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Strategy news and insights for Australia’s small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs. Read the latest strategy news, trends and features and entrepreneur interviews about the strategy industry. Or search for strategy on SmartCompany. |
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iPad controls 95% of tablet market Patrick Stafford New figures from Strategy Analytics show Apple managed to control 95% of the tablet computing market with its iPad device during the third quarter. | Wednesday, 3 November 2010 |
Smartphone shipments rise 43% during second quarter Patrick Stafford New research from Strategy Analytics reveal global smartphone shipments rose by an annual rate of 43% to 60 million units during the second quarter of 2010. | Sunday, 25 July 2010 |
Large business shys away from cloud computing Patrick Stafford A new study from consulting firm McKinsey has shown that introducing cloud computing initiatives doesn't make sense for larger companies. | Sunday, 19 April 2009 |
Workers left behind after redundancies still worried Patrick Stafford Employees who escape the axe in companies shedding workers remain nervous about their future prospects, according to a new survey from HR consulting firm Chandler Macleod Group. | Tuesday, 24 March 2009 |
Microsoft braces for tough times Patrick Stafford The world's biggest software producer says economic conditions will be rough through at least the next 12 months, and plays down claims it will move into the mobile handset market. | Wednesday, 25 February 2009 |
Dumped employees are stealing data Patrick Stafford More than 50% of workers who left their roles say they took confidential company information with them, according to research from security firm Symantec. | Tuesday, 24 February 2009 |
Obama’s web wizard to help Rudd Patrick Stafford The man who helped Barack Obama develop his online donation campaign is set to advise the Rudd Government about how it can use the internet to engage voters. | Sunday, 15 February 2009 |
YouTube to sell downloads Patrick Stafford Google-owned video site YouTube said yesterday it will begin introducing both free and paid video downloads, that will assist the company in finally monetising the site. | Sunday, 15 February 2009 |
Meet the hologram salesperson Patrick Stafford Car group Audi has become the first company in Australia to use holographic sales assistants in one of its showrooms. | Sunday, 15 February 2009 |
Global data theft hits $1 trillion Patrick Stafford Cybercrime during 2008 cost businesses more than $1 trillion worldwide in lost intellectual property, a new survey shows. | Thursday, 5 February 2009 |
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Death to PowerPoint! Slideshows banned by meetings and events organisation Patrick Stafford Executives and public speakers should completely do away with PowerPoint presentations, a meetings industry association has said, as it prepares to ban the use of slide presentations at its yearly conference. | Friday, 3 February 2012 |
Micro businesses shirk growth amid concerns over extra burdens: survey Madeleine Heffernan A survey of 2100 chief executive officers finds that large companies are more likely to seek growth than smaller ones. | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 |
Why persistence will pay in 2012: Kogan Ruslan Kogan As you head into the holiday season, you will hopefully have some time to reflect on your year in business, and the year ahead. | Monday, 19 December 2011 |
Family businesses keep outsiders off boards for privacy reasons: Report James Thomson A high proportion of family companies actively prevent non-family members joining their boards because they are concerned about privacy, research from RMIT and accounting firm MGI has found. | Wednesday, 24 August 2011 |
Queensland’s Affinity Property Group collapses as hard times hit tourism Madeleine Heffernan Brisbane-based Affinity Property Group, behind the years-old Ramada Resort Hervey Bay, has collapsed. | Monday, 27 June 2011 |
MYOB could be headed back to ASX: Report Patrick Stafford Accounting software firm MYOB may be headed back to the public market just two years after being bought by private equity for $430 million. | Sunday, 19 June 2011 |
Australia to rank in top five OECD countries for number of businesses online by 2020, blueprint predicts Patrick Stafford Australia will rank in the top five OECD countries for the number of businesses using online opportunities and the proportion of households with access to high speed broadband by 2020, according to the Government's new National Digital Economy Strategy. | Tuesday, 31 May 2011 |
Global executives looking to accelerate growth plans, eyeing Australia: Survey Madeleine Heffernan A new survey reveals Australia has attracted plenty of admiring glances from executives around the world, who are feeling more bullish despite natural disasters and geopolitical troubles. | Monday, 18 April 2011 |
ASX floats rule changes to support small companies James Thomson The ASX will examine whether small and micro-cap companies could be exempt from the tough admission rules under proposals designed to make it easier for smaller companies to float. | Monday, 28 March 2011 |
Facebook raises $US1.5 billion - but says it has nothing to spend it on right now James Thomson Facebook has $US1.5 billion in fresh capital to play with. Now it needs something to spend it on. | Sunday, 23 January 2011 |
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10 great entrepreneurial solutions Patrick Stafford Solving problems is what entrepreneurs do best. Here some of the best pieces of solutions given by business leaders in 2011. | Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
How the Smart50 are changing your industry Patrick Stafford Technology, regulation, structural change - the Smart50 are being forced to evolve quickly as their sectors change. | Monday, 3 October 2011 |
10 key trends from the Smart50 class of 2011 James Thomson Meet the new breed of fast-growing companies that are nimbly navigating Australia’s patchwork economy. | Wednesday, 28 September 2011 |
Company directors’ lives getting more complicated Terry Hayes Directors of companies – small, large or otherwise – are facing increased attention from many regulators, including the ATO and ASIC. | Wednesday, 13 July 2011 |
How I navigated a partnership break-up Patrick Stafford Leona Watson learned the hard way that a simple shareholder agreement is a must-have when building a business. | Thursday, 23 June 2011 |
How to get customer feedback Nina Hendy Business owners can be extremely protective of their business, which is why so many are lost for words when customers complain. | Monday, 23 May 2011 |
Franchising’s growth riddle Madeleine Heffernan It seems almost everyone in the franchising sector has growth on their minds. But there's a big problem – franchise recruitment is as tough as it has been in decades. | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 |
Finding the right management structure Leon Gettler Having the right management structure is critical for strategy. Here are four questions you need to ask yourself of your business. | Monday, 28 February 2011 |
EXIT STRATEGIES: Sustainable competitive advantage Tom McKaskill Whether it is a financial or strategic exit, the premium on sale is usually delivered through the growth potential of the business being sold. | Thursday, 10 February 2011 |
10 big strategic mistakes – and how to fix them Leon Gettler The key to business success is to look carefully at your mistakes – and stop repeating them. But extraordinarily, some companies never seem to learn. | Wednesday, 9 February 2011 |
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Serhat Oguz James Thomson  Accountant-turned-CEO Serhat Oguz has turned around OHS services company Konekt by focussing on sales, not costs. | Tuesday, 13 April 2010
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Wotif's search for growth Amanda Gome  Wotif principal Robbie Cooke talks about the tourism industry and his business's strategic downturn initiatives. | Tuesday, 19 May 2009
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Taking care of your assets Patrick Stafford  Smartpath's David Hodges bases his business on a task that others hate; and they love him for it. | Thursday, 7 May 2009
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The reluctant entrepreneur Amanda Gome  Whirlpool's Simon Wright explains how he built the Whirlpool community, and why it will remain a hobby, not a business. | Tuesday, 28 April 2009
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GameTraders game plan Patrick Stafford  Mark Langford attributes the rosy revenue of his franchised chain GameTraders to a re-emphasis in his business model. | Thursday, 23 April 2009
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The web's monetising challenge Amanda Gome  Monique Talbot heads SheSaid.com.au and specialises in effective website monetisation, which she did successfully for Tempest Media. | Tuesday, 21 April 2009
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Rob Käll gets Bookt Amanda Gome  Trends in tourism, what's happening overseas, and how small local tourism companies can get more global bookings by improving their websites. | Tuesday, 24 March 2009
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Katherine Sampson: It's been hell Amanda Gome  Katherine Sampson has spent millions to expand Healthy Habits. Now, its new direction means more sacrifices. | Tuesday, 17 March 2009
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Dymocks and its digital turnaround Amanda Gome  Don Grover from Dymocks says the firm has emerged from the doldrums with a new business model that embraces online strategies. | Tuesday, 10 March 2009
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A culture that is fit to print Amanda Gome  Neil Tilley's Upstream Solutions has fostered a culture of competitive advantage. His FiFo policy (fit in or f-off) and regular 360 degree reviews of everyone (including himself) has helped his business grow to $100 million. He talks to AMANDA GOME | Tuesday, 17 February 2009
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