Building great small businesses

They are 2017 buzz words- data and cloud accounting and artificial intelligence- but what do they mean in the context of small business? In this seventh episode, Leigh O’Neill and Trent Innes bust some myths around data and give some insights into how small business owners can use the power of data to build successful and sustainable small businesses.

Buried under paperwork and compliance ahead of end of financial year? In this sixth episode, hear from Leigh O’Neill and Trent Innes on practical strategies and tips to alleviate stress in the lead up to June 30. A must-listen for all small business owners.

In this fifth episode Leigh O”Neill chats to the Managing Director of XERO, Trent Innes about all things cash flow related. An accountant by trade, Trent is passionate about helping small business thrive in Australia and fostering a robust technology industry that best supports this vision. In this podcast, Leigh and Trent explore the top 5 tips for successful cash flow management in small (and not-so-small) business, giving current and prospective business owners some simple strategies and tips to stay on top of cash inflows and outflows.

In this fourth episode, Leigh O’Neill chats to Scale Investors CEO Laura McKenzie. Scale was set up to solve the problem of female entrepreneurs struggling to receive funding from the venture community. Together, they chat earnestly about entrepreneurship and the venture capital community in Australia.

In this third episode, Leigh O’Neill welcomes inner-Melbourne small business owner of niche food and wine bookstore ‘Books for Cooks’ Tim White. They talk candidly about buying and running a small business, including how to market a business online and how to differentiate your value proposition so that customers visit your business (and keep coming back).

In this second episode, Leigh O’Neill chats to entrepreneur Heidi Holmes, co-founder of Mentorloop. They talk candidly about Mentorloop’s start-up business journey and key insights and challenges around the evolution of an idea into a sustainable business.

In this first episode, Leigh O’Neill chats to Hugo Davidson, founder and CEO of Knog. They talk about Knog’s business journey and how crucial a constant innovation focus is for small business success.