OK, here's a trick question. What do you want your business to look like in 5 years time? What do you want it to have done for you? Mario Andretti was once asked for his most important tip for success in race car driving. And he said "Don't look at...

Negotiating your way through the minefield of building application and compliance scenarios is no easy feat. The odds are very high that every project will have a new twist that makes it unique and turns it into a real challenge, potentially hiding some expensive issues. Finishing on time and on...

There's a florist in a regional city. She has a small shopfront, a website that’s basic, but it's all she can afford, and a slowly growing list of regular customers who like her style. She’s working long hours to make her small enterprise a success, and she runs a lean...

The idea of the flywheel is very simple, just a large wheel that's hard to get going, but it stores energy, and it’s very hard to stop! Keep pushing, and the flywheel continually builds momentum. Used in business, when you go for volume on the right activity targets, it starts...

Here's 4 insanely simple lists for entrepreneurs (and they can transform performance in established tradie businesses!). Starting your own company may seem like a dream come true: The life of an entrepreneur, so flexible and enviable! Yeah, right. But no one tells you too much about the responsibilities and risks...

What is this myth that so many come under the spell of? It's the idea that when people with good technical skills and sufficient entrepreneurial flair start a small business they will have enough  tangible business know-how  to make it successful! It's a myth! The truth is most small businesses...