There are basically two types of ventures which attract acquirers. Financial ventures create value on exit via a financial trade sale or an …
There are basically two types of ventures which attract acquirers. Financial ventures create value on exit via a financial trade sale or an …
Fast food franchise Souvlaki Hut, which was named as one of the fastest growing franchise networks in the country just 10 months ago, has be…
Troubled software maker iSoft is now considering a sale, according to chairman Robert Moran, as the company looks to restructure its entire …
Should we outsource some of our activities to keep costs down or is it better to keep them in-house? Businesses often look to outsource …
Rod Young, founder of DC Strategy, and Simon McNamara, founding shareholder of Grill’d, have launched Inkuberra, a business incubator for fa…
For almost 10 years now the internet has been going to ‘kill’ traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ retailers. The story goes that new, purely onl…
If you are serious about selling your high growth potential business then it might be best if you erase from your mental models whateve…
Victorian technology start-ups are set to benefit from a new $8 million program to help launch their businesses in the US or China. The …
While it’s completely human to put off the tough decisions until the last possible moment, it’s rarely judicious. Emotions obscure our …
How do you value a business when you are selling up? How do you find a buyer when the banks aren’t lending? The earn-out clause – which ti…
I wrote last week that retail sales were soft across all categories: food, grog, flat panel TVs, mobiles and clothes. This is the case even …
Today SmartCompany finishes the special series it has been running for the last 17 weeks, based on the secrets of high growth companies, fr…
