Small Business & Startups

Expert advice on navigating your business and tips and tactics to being your own boss and forging a successful career.

  • Which Network Does Your Phone Plan Really Belong To?

    One of my favourite terms, penned by Scott Adams – the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, is confusopoly. It’s basically a market that is designed to obfuscate information from consumers so they can’t easily compare services between providers in a market. The mobile phone market is notorious for this.


  • How To Build Your Own Website With GoDaddy

    There was a time when building a website took a lot of expertise. You needed to be part coder and part graphic designer if you wanted to DIY. Or you needed some money so you could hire someone with those skills. But today, creating a nice website for personal or business use is far easier.…


  • Accounting Software Faceoff: Xero Vs MYOB [2018]

    Whether you’re running your own business, working as a book-keeper or accountant for someone else, or the the IT guy making sure the business has access to the tools they need there’s one software category you have to keep in your business’ application kitbag. That’s accounting software. But today’s applications go far further than double-entry…


  • How To Create The Perfect Restaurant Menu

    One of the toughest challenges when opening a new restaurant is creating and changing your menu. The menu is what brings customers in and pays the bills, so it’s crucial to balance room for trial and error with the perfect array of dishes. If you are creating a menu (or about to change your existing…