Special offers may speed things up
Monday, 22 November 2010
I wrote last week that retail sales were soft across all categories: food, grog, flat panel TVs, mobiles and clothes. This is the case even with significant TV and print advertising campaigns launching. Well, things may be about to change.  ...

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Built to last
Friday, 16 April 2010
I'm just back from a holiday break with the family. It was great to rest and rejuvenate... to take in a few experiences too. Jet Ski Ocean Adventure (I'd never been on a jet ski before – the kids loved it). Also had fantastic fun at the Surfing Lesson On Noosa ...

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Our top female entrepreneurs
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Meet Australia's top female entrepreneurs – they are smart, focused and generate more than $3.6 billion in sales.  ...

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How I... started an international business with $100
Friday, 19 February 2010
Andrew Gorecki emigrated from Poland to Australia in 1981 with $100 in his pocket. Now he is the managing director of Retail Directions, a company supplying point-of-sale software to over 50 retail companies with 70 brands, including Just Jeans, the Body Shop, ...

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Retailing tricks to get you noticed
Tuesday, 08 September 2009
Retailing used to be a pretty simple affair. If the shelves were well stocked and an A-Board promoting your specials was on the footpath, you were in business. But the rules of the game are changing as a new breed of consumer demands more from retailers than ...

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Why do we start businesses?
Friday, 13 February 2009
The Australian Businesswomen’s Network conducted some research recently to gather some insights into “why did you start your business?”.  ...

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Recession-proofing a retail empire
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
Kristina Karlsson, the entrepreneur behind Kikki.K, explains her strategy to expand her mature business while juggling business and a new family. By AMANDA GOME ...

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Top 40 Sales & Marketing Tips
Friday, 30 May 2008
Australia’s leading entrepreneurs are brilliant at
selling and marketing and in creating the strategy that supports these key functions. As the current downturn kicks in, we took a trip around SmartCompany.com.au pulling together the tips and tricks that  ...

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20 start-up mistakes, and how to avoid them
Friday, 30 May 2008
Great businesses are born from hard times and innovations are spun from the need to do it better, cheaper, faster. Here are 20 misconceptions entrepreneurs make when launching a new product or venture – and some advice about what they should do at each st  ...

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52 entrepreneurs share their real life tips
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Over our first year of existence, many of Australia’s best entrepreneurs generously shared tips, trends, ideas, leads and opportunities. So here are a few favourites from the zillion of tips from the SmartCompany community. There are 52 tips – one for eac ...

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I need a mentor. Where can I find one?
Friday, 08 February 2008
Hi Aunty B, I read your answer to: "I want to grow, who can help?"  I have been very keen to identify a business mentor for a while now – but, for the life of me, I seem to get nowhere. How would you go about finding one? Regards, Rui, Surry Hills, NSW ...

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10 real life tips from top entrepreneurs
Thursday, 31 January 2008
SmartCompany is turning one-year-old. We have learnt a lot in our first year, and hope you have too. Here are 10 of the best lessons entrepreneurs have shared. By AMANDA GOME. ...

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20 ways to beat the skills shortage
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Australian SMEs offer their tips on how to keep up your supply of the best and brightest, lower staff turnover and curb rising wage costs. By EMILY ROSS. ...

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Career by design
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
The founder of kikki.K wanted to bring a sense of fashion and design to the everyday, and took her business from its start-up $3000 outlay 10 years ago to revenue now of more than $20 million. Kristina Karlsson tells AMANDA GOME the kikki.K story. ...

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20 ways to beat the skills shortage
Thursday, 04 October 2007
Australian SMEs offer their tips on how to keep up your supply of the best and brightest, lower staff turnover and curb rising wage costs. By EMILY ROSS.  ...

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