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

Who would have thought pre-2000 that being a Social Media Influencer was actually a career choice? Yet here we are, in 2023,with the best Australian influencers earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year! And if this is the case, can you sell your YouTube channel or Influencer Platform as a going concern? Your Next

It’s that time of year when savvy business owners are looking ahead, to identify the opportunities – and the challenges – of the next 12 months. One key area of concern for 2023 is the increasing threat of cybercrime – especially for small businesses. In recent years, cybercrime has increased at an alarming rate, with

In other words, will a handshake suffice – or should you ask your lawyer to prepare a written contract for the sale of a business? The title of this article comes from a famous quote attributed to movie mogul, Samuel Goldwyn: “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on”. This seems to directly

What can a Business Purchaser expect from their Accountant? You’ve been looking for a business to buy for a while now and you have noticed – since the pandemic – that there are more business owners eager to sell. Perhaps you’re getting a sense that this economic turmoil is ripe with opportunities for the Strategic