Women In Business
As the 2012 Telstra Business Women’s awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is chatting to twelve former winners about the impact the program’s had on their businesses. Here, Jean Madden talks about how her 2011 win has validated the hard work she’s put into the Sweet Swags charity.
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features the award-winner behind the unique gifts business Edible Blooms, Kelly Baker-Jamieson.
With just over six years in the business, Kate Weiss’ Table of Plenty is already offering the world a taste of healthy and delicious Australian snacks and muesli. Now, she’s sharing her reasons for starting the business, and what drives her to further success.
Women are becoming key influencers in non-traditional industries such as building, construction, and agriculture, according to new research released in the lead up to the 2012 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
Cathryn Harris believes a library should be treated the same as any other business, despite it being a free community service, and this very approach earned her a Telstra Business Women’s award last year.
They say it’s a man’s world, but more and more women are participating in international business. How should exporters field their female talent when culture and gender expectations clash?
Dynamic Business magazine May cover star and Table of Plenty founder Kate Weiss won top honours in the business category of the InStyle and Audi Women of Style awards this week.
Surry Hills’ Crown Street is well-known among trendy Sydneysiders as the city’s foremost restaurant strip, something Margaret Rockliff counted on when she opened her now thriving stationary shop there five years ago. The Paper2 owner is sharing how enveloping herself in the local culture kept her niche business alive, even through tough economic times.
Female SMB owners are feeling more positive about being in business than their male counterparts and are driving the uptake of social media for business, according to new research.
Jane Hunt launched Fitted for Work in 2005, after seeing the need for a more personal approach to assisting disadvantaged women to return to the workforce. Her efforts won her a Telstra Business Women’s Award last year, and she’s sharing with Dynamic Business how the accolade has changed the way she does business.
While there is a very public battle going on to get more women on boards and into executive positions, women in businesses across all sectors, be it corporate or SMEs, are still trying to be heard and acknowledged in meetings. Here are some tips for getting your message across, whether at an important board meeting or coffee catch-up with a client.
Not many people would be brave enough to borrow $7 million to open a family holiday park while pregnant with their first child, but with business booming six years on, Sophie Bone has no regrets.
As the 2012 Telstra Business Women’s Awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is speaking with 12 former winners about the impact the program’s had on their careers. Today, engineer Louise McCormick discusses the power of innovation in business.
As the 2012 Telstra Businesswomen’s awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is chatting to 12 former winners about the impact the program has had on their business. According to VisitVineyards founder Robyn Lewis, her venture made it through the GFC as a result of its success in the program.
As the 2012 Telstra Businesswomen’s awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is chatting to twelve former winners about the impact the program has had on their businesses. Today, Jodie Fox reveals the opportunities winning the 2011 Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award has created for Shoes of Prey.
Aimee Marks is taking on the big guys with TOM Organic tampons, and at just 25 years of age, has had some stunning successes.
The former CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) and the youngest woman ever to be elected to the WA Parliament died at the age of 35 last month, and tributes from people in the business community have begun to flow for Jaye Radisich.
Get Threaded founder Liz See has been working to release her unique ‘brow bar’ franchise concept across Australia and New Zealand since 2009, launching with just $5000 in the bank. The first of her Master Franchisees opened for business this month, and See is reflecting on how she got the concept off the ground.
Finding a job or getting a promotion is no longer about who you know, but who knows you, which makes networking a vital skill for women to master.
Ronni Kahn is one of the country’s most well-respected social entrepreneurs, having led the Australian shift toward social consciousness since launching her not-for-profit organisation OzHarvest in 2004. This week, she’s the star of our Friday Entrepreneur Fix.
