In early May 2012, Monkey Creek Cafe opened at 227 Chifley Rd, Bell NSW on the drive down the mountains on the western side. I went there for lunch. To enable Monkey Creek Cafe to work out their pricing structure, in... read more
The Messenger Group, managed by Lisa Messenger, is a brand engagement agency that specialises in utilising books and magazines as an extension of brand and as a marketing tool. This article explores Lisa’s experience with a business mentor and... read more
Margaret Byrne is the Principal Consultant for UGM Consulting. UGM works with clients in the corporate, public and NFP sectors. Those clients are interested in new ways of working that will make a measurable difference to their business. This... read more
Can Too, managed by Annie Crawford, is a program that trains mainly beginners to run an endurance event or ocean swim. In return for the professional coaching and organised training program, Can Tooers raise funds for Cure Cancer Australia.... read more
While it seems the benefit in a mentoring relationship should belong to the mentoree, often (and rightly so), the rewards occur on both sides of the relationship. The mentoring relationship can be a rewarding role for BOTH the Mentor... read more
Mandi Gunsberger is the CEO and Managing Editor of Babyology, a lifestyle website that keeps hip parents and their bubs up to date with the world of baby-related design. This article explores Mandi’s experience with a business mentor and... read more
The story begins: A brave woman starts her own business… She wants to be her own boss, set her own salary and experience the rewards of financial freedom, all while creating time to be with her family and raise... read more
Women business owners say creating a business plan and mentor support as keys to overcoming business challenges. When the Australian Businesswomen’s Network recently polled 55 women business owners about their biggest business challenge, we weren’t very surprised by the... read more
This week, I went to the AWS (Amazon Web Services) Lean Cloud event. At these events, I often find the examples are about startups with funding behind them and a team of programmers. You try to think about how... read more
At four years old, Lizzie Randerson fondly remembers being “let loose” on the sewing machine for the first time while her mum sipped coffee with friends — “I just whipped up a little creation,” she laughs with wry humour,... read more
One of the key challenges that constantly confronts small business owners is finding the fine line between trying to be in control of everything that goes on in the business and then being flexible and adaptive enough to still,... read more
If you had to get up tomorrow, or a week from now, and pitch your idea to an audience, how would you go? Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) recently gave four women the opportunity to pitch in front of... read more
