The secret to growing your business is… using the correct tense
When it comes to optimising reviews of your business, does it make a difference whether your customer said they ‘loved’ your product, or they ‘love’ your product?
Fight, flight, or hide: The three different strategies adopted by employees in a toxic workplace
Toxic cultures are known to promote attitudes that adversely impact employees' psychological wellbeing. Here are the three main strategies adopted by employees who are confronted with such work environments.
From lawyer to entrepreneur: How DRSSD founder Jacqui Warren is bringing colour to women’s workwear
When DRSSD founder Jacqui Warren was simply told to replicate what men wear for her first moot court during her time as a law student, she decided to do something about it.
How to use meaningful leadership and development opportunities to attract and retain top talent
With budgets tightening and time-poor teams, how can you ensure your L&D initiatives are prioritised and acted upon, rather than relegated to a bottom drawer?
How Mr Potato’s founders built a $12m business tackling the fast food industry’s unhealthy stigma
Faced with a lack of choices when it came to healthy, affordable and nutritional takeaway, Mr Potato founders and in-real-life partners Jess Davis and Tyson Hoffmann came up with a tasty and simple solution.
Why B Corp certification matters to the new generation and what it means for your business
Gen Z and millennials are increasingly prioritising sustainability, ethical practices, and social responsibility when making purchasing decisions, and they are demanding the same from the businesses they support.
“A ‘new’ can come from anyone”: Zeller’s Ben Pfisterer shares five tips for building innovative startups
In a candid chat with SmartCompany Plus, Pfisterer outlined several key factors to have contributed to his success, and Zeller’s ongoing progress.
Five simple tips to keep your finances in check when establishing a small business
Starting a new business is an exciting adventure, but it comes with its challenges. One of the most significant challenges for new business owners is managing their money effectively.
Planning to equity crowdfund? Three lessons (and one bonus tip) from Old Young’s’ record-breaking raise
Your business is strong. Your fanbase is loyal — and growing. It could be time to seek external funding to expand, and equity crowdfunding looks like a viable option. But how do you maximise that potential?
How a vintage camera and a bidding war inspired Madison Stefanis to launch 35mm Co.
The 22-year-old is on a mission to help people around the world to reload and relive their greatest memories using reusable film cameras, after a vintage film camera she posted for sale started a bidding frenzy and sold for five times more than she thought it would.
Performance reviews should not just be an annual exercise — here’s why
Performance reviews can be the key to engaged, high-performing employees, but many of us are still stuck in the past with our approach. Here’s how to future-proof your review process, to make it enjoyable, effective and inclusive.
Why thought leadership is the key to unlocking public relations success for small business
Thought leadership involves sharing your wisdom, insights, and experience in order to inspire, educate and inform. It isn’t about selling. It’s about sharing. And it’s an effective way to build your profile.