Business Essentials

Start-up life is never easy, but entrepreneurs are born with an innate desire to create and build. There are however some well-worn pitfalls that entrepreneurs keep tripping up on. Tara Shelton is founder of a number of successful businesses, including 'Dream & Do', a creative agency that helps start-ups build their brand and communications. She says that she’s seen it all before — the good, the bad and the ugly — so, she’s identified 7 deadly sins that entrepreneurs keep making but need to avoid.

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Does your business have a uniform? It's not only beneficial for frontline staff, a shared dress code can improve morale for all members of an organisation – and it’s great for your brand.

Pamela Jabbour is CEO of Total Image Group, which designs and supplies uniforms for some of Australia's biggest brands. In fact, it was the official uniform supplier for the Australian Winter Olympic Team. Pamela explains why uniforms make business sense, what to wear in the office, in the store and on a Zoom call.

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It’s come to this at last, and as the whole world watches on, just two names now count on the global stage. Trump – or Biden. Who’s it to be? We’ll soon find out as voting in the 2020 US election draws to a close – or maybe it won’t be so soon if the result is a close-drawn thing. But as the world sits on edge, what’s happening to the sharemarket and how should investors respond?

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In 2006, Gabby and Hezi Leibovich launched Catch of the Day, a website selling just one deal a day. By 2010, it was Australia’s number one shopping site, and in 2019 they sold the business to Wesfarmers for a whopping $230 million. How did they do it? Well, it’s detailed in the brothers’ new book: ‘Catch of the Decade: how to launch, build and sell a digital business’. Gabby shares his tips and his journey over three episodes for Business Essentials Daily.

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It might be that you meet someone that comes across as your new best friend, but the charming behaviour of a sociopath is merely a front for their own selfish intentions.

The best thing you can do, says Professor Gary Martin, is not hire them in the first place – but it's not always easy to spot someone with sociopathic tendencies. Professor Martin, CEO of the Australian Institute of Management in WA, takes us through six signs to determine if there’s a sociopath lurking in your business.

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Innovation is supposed to help drive growth. If you don’t innovate, they say, you’ll stay stagnate and eventually fall behind. So, how does a business innovate? If only there was a toolkit that could show us the way. There is! It’s called 'Innovator’s Playbook: how to create great products, services and experiences.' It’s a new book by Nathan Baird, Founder and Managing Director of Methodry, who walks us through the five steps to a design-led approach to innovation.

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There’s no end of advice on how to run a business. But often you just want to hear it from the horse’s mouth – someone who’s taken all the hits, fallen down, picked themselves up and forged ahead. Alan Manly, CEO of Group Colleges Australia, is one such individual who shares his lifetime of lessons in his book, ‘The Unlikely Entrepreneur’. In this episode, he recounts some of his lessons to a new generation of entrepreneurs.

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Yes, we could all manage our time better. And the best way to do it? Kate Christie will tell us that we must stop thinking “management” and start thinking “investment”. Because time is a very precious commodity and we need to make sure we’re getting the best return on it. In fact, Kate, a time management expert and Founder and Director of Time Stylers will tell us that the investment approach will help us recoup 30 hours a month, every month. And what should we do with all that time? Spend on ourselves!

Reference

Order a copy of Time Management Expert, Kate Christie’s book, “Me first: the guilt-free guide to prioritising you".

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Andrew Ford, Founder of Social Star, has turned the elevator pitch on its head with his own pitch structure which aims to be more conversational. The standard elevator pitch, he insists, is one-directional and lacks true engagement. With practice, your pitch shouldn't feel like selling; instead, it should feel like you're providing answers to someone's questions. The challenge Andrew sets out to solve is getting them to ask you questions.

 

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If you want your team to be fully committed to your idea, first it's worth spending time with them to connect and develop a level of trust. That's according to Simon Dowling, business coach and author of ‘Work With Me: How to get people to buy into your ideas.’ You’ll achieve the best results, he insists, if you have a team who’s as enthusiastic and willing as you are about your idea.

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