners haven’t taken a break from their business in over six months. 49% of SME owners haven’t had a holiday in the last six months. Over one in four (26%) haven’t had a break for at least four years. One-third (30%) of SME owners have no plans […]

Very few business owners entirely self-fund their growth, especially if the growth is significant. While some are sufficiently profitable to fund growth through cash flow, in most cases, businesses use other funding sources to increase the speed of growth. There are various ways to do this, including offering equity to staff members. This can provide […]

Byline: Leisa Goddard, Managing Director of Adoni Media With the explosion of social media and the insatiable 24-hour news cycle, it’s more important than ever for business leaders to have the confidence and skills to make the most of every media opportunity. Too many business owners and C-suite executives don’t know what to do if […]

A Brisbane-based advisory firm says Australia is facing an eight-speed economy as an avalanche of conflicting forces converge to create an unprecedented air of uncertainty for business owners. Director Andrew Crealy says when the mining boom was in full swing a decade ago, businesses were grappling with a two-speed economy. “Put simply, this concept explained […]