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There are a whole lot of businesses being started every single day across Australia. Most make it to revenue, many make good revenue, but an overwhelming majority hit significant growth pains. They get caught in the ‘Growth Trap’. As the economy is rapidly picking up pace the companies that are poised and ready for growth will reap the greatest benefits ...

Many people ask about how to best plan when setting up a new business, or when improving an existing one. An important element is covering all the essential roles in the business. While most experts agree there are around 100 roles in an organisation, this is a somewhat condensed list to make it easier to approach. What is important to ...

As business owners it’s clearer than ever that we have to look after ourselves at the time of retirement. The government is not going to do it, and in reality, business owners are probably the best equipped to do it. However, what if you had the tools, strategies and structure to ensure the windfall for you and your family was ...

Here’s a funny one: I spend a fair amount of energy on getting Business Connector noticed by the media. As I’m sure a lot of other business owners do. I love the media, and I know one of the most important things for me to do is to make it easy for them to help me get coverage. It’s like ...

Here’s how it works – in really simple terms. When you’re building your business you have many available leverage points. Let’s work with just one of them: Systems Creating better systems, policies and procedures improves your asset value. In simple terms an investor looking at your business will see that (s)he can more rapidly get a return on the capital ...

As business owners most of us don’t spend much time thinking about getting out of our business. It’s hard enough to get started and to grow the business to become a resounding success. There are, however, two very significant reasons why you want to plan your exit – and do it much sooner than you think: The [big] money is ...

A unique video that for the first time brings all these experts together. Watch the video to learn more about how you grow your business’ valuation ahead of a potential exit. While you may not want to settle down playing golf just yet having a well-developed exit strategy will be essential to survive the shifts in the market in the ...

Expert Financial Adviser David Harvie explains why as a business owner this may be the best time ever to take money off the table and capitalise on the value you have built in your business. Do you fully understand the forces at play in the marketplace in the coming five years? Most business owners haven’t seen what’s coming.

I know the prevailing school of thought is ‘sell, sell, sell’. And yes, you need to sell to generate revenue, to create profits. However, what if creating that revenue was a lot easier because you have invested in a great brand? When Business Connector got started 18 months ago it was an easy decision, the company had to build significant ...

Traditionally in small and medium enterprise there’s been a quest for revenue growth and profits. To the point where Enterprise Value is largely forgotten. And that’s fine until the day you need to sell your business. But what if there was a way to achieve both, instead of one at the expense of the other? That, essentially, is what’s at ...