Weird habit of Aussie worth $100m
From skydiving to journaling, one of Australia’s richest young entrepreneurs has revealed his secrets to growing a multimillion-dollar business.
Small Business
Britney Spears’ million dollar boost to brand
The brand was started by a Brisbane woman and has attracted the likes of Lady Gaga, Pink and the Pussycat Dolls – raking in $20m a year.
‘Bloody hard!’ Barefoot lifts the lid on how he runs his business
Bastards, bust-ups and borrowing too much are the ‘three Bs’ to avoid in business says Scott Pape, who this week for the first time shares how he runs his own Barefoot Investor set-up.
Harsh truth behind Aussie wage rise
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has delivered some startling figures concerning wage growth over the last 12 months.
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Can you solve this door puzzle?
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‘Are you a pathetic man-child?’
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$9m deal to save Hooters Australia
ONE year after going bust, Hooters has racked up a win, turning sales around and putting its breast foot forward with massive expansion plans.
Nine-year-old raking in the cash
HIS parents wouldn’t buy him an Apple watch, so this Melbourne schoolboy found another way. He’s now turning over $300 a week.
Burger joint in text message war
A BURGER joint has bitten off more than it can chew after one of its workers started a text message war with a disgruntled customer.
The key to small business success
STARTING up a small business can seem overwhelming — but many successful Australian operators claim there’s a winning method to the madness.
Starbucks wins $500k bong payout
STARBUCKS has won more than half a million dollars in damages in a bizarre court battle against a bong-maker.
Should bosses pay for work drinks?
STINGY bean counters are putting end-of-year shenanigans at risk by refusing to fork out for work drinks. But experts say it could be their loss.
No happy endings on ‘Uber of massage’
A NEW start-up describing itself as the “Uber of massage” wants to give massage therapists a happy ending — by tidying up a “dodgy” industry.
From dead end job to $7 million a year
ELI Censor hated her job so much that she quit. A few years later, she is running a business empire that turns over $7 million a year.
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