Dynamic Business

Shoes of Prey, the online business that lets you design your own shoes, inspired a new Aussie business that lets you design your own jewellery – Style Rocks.

Are you one of those business owners who uses the holiday period to take a bit of time outside of your business to review what works and what doesn’t? We asked some experts for their advice on reviewing your business products and services at this time of year.

We asked a variety of SME owners to tell us what they’ve learnt about their business this year and to share their resolutions for 2012. There’s some great food for thought for everyone here.

The two young entrepreneurs behind fast-growing local tech start-up BigCommerce spoke to editor Jen Bishop about their plans to help Aussie SMEs sell online.

Dynamic Business spoke to Dean McEvoy, founder of group buying site Spreets, about how they make sure SMEs are well equipped for, and get the best out of, running a group buying deal.

Technology is enabling increasingly mobile, collaborative ways of working and flexible SMBs are well placed to take advantage. We spoke to some of the technology providers about the benefits, challenges and tools to make it easier for you.

As the nation gets hooked on the new series Celebrity Apprentice, Mark Bouris took time out from filming to speak to Jen Bishop about the show and small business in Australia.

Inspired by an interview with 99designs’ founder Mark Harbottle last month, Dynamic Business decided to put crowdsourcing into a real life scenario by using the site to source this month’s cover design. Here’s how editor Jen Bishop found the experience.

We asked three bankers their opinion on how small business owners should choose their business bank, the questions they should be asking, whether they need a separate bank for their personal affairs and how important fees are.

In this interview with the new CEO of the Australian Gift & Homewares Association (AGHA) David Leek, we hear about how uncertainty around the carbon tax and the cautious consumer is impacting the gift and homewares industry, which contains many small businesses.

We asked four experts to share their best advice for startup businesses on how to get ahead – and fast.

In her first interview, Yasmin King shares her plans to be an advocate for NSW’s 650,000 small businesses.

When the people who have invested in Facebook, Flickr and eBay want to buy a $35 million share in your small business, you know you’re onto a good thing, as Mark Harbottle tells editor Jen Bishop.

There’s so much talk around SMEs and cloud computing these days and while some people will tell you small business are embracing the opportunities it offers, some of our readers tells us they still don’t really get it and they’re being confused by spin. So we asked a few experts to give us their opinion on the key benefits and concerns.

As we celebrate 20 years as Australia’s leading magazine for SMEs, we asked a variety of people to predict what the SME will look like in 20 years time, with some interesting views on what 2031 will hold. In Part 2, read what Red PR Managing Director Fleur Madden, ServCorp’s Marcus Moufarrige and the Commonwealth Bank’s Matt Comyn predict.

As we celebrate 20 years as Australia’s leading magazine for SMEs, we asked a variety of people to predict what the SME will look like in 20 years time, with some interesting views on what 2031 will hold. In Part 1, read what Google’s Kate Conroy, CareerOne’s Michael Harvey, Microsoft’s Oscar Trimboli and ABN’s Suzi Dafnis predict.

It’s a big deal when your business grows to the point where you admit it should be able to run without you. Cheeky Food Group owner Leona Watson spoke to editor Jen Bishop.

Be inspired by our favourite entrepreneurs of the past 12 months and learn from their real life challenges and triumphs. In part five, meet Colette Hayman of Colette Accessories.

Be inspired by our favourite entrepreneurs of the past 12 months and learn from their real life challenges and triumphs. In part four, meet Roz Shaw of Moreton Island Adventures.

Be inspired by our favourite entrepreneurs of the past 12 months and learn from their real life challenges and triumphs. In part three, meet Click PR’s Vuki Vujasinovic.