Loan from mum turned into $15m
QUENTIN Nolan’s love of snowboarding snowballed into a multimillion-dollar property and travel empire.
Small Business
‘Price-jacking’ eBay rort exposed
THERE’S a sneaky way countless Aussies are being ripped off during their online shopping — and it turns out it’s entirely legal.
Tragic death of Shark Tank contestant
PHILIP Reitnour thought he hit the jackpot when he got to pitch his business on Shark Tank. Within three years, he was dead.
How Sydney teen earns $170,000
ANDY Mai has been “obsessed” with making money since he was eight — and now the Sydney teenager is earning $170,000 from his bedroom.
Question stumps Shark Tank couple
THIS couple “cracked under pressure” and couldn’t answer a simple question in painful scenes on Shark Tank.
Sydney couple’s $150k side gig
CHRIS and Mel Tantchev’s side business put them in direct competition with one of the world’s biggest companies. Today, it’s bringing in $150,000.
One number kills Shark Tank beauty pitch
GABRIELLE Requena is raking it in from her anti-wrinkle treatment — but the Shark Tank judges walked because of one number.
Man turned $275 into $12 million
THIS Gold Coast uni graduate went “down the rabbit hole” and in the process turned a side job into a $12 million business.
Parasite that brings you success
NEW research has shown when it comes to being a successful entrepreneur, you’ve either got it or you don’t. And after reading this you might not want it.
Google search kills Shark Tank pitch
THIS entrepreneur could only watch on in shock as Shark Tank judge Steve Baxter debunked her claims with a Google search.
Billion-dollar empires built on lies
BELIEVE it or not, many of the world’s most popular products were actually ideas ripped off from someone else.
Boss fires staff after sex abuse admission
THE boss of activist clothing line Feminist Apparel has sacked his entire staff after they found out he was an admitted sexual abuser.
Workout videos earning $100k a year
ALYSIA Magen, US Air Force veteran turned fitness model, is raking in more than $100,000 a year with her sexy workout videos.
‘It’s insulting’: Shark Tank slapdown
A SYDNEY mum went in front of the Shark Tank judges with a genius $150,000 idea, but one thing didn’t go over well.
Surprising result of unlimited leave
THE idea of unlimited leave sounds too good to be true for most workers. But when this company tried it, something surprising happened.
$19k payout for Trump-style sacking
A BUSINESS owner who sacked an employee in a fit of rage “like some sort of Donald Trump” has been ordered to pay up.
Shark Tank judges blast ‘ludicrous’ idea
EVEN the nicest Shark Tank judge called “bulls***” on this idea, as his fellow judges condemned it as utterly “ludicrous”.
Website used to ‘extort’ Aussie businesses
COMPANIES say some customers are using this website to bleed Aussie businesses dry by using it to “blackmail” them for better deals.
Cringeworthy $10 million fail
THIS woman was at the centre of cringeworthy scenes on Shark Tank as one of the show’s investor judges ate her alive.
‘Nearly better than sex’: $600,000 idea
JANINE Allis happily handed over $600,000 for a stake in an “amazing” product she dubbed “nearly better than sex”.
‘Incredible’ idea scores $120,000
A MELBOURNE couple’s “incredible” invention that solves the “most stressful part of the day” has floored the Shark Tank judges.
Fashion queen’s brutally honest video
THE founder of a popular online retailer has revealed how the company “f-ed up”, leading to a customer service nightmare.
Crazy product snags $100,000
A MELBOURNE couple has created something we didn’t know we wanted until now. And the idea has scored them a huge pay day.
Epic $370,000 tatt spat
A SYDNEY doctor is suing the maker of a “revolutionary” tattoo removal laser, claiming he was tricked into spending $370,000 on a machine that didn’t work.
23-year-old’s beauty hack scores $300k
IRIS Smit wowed the Shark Tank judges with a genius beauty product that solves one of our “most hated” problems — and it’s very popular.
Cocky gym bros’ brutal slapdown
TWO bros who boasted that they only went on Shark Tank for the publicity and to score “deals” on Tinder were put in their place.
Aussie mates make $1m in four months
THESE mates from Melbourne created a “must-have” product in an unlikely industry that is earning them big bucks.
Australia’s world-leading shame
AUSTRALIA is leading the world in this worrying measure, spelling very bad news for the future wealth of the country.
Shark Tank judge storms off set
A SHARK Tank bidding war turned ugly as one of the show’s judges stormed off in anger after copping a brutal rejection.
The real losers from $5 pizzas
THERE’S not much better than kicking back with a just-delivered pizza. But your guilty pleasure is hiding an uncomfortable truth.
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