Get intimate with your accountant

Valerie Khoo Finding the right accountant is one of the most important things you can do as an entrepreneur. They are often the difference between your business surging ahead or being crippled by an unaffordable...

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Planning

How to write an effective business plan

Christopher Niesche The research and analysis involved in writing a business plan can be more important than the document itself.

Do the most charming entrepreneurs win?

Tony Featherstone Apparently more US chief executives are hiring charisma coaches to make them compelling, charming and attractive. Good luck with that.

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START-UP

Pushing the right buttons: new help for start-ups

Alexandra Cain Forget traditional venture capital - a new approach to helping start-ups with potential is emerging.

Mining boom blamed for rise in business failures

Courtney Trenwith The mining boom is being blamed for much of the dramatic rise in the number of failed WA businesses forced into external administration.

On the 10th day of Xmas, my boss gave to me...

Belinda Williams Frugal bosses cop a lot of flak at Christmas time. But are employees expecting too much?

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ASIC alert: running on empty

Henrietta Cook Almost one in two companies that spiralled into administration last financial year were suspected of insolvent trading, report says.

Wake-up call for female entrepreneurs

Valerie Khoo Author and entrepreneur Kim Kiyosaki is calling on women to dream big when it comes to wealth and business.

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Reinvent yourself after redundancy

Valerie Khoo For many people, redundancy is not a cause for despair but a catalyst for reinvention.

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Managing

Ten bang-for-buck small business tips

David Wilson Thrifty thinking could save your small business.

Create a clear vision then take the plunge to go solo

Miriam Steffens How to quit your job and start your own business, with Rohan Gamble.

How to start a multi-million dollar venture with $10,000

Tony Featherstone Consider this: a young entrepreneur starts an online furniture retailer with $10,000. Another starts an online pharmacy with $20,000, and a construction franchise gets going with $25,000.

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Protect your best assets

Tony Featherstone Is hunger for business success wrecking your personal relationships?

Protect your best assets

Tony Featherstone Is hunger for business success wrecking your personal relationships?

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Start-up out to show Wyngle is no wangle

Christopher Niesche Damien Cantelo is preparing his retail website for launch in the US market with a name change and a push for more investment.

Profits: does nothing else matter?

James Adonis Arriving next month at a bookstore near you is a paperback titled Profits aren’t Everything, They’re the only Thing. But pity the employees with bosses who heed this advice.

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SMEs risk being left behind

Julianne Dowling A newly-released survey says that while small business is driving recovery and growth in South East Asia, Australia will be left behind.