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If you build it, they will come.
While oft-quoted from the movie "Field of Dreams", for former Victorian entrepreneur Katherine Sampson the dream has became a reality.
Katherine built her successful franchise, Healthy Habits, when the time was right: on the cusp of Australia's healthy fast food boom. People came...
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Does anyone know one of the major causes of recession?
Recession is a self-fulfilling prophecy. In other words if enough people believe the sensationalist 'doomsday' news headlines, they will begin to respond.
The reason? They begin to believe the constant barrage of negative mis-information such as: "we have never...
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Hi Tracey, just stumbled accros your website...absolutley brilliant. This is what the media should be reporting FIRST with the negitive and bad news stories near the end.
I have a small home painting business in Brisbane and Gold Coast and we haven't had to advertise for months. We experienced the "growth" years from about 2004...
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More than half of Australian businesses are diversifying into new markets
Almost two-fifths (38%) are developing new services/products
Almost a quarter (23%) are opening new strategic locations
Australian businesses are doing their best to dodge the downturn, according to research released today.
The Grant...
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JB Hi-Fi Limited today reported a record half year net profit of $59.0 million (HY08 $41.9 million) from $1.262 billion of sales (HY08 $989 million) for the six months ending 31 December, 2008.
Comparable store growth for the period was 11.1% (Australia 11.3%, NZ 11.3% in NZD). Margins remained stable at 21.4% (HY08 21.6%) despite competitor...
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I believe there are lots of businesses out there that will benefit from diversification in order to keep growing in the face of doom and gloom analysis all over the world.
When my sister and I started our business PPP (Property Presentation Professionals) in 2006, we created a niche by offering a makeover service to help clients maximise their...
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Woolworths Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Michael Luscombe, today announced half year sales growth of 8.8% from continuing operations.
“Woolworths has continued to reinvest in all its businesses to improve our stores, create jobs, add services, deliver value, and create an even better shopping experience for our...
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A new internet site promises to reduce mortgage stress by drastically simplifying the loan-application process and giving home-buyers and refinancers access to significant savings.
BidMyLoan (www.bidmyloan.com.au) allows applicants to place bid requests online in a single 10-minute form without disclosing their identity to the lenders. Within...
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Australian owned global specialty coffee brand, Gloria Jean’s Coffees International has announced its first expansion into the China market with the appointment of Master Franchise Partner, Dash Brands Limited.
A leading food retail company, Dash Brands Limited is already well known for its role in bringing international...
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Kwik Kopy print franchise owners are continuing to buck the economic downturn, recording a seventh consecutive year of growth through 2008 due to a robust business-to-business sales model and their ability to act quickly to meet the changing needs of both existing and new clients.
Kwik Kopy Australia’s aim is to...
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