ENTREPRENEURS
From $100 in his pocket to a sprawling bun empire
Peter Cai When Simon Ip arrived in Australia 20 years ago as a pastry chef, he had just $100 and a French certificate in patisserie. Last year he and his brother sold $50 million worth of buns.
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Accidental entrepreneur keeps on truckin'
Entrepreneur Secrets Two Men and a Truck founder Richard Kuipers never set out to run a business, let alone build one with 65 trucks and $8 million in annual sales.
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Dodging the doubters: how to get rich despite the sceptics
Alexandra Cain Like many young entrepreneurs, Jack Delosa faced a huge amount of scepticism from friends and family when he bailed out of a commerce/law degree aged 18 to buy into his first business.
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For the love of schnitzel
Entrepreneur Secrets Polish-born Roman Dyduk opened a pancake and schnitzel restaurant in 1975, fell in love with a waitress and two weeks later proposed.
Can’t drink, can’t vote - but this teenager is hot property in Silicon Valley
Entrepreneur Secrets He's founded four online start-ups and sold three, not a bad resume for somebody who hasn’t had their 18th birthday.
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Taking the mummy market by storm
What is it about Koolaman Designs' hand-stamped silver jewellery that has Aussie mums gushing?
$100m software sold a year, not a single cold call
Asher Moses A billion-dollar business built by two Sydney friends in an apartment 10 years ago is widely tipped to be the first Australian tech start-up to go public.
GROWING
Passion for plants proves to be bloomin' marvellous
Jo-Anne Hui When Edible Blooms' founder, Kelly Baker-Jam-
Breathing life into Aussie innovation
Christopher Niesche Phil Morle is one of the people would-be web entrepreneurs turn to for a chance to turn their dream into reality.
Got a law degree? Join the entrepreneur's club
Alexandra Cain A law degree is a great grounding for an entrepreneur. But business owners with a legal background also need to throw off the risk-averse mindset that comes with the territory.
Thinking small in a world of big business
Lawrence Money A local entrepreneur joins the campaign against globalisation.
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Meaty idea makes millions for ex-Wall St banker
Entrepreneur Secrets A former Wall Street banker is creating serious wealth from an unlikely source: meat pies.
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Taking on the giants: a bottler of an idea for the greater good
Entrepreneur Secrets A group of young social entrepreneurs is taking on the giants of Australia’s $600 million bottled water industry for a good cause.
Wild ride: the 'Steve Jobs of yoghurt' shares his secrets
Entrepreneur Secrets Hamdi Ulukaya's tale is almost too incredible to believe. Seven years ago he bought an old dairy plant and hired five staff. This year his business is on track to sell $US1 billion of yoghurt.
Media darling reveals her battle with the black dog
Entrepreneur Secrets As entrepreneurial success stories go, Leanne Faulkner's was a beauty. From a kitchen table, she developed Billie Goat Soap, a venture that at its peak turned over $2.4 million annually.
Giving the burger market a good grilling
Entrepreneur Secrets No ads. No celebrity endorsements. No meal deals. No upsizing. Grill'd Burgers wants a brand without the trimmings.
Aussies clean up in global contest
Valerie Khoo Three Australian businesses have beaten a field of more than 3000 entrants in Shopify’s prestigious Build-A-Business contest.
Pretty 'fly for a white guy: Klim's other success story
Entrepreneur Secrets Swim star Michael Klim hopes to post a crucial victory at the London Olympics qualifiers starting later this week.
Defence is the best offence
Max Mason Eight years ago, Ron Engleman came to Australia to study psychology. To pay the rent and make ends meet he started teaching small classes in krav maga, a self-defence system developed in Israel.
