Many industries are evolving rapidly and new ones are fast approaching.
New Year's resolutions all entrepreneurs should make
If you're in business, there’s always room for improvement. It's a game of trial and error and one of the most important qualities for any entrepreneur is to be able to recognise where mistakes were made. Often, you don’t get a second chance. So here’s a few of the most common areas where business owners make mistakes to help you take stock at the beginning of 2017.
Entrepreneurs Bridget Loudon and Emily Yue are making consultancy affordable again.
Launching in 2015, the Aussie startup is already considering expanding into Asia.
The app brings together travellers and locals with the idea of unlocking local knowledge. "We wanted to connect with small businesses doing really cool things."
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Townske: the startup making the globe local for travellers
The app brings together travellers and locals with the idea of unlocking local knowledge. "We wanted to connect with small businesses doing really cool things."
In just seven months the on-demand photography service has had Dropbox, Google and Uber on the books.
While traditional models for hiring short-term staff are time-consuming and costly, Sidekicker aims to find your business a 'sidekick' within four hours.
Market research doesn't have to be expensive. Find where your potential customers hang out and go to the places people who might use your product would go to.
“What interests us about Singapore is there’s a real appetite for looking at new and innovative ways of doing things.”
“We want to make camping as easy as booking an Uber or ordering from Dominos,” says co-founder, Daniel Courtnall.
We’ve brought together a few who have a good story to tell; they might not be in your industry, but there’s definitely some take-home messages that cut through.
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Virtual Reality might not be on your radar as a ’go to’ medium for your small business – yet – but you need to get onto it.
With huge aspirations it might seem like the opposite of what you're aiming for, but finding your niche is all part of the long term plan.
"While others see many good ideas and opportunities just float by, entrepreneurs have the opposite problem; stopping themselves chasing too many good ideas at once."
