In just eight short years Phillip Di Bella has developed a multi-million dollar business selling fresh roasted coffee to more than one thousand cafes across Australia. By Nicola Card. WORKING IN a Brisbane café inspired Phillip...+

Maureen Houssein Mustafa has built up one of the country’s leading independent hair and beauty colleges on the principle that in business, as in life, you get back what you give. By Andrea O’Driscoll. Maureen Houssein...+

Cheeky Food Group’s ‘do it yourself’ cooking events have proved to be an attractive option for clients keen on team building. By Nicola Card. The grins say it all - Cheeky’s popularity and success derives from structured...+

Environmental consultancy Net Balance is growing rapidly on the back of concerns about environmental risk and the need to reduce carbon footprints. By Andrea O’Driscoll. Terence Jeyaretnam’s environmental consulting firm, Net Balance, has experienced very rapid...+

Social entrepreneur Steve Bevington has built an impressive national and international community housing enterprise that is delivering good quality accommodation at reduced rentals to needy tenants. By Nicola Card. Social entrepreneur Steve Bevington is playing a key...+

The end of the financial year is a good time to stand back, look at your business, and ask yourself some ‘good questions’ about the business performance and the opportunities that may arise, as Sue...+

Unresolved conflict can damage relationships and your business. Karen Adamedes offers some advice on how to manage conflicts. RECOVERING FROM injuries sustained in a car crash in Scotland, Yoko Ono lay on a double bed in...+

Cases of major fraud remain high in Australia and could escalate in the wake of the economic downturn, according to KPMG’s new Fraud Barometer. By John O’Donnell. WHEN IT COMES to the issue of fraud it’s...+

Sometimes business owners ‘sweat’ the business too much. Once in a while, you need to step back to get perspective and re-discover the initial passion that drove you to be in business. By Andrew Griffiths. THERE...+

Business owners need to be on their guard to prevent bullying in their workplaces, as Robyn Anderson explains. THE RECENT AND tragic death of Brodie Panlock, following relentless bullying at the hands of co-workers at Cafe...+

The government has announced changes for the super fund borrowing laws to clarify several uncertainties and reduce risks for super funds, as Timothy Foster and Bryce Figot explain. THESE SUPERANNUATION changes will provide greater certainty as...+

The sprawling multiplicity of new technologies to connect with customers means that retailers need to be vigilant about utilising the new media, as retailing expert Brian Walker outlines. Retail expert, Brian Walker CONNECTING WITH customers has always...+

For a lot of companies, the decision to adopt a franchise model is a no-brainer. For Telcoinabox, however, it was a decision that presented almost as many challenges as opportunities. By Andrea O’Driscoll.TELCOINABOX WAS formed...+

A period of extensive change has paved the way for unprecedented growth across Battery World’s national franchise network. By Andrea O’Driscoll. BATTERY WORLD’S general manager James Nixon-Smith was brought into the company in 2004 to...+

Doing your homework before deciding to buy a franchise can help you identify the right sort of franchise to buy – or avoid. By Michael Schaper. LET’S ASSUME that you have been searching for months...+

Banker Darryn McAuliffe outlines how prospective franchisees need to approach the issue of accessing bank loans to purchase a franchise. THERE HAS BEEN industry and media speculation that lenders are winding back their lending and...+

Nando’s spicy chicken outlets are cropping up throughout Australia, but according to its managing director Norman Picker, this is just the beginning. By Andrea O’Driscoll.IF YOU ASK Norman Picker, the Managing Director of Nando’s Australia,...+

The collapse of the Kleins Jewellery chain – and other franchise failures – has thrown the spotlight on the legal and business status of franchisees when a business goes bust. Specialist franchising lawyer, Esther Gutnick,...+

In these uncertain times of rising interest rates, talk of recession and the credit crisis, it is more important for franchisees to take active steps to protect themselves in the event that their franchisor encounters...+

The founders of Hudsons Coffee have fine-tuned their franchising formula to create a strongly growing business. By Andrea Toal.INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL can not only broaden the mind; it can also help identify a good business opportunity....+

The move into franchising by the home builder, Hotondo Homes, has further strengthened its position in the marketplace. DESCRIBED AS ‘Australia’s Number One Building Franchise’, Hotondo has helped more than 16,000 families into their homes...+

Every prospective franchisee wants to get onto the next best thing. But how do you evaluate which franchise opportunity is right for you? John DiNatale , Senior Consultant at DC Strategy helps point out the...+

Natasha McNamara’s success as a Quest franchisee points the way for younger people to achieve early business success. BEING ON CALL 24 hours a day, on duty several days a week, and living on-site at...+

Spending the time to diligently research a business opportunity, whether franchised or not, is of critical importance. Raynia Theodore provides a checklist of questions to ask and issues to consider. BUYING A SMALL business, whether...+

The franchise Worldwide Online Printing network is aiming to modernise the approach to print and design in Australia. By Peter Stirling.Just over a decade ago, a group of Perth business people decided that there had...+

In these uncertain times of rising interest rates, talk of recession and the credit crisis, it is more important for franchisees to take active steps to protect themselves in the event that their franchisor encounters...+