Posts tagged "Smart50 2015"

Karen Justice bought the business now known as Just for Pets back in 2009, having previously owned a pharmacy. By her own admission it was a…

The founders ofonline retailer Booktopia were introduced to the book industry when they were working on a job to improve the SEO on the website of iconic Australian bookseller Angus & Robertson.

From their early days starting out in a garage during the dotcom boom of the early 2000s, the founders of digital consulting company IE were passionate about the possibilities and potential of the digital platform for commerce.

Much like the chilli plant, Andy Galbally's promotional products business Chilli Promotions is resilient.

About five years ago Wicked Witch Software went through an especially tough patch after a project it was counting on fell through, leaving the company having to survive on its cash reserves.

The team at Coreplus experienced early on an interesting example of the type of tactic competitors are willing to use against a disruptive company.

Profitability checks, cost control and stringent staff training are all crucial parts of the formula which has kept Clean Business Services successful in the highly competitive commercial cleaning market for almost 20 years.

While the big headlines in media and marketing over the past few years have been hogged by digital trends, event marketing has slowly made a comeback and is now seen as a very useful tool in the marketer's armour.

The advent of digital platforms has transformed marketing over the past decade and the pace of change is unlikely to slow.

The founder of Lawson Elliott Recruitment, Craig Du Rieu, is a chartered accountant and all of the staff in his recruitment firm have worked as accountants. It's this in-depth knowledge of the accountancy and financial services sector that has been the bedrock for the growth of the company since it was founded in 2009.

For most people, the extent of their knowledge and use of voice-over-internet (VoIP) phone services starts and ends with Skype. However, for businesses, the use of this internet technology can involve a much wider range of voice and data services.

Founded in 2011 by Baxter Gamble and Matthew Royal, Development Finance Partners is a construction and development finance group based in Brisbane and Sydney that turned over $2.1 million last year.