Lessons on hiring, firing and company renewal: The secrets behind Blackmagic Design’s success
Grant Petty's company, Blackmagic Design, has produced exclusive hardware for Apple, along with inventing and manufacturing affordable AV equipment that democratised film and television production for a generation of creatives.
When should you close your business? Samantha Wills’ memoir dives into her decision
This exclusive book extract gives you a behind-the-scenes view of her thought process when she made the huge decision to end her multimillion-dollar business.
Challenging gender norms: How three top women in e-commerce built their brands and careers
Beating back gender bias, inspiring future leaders, and busting the myths surrounding work-life balance.
March 4 Justice: Business leaders take to the streets, demanding the government sets a better example for women’s safety at work
Business leaders are picking up placards and taking to the streets to March 4 Justice, and encouraging employees and peers to join them.
My biggest mistake: Vince Lebon, founder of Rollie Nation
As a leader, you can’t assume those working for you know what you’re thinking, or the direction you want your business to go in. How can you get your business back to its original culture after a lack of clear brand guidelines leads to unwanted change as it grows?
Podcasting startup The Peers Project lands “dream partnership” with Alibaba
The Peers Project has secured a partnership with Alibaba, to produce a series exploring the entrepreneurial journey of young Australians.
Avoiding bad decisions, fixing failed collaborations and linking e-mail to misery
From noodle-making robots, to a forensic account of failure in a 64-person team, this week's wrap up offers handy lessons.
Atlassian’s unconventional growth, trend spotting from a data-journalist, and the TikTok feta effect
Atlassian, feta cheese and data journalism all feature in this week's curated selection of stories from around the internet by SmartCompany Plus.
LinkedIn users in a frenzy over “genius” business card design
A LinkedIn post is going gangbusters, as entrepreneurs, marketing experts and designers debate the design of one “genius” business card.
Confessions of a serial entrepreneur: What Ian Ugarte learned from starting 28 businesses in 28 years
Ian Ugarte has started 28 businesses in the space of 28 years. Here's some of what he has learnt.
How Daniel Lubetzky grew his snacks brand from a basement to a $5 billion business, and why kindness is key to a new Aussie campaign
US snack brand Kind is cementing its Australian launch with an unusual marketing campaign, featuring a group of the kindest Aussies around.
Nice serve: Dylan Alcott’s Able Foods launches accessible baked beans product in Coles stores
Dylan Alcott’s startup Able Foods has secured a spot on the shelves of supermarket giant Coles for its new range of accessible baked beans.
