Through the Work Placement Program, the SRBEC coordinates the mandatory work placements senior high school students are required to complete when they are studying a Vocational Education & Training course towards their HSC. This program provides students with the opportunity to gain industry and employability...

Question 1: What does your business produce or supply? The Outdoor Table is an online retail store that sells homewares for people who love outdoor dining and entertaining, it’s a place where you can shop for beautiful things but need to be practical about it.  We...

Question 1: What does your business produce or supply? Really delicious pure eating honey, independently tested Australian medicinal Manuka honey and all-natural beeswax that customers use for everything from making skin balms to polishes, eco-friendly food wraps to art. We harvest honey on the Mid North...

Whether you are an experienced online retailer or just new to the online game, you would have to admit that the retail landscape has dramatically changed with unpredictable lockdowns and stay at home orders recently.  It's a case of moving your business online or run...

Question 1: What does your business produce or supply? A magnetic phone mount with 360 degree rotation that lets you take photos and videos from anywhere, in any angle. Question 2: What motivated you to start your business? I was more driven than motivated to start my business....

Given the current challenges we’re all facing as small business owners, this month I’d like to turn the tables and reach out to YOU for assistance. I’d love to hear your tips on how you’ve managed to overcome a challenge or frustration within your business. Or...

Question 1: What does your business produce or supply? It produces art… and creative confidence! I’m Sharon – a mixed media abstract artist based in Kiama, NSW. I’ve spent more than 20 years creating, exhibiting and selling my original artworks and prints. I also run art...

I didn’t know “languishing” was the term used to describe the feeling of mid-pandemic funk until I came across it in a NY Times article, but it sure fits. “Languishing” describes the mental state whereby we’re neither depressed nor flourishing. It’s the bit in the middle;...

The two biggest factors influencing your business’s gross profitability (or loss!) are the number of sales generated and the price of the products sold. Pricing is all about generating, maintaining and growing margins within your business. When you establish a suitable pricing strategy, it fits with your...

With the pandemic still upon us, now is the time to reposition your business. Going online or enhancing your existing online ecommerce presence, might just be mission critical to your business’s survival – or successful retail launch. These 5 steps will not only help you get...