So You Want To Start A Business

Valerie Khoo is a journalist, author and keynote speaker. She founded the Australian Writers’ Centre in 2005. It has since become the leading writers’ centre in the country with a community of more than 30,000 people. Valerie still loves teaching and mentoring students and is often asked to deliver  presentations at conferences about writing, publishing, entrepreneurship and social media. When she is not writing, you’ll find her Tweeting, Facebooking and Instagramming. Along with Allison Tait, Valerie co-hosts the popular top-rating podcast “So you want to be a writer“. She blogs at valeriekhoo.com Twitter: @valeriekhoo   This episode is brought to you by my book "So You Want to Start a Business; the 7 steps to create, start and grow your own business" This is the only advertising on this podcast! My guess is that you are here because you are curious about what it might be like to start a business? Perhaps you’ve been wondering if you have what it takes? If your idea will work or even how much it actu

I first met Menna Davies and Sally Sutherland-Fraser a couple of years ago when their idea for a business was just that … an idea!  Now .... Their business, Health Education & Learning Partnerships is a unique education consultancy based in Sydney.  Just one of the reasons we are interviewing them today for So You want to Start a Business is that this business is a fantastic example of creating a really clearly defined niche …. We love niching! Founding partners, Menna Davies and Sally Sutherland-Fraser bring together over thirty years’ nursing experience specialising in perioperative practice. Drawing on their nurse education experience and clinical nursing expertise they now provide consultancy services for the healthcare industry and clinicians in metropolitan, rural and remote locations of Australia and the Pacific.  Here is Menna and Sally to tell us their StartUp Story …   Are you looking for more information about starting a business? You might like my report "The Three Huge Mistakes that almo

Louise Gooden is the published author of “Rocket your way to Financial Independence” She is a private client advisor with Halogen Wealth Services specializing in developing financial strategies to help people achieve their financial goals. Louise regularly conducts on-line webinars and training in the areas of personal budgeting, superannuation, shares and stock market and managed funds and property. Today Louise tells us her StartUp story   This episode is brought to you by my book "So You Want to Start a Business; the 7 steps to create, start and grow your own business" This is the only advertising on this podcast! My guess is that you are here because you are curious about what it might be like to start a business? Perhaps you’ve been wondering if you have what it takes? If your idea will work or even how much it actually costs to build a successful business? Perhaps you've been in business for a few months or a year or 2 and things aren't going quite the way you thought they might? I’ve written a bo

In this episode Ingrid Thompson from Healthy Numbers interviews Tracey Feltham. Tracey is a Clinical Psychologist. She tells her Business StartUp story going from being a psychologist working 3 jobs to starting her own practice and now has multiple clinicians and a Practice Manager who keeps them all in line! As a health practitioner what are the key differences between doing what you do really well and running a thriving business? Tracey tells us her business startup story  This episode is brought to you by my book "So You Want to Start a Business; the 7 steps to create, start and grow your own business" This is the only advertising on this podcast! My guess is that you are here because you are curious about what it might be like to start a business? Perhaps you’ve been wondering if you have what it takes? If your idea will work or even how much it actually costs to build a successful business? Perhaps you've been in business for a few months or a year or 2 and things aren't going quite the way you thought t

Come join us in this FB Group: Healthy Numbers Profit Lab This is the community for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to build and grow a profitable business. https://bit.ly/HNProfitLabGroup In this episode Ingrid Thompson from Healthy Numbers interviews Adam Franklin about his StartUp and business journey. Adam Franklin started Blue Wire media with his business partner Toby Jenkins. They are recognised as entrepreneurs, bloggers and speakers.  Adam also talks about how much do you need to know about what you offer your clients/ customers vs what do you need to know about business. This episode is brought to you by my book "So You Want to Start a Business; the 7 steps to create, start and grow your own business" This is the only advertising on this podcast! My guess is that you are here because you are curious about what it might be like to start a business? Perhaps you’ve been wondering if you have what it takes? If your idea will work or even how much it actually costs to build a successful busines