Founding a business means wearing a lot of hats in those early days – one minute you’re the sales manager, the next you’re cleaning the staff toilets or replying to customers on Facebook. But as businesses scale and demands on the founder and core team increase, recognising where you can most effectively add value... Read more » The post 7 important business rules you really don’t want to learn the hard way appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  Content is crucial for the success of any small business. Have you ever wondered why some brands can exponentially grow their organic traffic through digital content more than others? Content expert and founder of Earned Media, Nick Brogden reveals all. If you want your brand’s content to shine, it’s important to stay up-to-date with... Read more » The post 4 simple ways to improve your brand’s content appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  Marketing is undoubtedly one of the hardest parts of any side hustle. You may have an amazing and unique offering, but you need to get your name out there and start making some sales, writes Téa Angelos, founder and CEO of Smart Women Society. The best place to start is by asking yourself where... Read more » The post How to market your side hustle and start making sales appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  Whether you’re just starting out or further down the track, growing a business can be really challenging, and the input from a partner or spouse can make or break that effort, writes business coach Gail Eaton Briggs. The good news is that a good spouse will know exactly what to do when you’re putting... Read more » The post How your better half can help you grow your business appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  Are you looking to hire a digital marketer for your business? If so, it’s critical to make sure you find the right person to fit your business. After all, they will be responsible for driving traffic and leads to your website and converting them into customers, writes Adam Stewart, founder of Digital Bond Marketing.... Read more » The post 6 things to look for in a great digital marketer appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  A lot has changed in the employment landscape since brothers Andrew and Paul Bassat and their friend Matt Rockman came up with the idea for Seek, an employment platform for job seekers, from a St Kilda garage in 1997. At the time, just 19 per cent of Australian households were online – but by... Read more » The post Seek reveals the 25 trends that define the way Australians work appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  Australian businesses are in the midst of a digital skills crisis with new research by RMIT Online and Deloitte Access Economics revealing the digital skills gap is costing Aussie businesses a whopping $3.1 billion annually, or $9 million a day. While closing the current digital skills gap would require a substantial investment of $1.5... Read more » The post Digital skills gap costing Australian businesses $9 million per day appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  With the clocks set to turn back at 3am on April 2, 2023, the Fair Work Ombudsman is urging small business owners to check enterprise agreements and not to get caught out by the end of daylight saving. How many hours employees are paid, will depend on these agreements. Don’t get caught out by... Read more » The post Beware the Daylight Saving ‘by the clock’ pay trap, warns Ombudsman appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  Australian small business retailers and manufacturers are sitting on potentially significant cash windfalls, but there may be a price to pay. Research from inventory management software provider, Unleashed, shows that many businesses have overstocked by an average of $231,700 due to the supply chain issues caused by COVID-19 delays. Aussie small businesses are drowning... Read more » The post Overstocking is costing Aussie small businesses BIG time appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more

  Research for GoDaddy found financial freedom and flexibility were the main motivators for Aussie women entrepreneurs, with three quarters saying there was more opportunity in owning their own business than in working for someone else, writes Suzanne Mitchell, Australia Market Lead for GoDaddy. Yet most Australian women wanting to start a business tend to... Read more » The post Launching a business costs less than most women think appeared first on Kochie's Business Builders ..read more