Hiring employees is a dating game The first days and weeks is a nervous time for both employer and employee. At The Big Red Group, we have a rigorous recruitment process to ensure our newest members are a great cultural fit for us and share our values. However, once...
Procrastination: the enemy of planning We are all about planning this month in our business community and in sticking to the ‘plan’, I have set aside a whole day to plan for a very busy few months ahead. Yet as I sit down to get things done, I’m finding anything and...
How to lead in the digital age I travel the country meeting and speaking to business owners, and the resounding message that I hear time and time again is, “business is not getting any easier.” Finding customers, keeping customers, and creating a thriving workplace...
Ecto Handplanes: Too good to swim past When Chris came into the Tank and said ‘In this case Sharks and Surfers are a perfect match’, or something like that, I think he is probably right. Chris from Ecto Handplanes is all about design. As he hands each of us our very...
Shark Tank Season 3 Finale The time has come and we are already at the finale of this season in the Tank. And as they say, last but not least… Jimalie Coconut Products Jaypee is first up into the Tank seeking $85k for 20% equity in his business of high quality...
I’m travelling to Northern Mongolia, are you game to come along? So, there is this woman who walks into the Tank and says “I find and organise the most incredible experiences on the planet and I want you to invest in me” or words to that effect. Great pitch,...
Shark Tank Season 3 Episode 12 The gloves come off this week in the Tank… no surprises who! First up we have… Sweet Mickie Emma has come to the Tank and brought with her personalised gift cookies. Baked using a family cookie recipe with some Gen Y humour...
Successful Business PlanMake the most of your business plan In the blink of an eye, September is here already. Spring has sprung in the Southern Hemisphere and the change of season always leads me reflect on what progress I’ve made in the three months just passed — an...
Shark Tank Season 3 Episode Eleven Here we are again, back in the Tank. First to face the Sharks is…. Your Flavour Ace is young, enthusiastic and hardworking and has quit his job to focus on his business! He has developed a range of healthy seasonings and has...
Painting a picture of our future Back in the day, RedBalloon’s vision or Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG), was for 10% of the Australian population to have had a RedBalloon day by 2015. We’re in 2017, and have provided 3.8 million experiences so far, I...
