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Slick, sophisticated and successful, StudioHawk is now a major player in the SEO world, with some pretty impressive credentials. A multi-award-winner – with nearly 70 highly skilled employees – StudioHawk works with top brands, including Ryobi, Vodafone, Aje, and Officeworks. But don’t for one moment think that this has been an easy journey for founder

Franchising in Australia is now a $172 billion business – a far cry from what was predicted by the naysayers back in the 1980s! Once seen as potentially dubious, Franchises are now a popular purchase for those keen to have their own business. Whilst some Franchises may be better than others, they are mostly affordable

After a tough calendar year of interest rate rises and economic uncertainty, we are starting 2024 on a positive note for most sectors. The upward trajectory seen in FY2023 has thankfully persisted, showing continuing and robust buyer interest in the first quarter of FY2024. Lucia Vuong – Head of SEEK Business – says enquiries have

The sale of any business can be both exciting and stressful. If you are a Franchisee, the assignment of a Franchise will often present more hurdles and challenges than selling a traditional business. Unlike an ordinary business sale – where you are in complete control from start to end – the terms of your Franchise

Imagine a young couple successfully living and working in Melbourne. He studied Exercise Physiology before transitioning to packaging design. She was working as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Then, just like that, Nathan and Flic Cowan quit their jobs, sold their St Kilda home, and embarked on a huge – and risky – business adventure. Stumbling

Niall Harbison’s life journey reads more like a movie screenplay. It’s a story that has it all: success, glamour, wealth, addiction, trauma – and dogs! Particularly dogs. In fact, it could be said that it is his love of dogs that saved his life.Rewind to Niall’s early days in Ireland, and it’s quite a different

It’s easier than you think! There are plenty of reasons why you may be thinking of selling your business. Perhaps you are ready for your Next Big Move–or maybe you wish to downsize or transition into retirement. It could be that your business no longer dovetails with your lifestyle–for example, you now have a young

New research has revealed that one in three Australians started a small business-or ‘side hustle’-since the COVID-19 pandemic began-or plan to start one in the next 12 months. The survey–carried out by the Commonwealth Bank(CBA)–showed that9% of respondents started a business between March 2020 and January 2022, whilst16%started trading in the past 12 months. The

Australia’s small businesses can now better protect themselves from the most common cybersecurity incidents–thanks to a new initiative from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). The organisation has launched the Small Business Cloud Security Guides to help businesses secure their cloud environments. Abigail Bradshaw-Head of the ACSC–said they worked with Microsoft to develop these guides–to

Marketing Magician. Entrepreneur. Investor. Mentor. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe Mark Bouris. He is also a Disruptor–and extremely vocal when it comes to Australia’s SMEs. And rightly so. SMEs are the largest employer in Australia, contributing more than half of the national GDP. But does Mr. Bouris