I entered Lonely Planet noticing a huge box of thongs bound for East Timor. The young surfer at the switchboard phoned through that I had arrived and I was led to Maureen's small windowless office. Two things caught my eye, a photo of Maureen with the Dalai Lama and several cards with love heart decorations. [...]
Whenever I think of home-based business I always remember that famous line, "there is nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning" from the film Apocalypse Now. Well, having owned a small business for over 10 years, with much of that time experienced operating from a home based office, I can assure you that [...]
Gobsmacked and feeling a strong desire to join a gym, I sipped on another cappuccino. I had just spent two hours discussing "how she made it" with Lisa Curry-Kenny, a blond dynamo in hot pink. What a story. And yet it could be told in two words: organisation and passion. A woman who "wasn't very [...]
During the 10 years of heading the Australian Businesswomen's Network I met many women filled with enthusiasm for starting their own business. When they informed me of this decision, often, it seemed as if they expected me to give them a prize, or at the very least be highly impressed (and perhaps jump for joy!). [...]
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