Tag: Networking

Recent surveys of Australian businesses show that as many as 20 per cent of companies have female founders with another 13 per cent officially listed as owners.

Australian women now have access to online mentoring and networking with the launch of new web-based services by the Australian Women’s Mentoring Network.

Biz Gals brings the traditional sense of networking back to the business world with monthly face-to-face events where like-minded businesswomen can meet, brainstorm, and grow from each other’s successes and failures.

LinkedIn have opened for business in Sydney after surpassing one million members in Australia and more than 60 million members globally. LinkedIn have appointed Steve Barham from LinkedIn’s headquarters in Mount View, Calif. to take the role of director for recruitment solutions for LinkedIn Australia and New Zealand in their new Pitt St Sydney office. […]

Raising your business profile and increasing profits is a breeze, with the right networks, but networking the right way is often overlooked. Learn how to cost-effectively network. The brief for this article was to find free ways to market your business. Networking seemed the obvious place to start. And while it’s not entirely free, it […]

Networking to grow your business is critical. But for many, networking is something that is a chore rather than a must-do activity. Understanding your networking personality and that of others can be the key to your success. Attending functions around Australia I have noticed that there are six distinct networking styles. Identifying these and who […]

Emma Brown, from Business Chicks Staff It, the business Emma Brown founded at 18, was named 2005 Small Business of the Year, as well as Australia’s favourite recruiter at the SEEK Awards. Selling her shares in the business, Brown took over networking organisation Business Chicks, which continues to go from strength to strength, and shows […]

Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. Pam and Martin Brook on Brookfarm Exporting since: 2002 Key markets: US, UK. With five years […]

The success of DuttonDirect.com is proof that online business safety exists, even when transactions involve millions of dollars. Entrepreneur James Dutton shares his secrets to doing safe online business. James Dutton was born into luxury. Well, at least the luxury car trade. His great-grandfather got things started in 1911, creating bodies for exotic cars alongside […]