A sole trader’s greatest asset is time: Here’s how to manage it effectively
Here we look at some strategies to help sole traders develop an effective time management routine so you can focus on growing your business.
The ultimate resilience resource, part two: digital agility
Within the SmartCompany network, many SMEs leapt forward with their digital agility agendas from the onset of COVID-19. Here are some case studies of their experiences.
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.
Do diversity better: Four steps from tech leaders that got it right
Eliiza’s data science team is well above industry standard for diversity, and this has not happened by accident or luck. Consider the company's following tips to help encourage greater diversity within your ranks.
Three ways a chartered accountant helped Akubra modernise their business
Everything changed 24 years ago when Akubra brought on chartered accountant Roy Wilkinson to help them modernise and move with the times.
The ultimate resilience resource, part one: adaptability
A guide to resilience: lessons on how to recover, adapt and evolve your business.
Making meetings better: must-have advice from 11 business leaders
If you've ever suffered through a poorly-executed meeting, or have come back to agenda items several months later to find nothing has changed, you need to read this piece.
How to get people to love your business: Junkee founder Tim Duggan shows us how to achieve cult status
Do you know the seven steps to follow to achieve cult status for your brand?
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.
Interactive tool: how Australian VCs have invested $9.5 billion since 2003 and how it’s being spent
How the spread of money has shifted between sectors, cities, and states since the first funds were established.
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