ROCK GODS: Newcastle band A Rabbit performing at Nobbys Beach in January 1977. From left, Jim Porteus, David Hinds, Dave Evans and Barry Litten. Picture: Courtesy of David Hinds THE pub rock scene in Newcastle during the 1970s and ’80s was a time far removed from the city’s current entertainment trends. Across Newcastle and…

  Today’s Blog is an article based on womens shoe designer, Jock Farweather and his experience of becomming an Entrepreneur. Enjoy! When I started my first international company I was in my late teens, and it’s safe to say that mostly I had no idea what to expect. As an entrepreneur, no two days are…

Today’s blog comes from a recent event in the hospitality industry which involved the voluntry administration of Eagle Boys, the nation’s third largest pizza chain. The pizza chain’s head office called in administrators SV Partners on Thursday, but insists its 120 or so franchisees will continue to trade while a potential sale is negotiated. Eagle…

  Today’s blog is a recent article from the Sydney Morning Herald, which reveals some of Australias best entrepreneurs biggest mistakes in business, but their mistakes make great advice for small business owners and people who are looking at starting their own business. Melbourne-based billionaire Manny Stul’s Shopkins success see him awarded EY’s World Entrepreneur of…

  A new survey by Xero suggests more than half of SMEs are getting bogged down in paper-based accounting systems, with shoeboxes still the dominant source of filing. According to the survey by the prominent accounting platform, 51 per cent of Australian SMEs still use disorganised paper-based systems to manage receipts and invoices, and more…