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Aug 26, 2024 | 
kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au | Harry Lowes
Preparing for major shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday is crucial for small businesses. Harry Lowes, director of midmarket ANZ, Meta, explains how to create a solid plan, attract unexpected customers, and optimise your overall strategy for success, this sales season. The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it comes one of the biggest shopping moments of the year: Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au | Harry Lowes
What do Jane Lu, Janine Allis and Zoe Foster-Blake all have in common? Apart from starting their own business empires, they heavily feature on social media for their respective brands: Showpo, Boost Juice and Go-To. So what can you learn from these founders? asks Harry Lowes.Consumers want to learn more about the people behind their favourite brands.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Cec Busby |Chris Dahl |Indiana Lee |Harry Lowes
The Payment Times Reporting Amendment Bill 2024 has just made its way through the Senate after clearing the House of Representatives. The Bill brings a major overhaul to the Payment Times Reporting Act 2020. It aims to cut out inefficiencies, streamline processes, and encourage big businesses to pay their smaller suppliers on time. So, what’s changing? Big business to be held accountableFirst up, the reforms introduce consolidated reporting under Australian accounting standards.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Chris Dahl |Cec Busby |Indiana Lee |Harry Lowes
According to a recent study we conducted of 700 Australian and New Zealand SMB leaders, the biggest concerns for small businesses are cybercrime, the cost of living, and late payments, writes Chris Dahl, CEO, Pin Payments. As these challenges are navigated, it’s crucial to not only understand them but also to explore effective strategies to overcome them.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Indiana Lee |Harry Lowes |Cec Busby |Jonathan Pease
Trying to run your own entrepreneurial business while juggling a full-time job can be stressful. Even if you’re earning more than enough money to make ends meet, you’ll likely find that balancing your time effectively is difficult at the best of times, explains Indiana Lee. However, if you want to fly solo full-time one day, you’ll need to make the balancing act work — at least for a short period.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Harry Lowes |Cec Busby |Jonathan Pease |Tom Valcanis
Small and medium-sized businesses are feeling the strain of the current economic climate, with more than two-thirds (68 per cent) reporting that their productivity is being hamstrung. The finding comes from MYOB’s latest Business Monitor, which surveys Australian small business owners to gauge the impact of external economic factors on their businesses.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Harry Lowes |Cec Busby |Jonathan Pease |Tom Valcanis
Building an online community or a group of dedicated fans is the dream for any budding marketer or small business owner. Harry Lowes Head of Mid Market at Meta shares 5 ways you can tap into your community for business growth. Recent research shows that when people interact within a brand community, like a social media page, they feel more connected to the brand by seeing it as similar to themselves. This connection often leads to more loyalty, higher satisfaction, and positive word-of-mouth.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Cec Busby |Harry Lowes |Jonathan Pease |Tom Valcanis
June 27 marks World Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, a global initiative by the United Nations to recognise and appreciate the vital contributions of small and family-run businesses. Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, is calling on Australians to celebrate these businesses and acknowledge their importance in our economy and society. “These are great people in plain sight, and we see them everywhere, every day,” says Billson.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Jonathan Pease |Harry Lowes |Cec Busby |Tom Valcanis
When it comes to pitching or presenting in front of an audience, even the most meticulously planned presentations can veer off course. This unpredictability often triggers nerves and shakes our confidence. However, what if I told you that mistakes could be incredibly powerful? asks Jonathan Pease, small business coach and strategist. Making a mistake during a pitch—a slip of the tongue, a technical glitch, or losing your train of thought—can be seen as a pivotal moment rather than a disaster.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
flyingsolo.com.au | Tom Valcanis |Indiana Lee |Harry Lowes |Cec Busby
If there’s one recurring nightmare we might have, it’s being back at school and under pressure to perform for exams again. We may or may not be wearing our clothes, and our teeth might be falling out as we fall off a cliff. But I digress. For me, 2024 marks twenty years since I did my VCE (HSC) exams and graduated from high school. Looking back, perhaps apart from some fundamentals, so much has changed.
