Domain Name Strategies to Spruce Up Your SME

By: Cathy Habas Are you planning on rebranding your SME this year? Or maybe you’re just looking to give your website a a facelift. Either way, the ever-changing landscape of domain names is rich with opportunities to boost business. Are you keeping up with the latest trends? If not, here are three you should know about. 1. NEW GTLDS ICANN (that’s the […]

February 2, 2017

Why Encouraging Your Team to “go the Extra Mile” May Move Your Startup Backwards

By: The Conversation In an increasingly competitive world, employers are always looking for ways to get more from their staff. Typically, this involves encouraging employees to knuckle down and “go the extra mile” in an effort to improve the overall performance of their organisation. In management jargon, this is referred to as improving “organisational citizenship behaviour”, […]

February 1, 2017

Lessons Learned From Losing Money in Business

By: Gemma Reeves  Most seasoned entrepreneurs would tell you that losing money is part of business. And what matters more is how you rise up from that setback. As renowned money guru Robert Kiyosaki said: “Don’t waste a good mistake… learn from it.” With that said, it is wise to learn not just from your […]

January 31, 2017

Six Killer Business Tips From 2016’s Most Popular Articles

By: Lucinda Lions What were the business tips and ideas that most resonated with Flying Solo readers in 2016? Lucinda Lions lays out the top six for you today. 1. Stop making business life more difficult than it needs to be Dave Gillen believes that smart people chronically underperform in business because they choose unnecessarily complex […]

January 30, 2017

How to Stop Disharmony Killing Your Startup

By: Angus Parker In the romance of venture capital and startup land, relationship disharmony is rarely discussed and yet is very common in founding teams and investors. CB Insights’ list of 20 reasons why startups fail ranks disharmony in a founding team or between the founding team and investors as the 10th most common reason startups fail. […]

January 27, 2017

How Will the Economy Impact SMEs in 2017?

By: Marcus Turner Jones September 2016 was a mixed month for the Australian economy, and one that brought both incredible milestones and sudden, unexpected troughs. To begin with, the end of the month saw Australia complete its 100th consecutive quarter without a recession, continuing a 25-year growth streak that is the second highest in history. […]

January 25, 2017

Why More Employers Are Financing MBAs

By: Dynamic Business As the war for staff talent heats up, companies are beginning to fund graduate management education for their brightest and most senior employees to reduce staff turnover rates, and provide a strategic investment that benefits both staff and company.  Today, about one in ten students at some of the largest US business […]

January 20, 2017