What’s it called when you feel like crap and want to chuck it all in and go live in the jungle away from anything that even remotely reminds you of your bloody business, but still manage to drag yourself out of bed to get ready for a breakfast meeting even though you were up until … Read more
Monthly Archives: August 2018 Back
“I’m not here to back lemonade stands”: Steve Baxter on the best age to become an entrepreneur
When is the best time in your life to start a business or become an entrepreneur? It’s a long-running debate, with some thinking you should be as young and hungry and others thinking you should be older and more experienced. While the correct answer is probably ‘whenever works best for you’, Queensland’s chief entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Steve … Read more
Co-create : how your business will profit from innovative and strategic collaboration (book)
Authors: David Nour; illustrations by Lin Wilson What if your customers had a vested interest in guiding your company toward greater success? What if your employees had a personal as well as professional commitment to elevating your organization? Imagine how different your results would be if investors, vendors, and even analysts treasured the relationship they … Read more
Biotech startup Paragen Bio raises $6 million for its work fighting diseases with parasitic worms
Queensland biotech startup Paragen Bio has launched in spectacular fashion with an initial $6 million investment to continue developing new treatments for autoimmune diseases, using secretions from parasitic hookworms. The James Cook University-based startup has received funding from US-based AbbVie Ventures, the venture capital arm of biopharmaceutical company AbbVie, as well as Australian venture capital … Read more
The quick exit: keeping customers happy is more crucial than ever
There’s a business trend on the horizon that Zendesk chief executive Mikkel Svane says is putting businesses of all sorts in a vulnerable position – and his own company isn’t exempt. The move to subscription and on-demand models mean businesses now must make sure customer needs are met the minute they need assistance. If they … Read more
Companies are buying these portable soundproof rooms like crazy to fix the worst thing about their open floor offices
Room is a new company that’s created private, semi-soundproof phone booths for noisy, crowded offices. Already, the company has snagged high profile clients like NASA, Salesforce, and Nike. Room says they’re on track to sell $US10 million worth of product in their first year of business. If you work in an open office, it’s likely … Read more
TOP INNOVATIVE AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES
Well-being leave days, virtual reality recruitment, and career breaks are just some of the attractive workplace perks offered by some of Australia’s most innovative Companies. Indeed, being a highly innovative company tends to go hand in hand with providing a great workplace for staff. Deloitte, who ranked number six in the 2017 Australian Financial Review’s … Read more
Post-capitalist entrepreneurship : startups for the 99% (book)
Author: Boyd Cohen This book details the implications of the post-capitalist society on entrepreneurship around the globe, and it challenges many of our underlying assumptions about how entrepreneurs form startups and the objectives and roles, or lack thereof, of startup investors in a post-capitalist society. The author explores real emerging stories about different forms of … Read more
JULIE MATHERS ON ETHICAL RETAILING, WHY #GIRLBOSS ISN’T HELPING
Julie Mathers started Flora and Fauna (F&F) in late 2014 and it was driven by a desire to be the most ethical retailer possible with the BEST customer service. Mathers is a super proud vegan, has an adorable pet pig and is a self confessed workaholic. Mathers started the business four years ago after 25 … Read more
Top tips for realising the best value for your business
There’s no feeling quite like growing a business to its maximum potential. But at some point, you need to consider an exit strategy such as selling. The sale of your business can be used to fund retirement or as capital for other investments, so it’s important to get it right to maximise what you get. … Read more