FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR RAPID GROWTH SPELLS SUCCESS FOR QUEENSLAND-BASED HIGH-END ELECTRONICS FIRM Michael Sciberras and his brother, Paul, own and operate Sci-Blue Integrated Systems, a specialist integration company founded in Queensland in 2005. Among the services...

HARD WORK AND RESEARCH LED TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS A common ingredient to successful businesses is the behind-the-scenes hard graft and numerous hours of labour. Many small to medium business owners will agree that plain hard work has been key to their initial...

A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS NEEDS REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST PASSION When a business starts as a result of a person's true passion, it is likely to initially thrive.  However, passion alone will not necessarily make it successful in a competitive market.  To be...

BUSINESS LEADER TURNS TO THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD BECAUSE "IT FELT LIKE MY HOUSE WAS ON FIRE" SINCE 2007, MAIRA RIBEIRO HAS SERVED AS OPERATIONS MANAGER at MT Solution, based in Clarkston, Georgia. MT Solution is a wholesale business specialising in the distribution of...

THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD AUSTRALIA MEMBER FIND CLARITY AND FOCUS TO GROW HER BUSINESS For many business owners, the first year of operations (or first five years) often presents the greatest challenges. Whether it’s fine-tuning and introducing new products or services,...

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR FINDS SUCCESS IN THE DIGITAL REALM INDIESPRING HAS JUST CELEBRATED ITS 5TH BIRTHDAY, and its MD, Rob Sandbach, is still just 29 — what an achievement! Rob started his working life in digital agencies where he worked with many big brands, but in his...

TURNING A PASSION INTO A BUSINESS MANY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CAN FEEL VERY ALONE IN THEIR WORK especially when it is an area of the business with which they may be unfamiliar. It is important that these business owners know that the problems and challenges they will...

In 2013, Queensland resident Michael Spragg was already an established business owner, when he was invited to join Laser Plumbing and Electrical, a premier electrical and plumbing contracting network across Australia and New Zealand.  Spragg's firm S.O.S....