Cybersecurity for Businesses – How Big Is the Problem and What You Can Do About It
How to Scale a Tech Company – Stories about Scaling Startups [lwptoc] In research conducted by Small Biz Trends, Alarmingly, 43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses. Acumen Insurance estimates that cybercrime costs the Australian economy $4.5 billion annually. Malwarebytes performed...
Document Management is Boring as Hell – But You Need It
What you need to consider with document management systems If there is one thing that you need to start early in any company is beginning a document management process. If you manage to maintain your files diligently and in an...
Top 6 Elements of an Efficient Business Process
[lwptoc min=”1″ depth=”6″ hierarchical=”0″ numeration=”decimal” width=”auto”] Whether creating new business processes or refining existing ones, you need to make sure your documentation is effective. You’ll take each task involved in your business and break it up into steps that are...
Automating vs. Outsourcing – Deciding to Automate or Outsource
Small business owners often forget that they don’t have to do everything themselves. Especially in this day and age where much of what we do is online, you can find many ways to get things done without actually doing them...
6 Stages of a Startup
Let’s take a look at the Start-Up and Scale system and the stages that are involved. As you are likely aware, it easier to reach your goals if you have a system of how to get there. That is why...
Trade Mark Search Tips
[lwptoc] Trade Mark Register Search You can register your trade mark with IP Australia. I recommend registering your trade mark because the register constitutes proof of ownership. I will discuss trade marks in more detail in a later chapter. To...
Naming Your Company
There are a few things to consider when registering a company name. Firstly, what do you want to call it? You need to be strategic. If you intend to create a range of products, then name your company with a...
Getting the Right Company Structure
In this section, when I speak about a company, I am referring to a proprietary company – not a public company such as Telstra, BHP or Coca Cola Amatil. Firstly, I do not recommend registering as a sole trader business...
MVP vs Prototyping Method
We will speak about creating your minimum viable product (MVP) later. Right now, you’re still in research stage. So I recommend creating a prototype before the MVP because there is so much to learn. Although I speak about prototyping in...