Checklist: How to identify your competitive advantage and get ready to export
This checklist helps you identify your potential threats, partners, collaborators, and investors, before you expose your business.
‘Chaos is an excellent catalyst’: Why Ian Whitworth believes now is a great time to grow a business
Your competitors are off balance and disrupted. Now is the time to strike, says Ian Whitworth, who launched his business before the GFC.
The ultimate resilience resource, part four: community
Community counts when it comes to being a resilient SME, but it takes more than setting up a social media page to gain support.
Cheat sheet: How to secure an Accelerating Commercialisation Grant
Just about to bring a new product to market? You should see if you qualify for up to $1 million in matched funding first.
The ecosystem of small businesses helping bring Top Shelf’s global agave plans to life
Spirits maker Top Shelf International is quietly building a formidable ecosystem of small businesses to help it realise its bold vision to create an Australian agave spirit.
Cheat sheet: Everything you need to know about the Boosting Female Founders Fund
The matched funding grant gives you access to up to $480,000, but the fund has been criticised for failing some women-led businesses.
Winning government tenders: The six most common errors
When you're taking time and resources out of your business to apply, you don't want to miss out on a technicality.
Map the journey: The five stages of customer experience
This template from a customer experience expert lets you map out how customers interact with your business, through five key stages.
What Hey Tiger’s closure can remind budding social enterprises and SMEs alike about purpose-driven strategy
Hey Tiger’s closure highlights some important reminders for budding social entrepreneurs as well as SMEs, on how to strategically strike the balance between purpose and what is commercially sound.
Fighting (and winning) against Amazon: The Booktopia model
SmartCompany Plus lets you see how the $359 million retailer pushes out 40,000 books per day from its Sydney site, breaking down Booktopia's marketing, technology, and growth strategies.
Cheat sheet: How to respond to a data breach
Small businesses are increasingly being targeted by hackers. In a breach, you need to minimise harm, and protect your business.
Undercover boss: How to mystery shop your business to improve results
A clear methodology for capturing data, setting higher benchmarks, and motivating staff to constantly improve.