9 business tips from the smart50
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Nine lessons in business from our Smart50
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“These are the businesses to watch, the companies that are innovating, and challenging their competitors to step up their game or move aside.”
– Eloise Keating, SmartCompany editor
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“As trendsetters and early adopters of digital technology, they thrive on being leaders-of-the-pack.”
– Kosmas Smyrnios, Professor of Family Business Entrepreneurship at RMIT University
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“New ideas are encouraged at every level of our company – ‘courage to fail’ is one of our core values, so every single team member is tasked with
trying new things.”
– Adore Beauty, Smart50 #28, Kate Morris, founder
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“Always think of the opportunity, not the obligation. Action precedes motivation.”
– Podpac, Smart50 #18,
Toby Strong, founderHOW DO THEY DO IT? READ MORE
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“There is always room for greater innovation.”
– Just For Pets, Smart50 #47, Karen Justice, founder
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“Unless you're completely committed and passionate
about what you're doing you won’t survive.”
– Fluent Retail, Smart50 #11, Graham Jackson, CEO
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“Stay true to your values … stop and remind yourself why you started the
business.”
– b.box for kids, Smart50 #10, Monique Filer and Dannielle Michaels, co-founders
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“Know your ‘why’, and the essence of your business. ‘People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.’”
– Unita Group, Smart50 #38, Robert Rowe, founderHOW DO THEY DO IT? READ MORE
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“Back yourself, believe in ambition and try harder than your peers.”
– Retail Savvy Group, Smart50 #30, Stewart Koziora & Anna Carosa, co-founders
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“Challenges are inevitable but the methods used to overcome them is what sets certain businesses apart.”
– Mountain Bikes Direct, Smart50 #41 Gen Geale, co-founder
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“Our greatest successes have come when we were very precise
about expectations.”
– Prospa, Smart50 #1, Greg Moshal & Beau Bertoli, co-founders
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