Author name: Coast to Coast

Australian Domestic Tourism: Spike or Long-term Trend?   The impact of COVID on every aspect of Australian tourism cannot be ignored as we head into 2021.  International and, in many cases, interstate travel has been drastically reduced this year, with the overseas situation not boding well for next year. The latter half of this year […]

Doggy Day Care Tale has a Happy Ending   When Leisa Lejarraga decided to sell her successful Doggy Day Care & Pet Services business in Townsville, it wasn’t a decision that was taken lightly. As a dog lover, experienced dog carer and businesswoman, running Happy Pawz was her dream job!  “I have always loved dogs

Dogged Determination Turned Anneke’s Passion For Pets Into A Business Empire   Whilst some industry sectors are still struggling to recover following COVID, others report that business is better than ever, both during and after lockdown. Pet products and services – one of the fastest growing market segments in recent years – is one of those

  Ask an Expert Want to learn how to build, launch and sell a billion-dollar digital business? Find out here from someone who’s already done it. Gabby Leibovich, the co-founder of iconic brands such as Catch of the Day, Scoopon and Menulog, kindly shares the secrets of his success for our readers.   The perception

  Life After COVID-19 Rethinking how we do business COVID-19 has sparked major changes not only in our lifestyles, but also how we work and do business. You could say that life will never be quite the same again. COVID has sent shockwaves through the Australian job market, pushing unemployment numbers to a two-decade high.

  Is It Time to Buy and Sell Online Businesses? You Bet! There has never been a better time to buy an online business. And that also means, there has never been a better time to sell one! Even before COVID-19, the number of people shopping online was growing at its fastest ever rate. In

  The Podcast Passion That Helps Businesses Jump Legal Hurdles And how to prepare the perfect exit plan In a world where online communication and conferencing has become the norm, commercial lawyer Joanna Oakey has found a way to make it both fun and functional. Describing herself as a ‘deal-maker with a passion for business’,

  Discover How Your Online Presence Can Boost Sales . . . And Get You A Better Price for Your Business When Dale Beaumont built his first website in 1999, people asked him ‘why’. Why do you need a website? They asked him ‘why’ again in 2002, when he started making videos, talking about the

  How Two Immigrant Brothers Built a Billion-Dollar Business How do two immigrant brothers with no money, limited industry knowledge and amateur technical skills build some of Australia’s most successful digital businesses, with a combined exit valued at more than $1 billion? It’s a good question. It’s one Gabby and Hezi Leibovich get asked every

  Moving Forward in Post-COVID Australia 2020 has been the year of COVID, but there are still plenty of good reasons to buy your own business It has been a rollercoaster of a year with droughts, bushfires and then COVID, with lockdown affecting all sizes of businesses in all sectors. It would be easy to