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Be inspired by business owners and entrepreneurs who have been through it all, experiencing the highs and lows of starting, managing and growing a business. Here they share their industry knowledge as well as handy hints on how to run a successful business.

Also in this section: Successful businesswomen.
Around one-third of Australia’s small business owners are women. Find out how other successful women have started and grown their business.

Small business, big technology

We usually think of cutting edge technology being the domain of the huge multinational electrical companies, but it’s really not true. Some Australian SMEs are doing great things in the tech space.

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2009 Telstra Business Awards: Celebrating Business Success

2009 Telstra Business Awards: Celebrating Business Success

by Dynamic Business Guest Author | Wednesday, 18 Mar, 2009 – 12:00 |
The Telstra Business Awards program was introduced in 1992 to recognise and celebrate the achievements and enterprising spirit of small-to-medium sized...
PetMedics on road to success

PetMedics on road to success

by Jen Bishop | Tuesday, 10 Mar, 2009 – 12:52 |
A passion for pets and a gap in the market saw young entrepreneurs Nicole George and Gareth O’Conner turn PetMedics into a profitable business. PetMedics...
Trent Franklin: making waves in the business world

Trent Franklin: making waves in the business world

by Jen Bishop | Monday, 12 Jan, 2009 – 12:00 |
Running your own business is challenging enough, but for young entrepreneur Trent Franklin, it is just one part of the equation. A managing director of Enrizen...
Successful entrepreneurs under 40

Successful entrepreneurs under 40

by Jen Bishop | Thursday, 8 Jan, 2009 – 3:15 | 3 Comments
From start-ups to established, growing businesses, be inspired by the success stories of 15 top businesspeople in Australia under the age of 40.
Sahil Merchant’s Mag Nation Empire

Sahil Merchant’s Mag Nation Empire

by Melissa Yen | Friday, 12 Dec, 2008 – 16:12 |
With a store sign that reads: “Everything at Mag Nation can be touched, felt and browsed except for our staff,” it’s no wonder that this specialist...

Standout businesses of 2008

by Jen Bishop | Sunday, 16 Nov, 2008 – 16:11 |
Although the headlines have been full of depressing stories of economic doom and gloom at the end of 2008, plenty of Australian SMEs have nevertheless achieved...
Trudy Croad’s inspired wedding business

Trudy Croad’s inspired wedding business

by Jen Bishop | Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 20:50 | One Comment
When entrepreneur Trudy Croad attended her sister’s wedding, she was so inspired that she decided to enter the lucrative wedding industry, offering...
Jake Tyson’s toolbox for success

Jake Tyson’s toolbox for success

by Melissa Yen | Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 20:28 | One Comment
RedBack Tools founder Jake Tyson always knew there was a better design for his tools and a better way to make more money than the average carpenter. Proving...
Jodie Fried’s Eastern Inspiration

Jodie Fried’s Eastern Inspiration

by Melissa Yen | Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 12:00 |
As a relation to Australia’s first female entrepreneur Mary Reibey, it could be said Jodie Fried’s entrepreneurial spirit was inborn. However, it took a...
Mark Bouris, at work with Wizard

Mark Bouris, at work with Wizard

by Camille H | Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 12:10 | 3 Comments
Australia’s marketing magician, Mark Bouris, shares the story of Wizard Home Loans; a small mortgage lending business which now earns of hundreds of millions...


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