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28/5/2011

Find a current news article talking about success or failures in the SME world. Copy the hyper link into your response. You need to nominate:

which part of the syllabus the article is specifically referring to in your answer and
why you thought it interesting & relevant.

Due: Monday May 30, 2011

28 Comments

Angie

29/5/2011 10:17:14 am

http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/soapworks.htm

I thought this was a pretty decent story about Amiliya Antonetti's cleaning product business which is worth 10million; maybe even more today. I think it's interesting because everybody cleans, but sometimes people with sensitive skin find it hard to be around such products, thats why Mrs Antonetti's business story is great. She did research on what may have caused her son's skin problem (cleaning products) and altered it into a skin friendly product. She even explains the challenges she faced launching the products into supermarkets and in future wants to create a national advertising campaign so she can educate consumers. This story has a lot to do with entrepreneurship and business growth.

Ms Giveen

29/5/2011 10:38:22 am

Great analysis & article Angie, thanks

lucas

29/5/2011 11:36:20 am

http://www.smalltownmarketing.com/failure.html

Personally i thought this was a very interesting article that does actually refer to our syllabis.
The article answers the reason for Sme failures.
I found this article very interesting becuase of the way Tom Egelhoff specifically broke down the three key points that result in sme faelure and how we can avoid them and adapt the to our business styles and help our business grow.

Hope you enjoy the article :)

Ms Giveen

29/5/2011 11:59:43 am

Good article Lucas, some very relevant advice,thanks

Marcus

29/5/2011 12:22:39 pm

http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/about/successstories/WIB/pages/overflowangel.aspx

'Overflow Angel' is essentially a quinary
small sized business that deals with legal, health and media support. This story is related to the entrepeuneurship.

She states in the article the company “has grown on the strengths of reliability, integrity and confidentiality, qualities our clients highly value. Through them we have grown in size. We do not market and we take pride in this luxury that has helped our business grow”.

What she is trying to say is that word of mouth is a very important factor in regards to a business growing, and that her business would not have expanded without them.

Nick

29/5/2011 12:30:39 pm

http://www.powerhomebiz.com/OnlineSuccess/geesepolice.htm

After reading this article I thought Why? But as I gradually read on it started to make more sense.
David Marcks solved a problem of his that would not go away, this problem were geese.
Geese would constantly invade his golf course and he tried everything to get them out but no luck.
In the same time this all happened he bought a Border Collie. he trained it to get the geese out of the course.
Problem solved.

This is how the Geese Police started. Such a simple idea that has made him the owner of a successful business.
He now owns 32 dogs and 27 trucks to transport the dogs to the geese infected areas.

Cheers

Nick

29/5/2011 12:50:33 pm

http://www.powerhomebiz.com/OnlineSuccess/geesepolice.htm

This article is related to Personalised Services.

When I first read this I thought Why? But as I gradually read on it started to make more sense.
David Marcks had a problem that would just not go away no matter how hard he tried to solve it. This problem were geese, david owned a golf course that was continuously invaded by geese in the same time david bought a Border Collie. <---Great Success.
David trained his Border Collie to remove any geese that were on his course and this is how the Geese Police was created.

Such a simple idea that has made David Marcks the owner of a very successful and alot of money. He now currently owns 32 dogs and 27 trucks to transport the dogs to the geese infected areas.
This just goes to show that no matter how crazy your idea is it can always work.

Cheers

Ms Giveen

29/5/2011 01:11:48 pm

Geese police..who would of thought!!! Marcus this s good for the activity we are going to start on tomorrow, keep it handy

Marcus

29/5/2011 01:36:37 pm

will do. ps: i will indeed have my business text book with me tomorrow. boom

nicole

29/5/2011 01:45:26 pm

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sme/bouncing-back-from-failure-512365.html
this is an article about how entrepreneurs have a different look on failure than other people working in the business world. if their product is not successful they learn from their mistakes and take on new challanges either by working on what they started or creating a new idea. in this article they talk of a few different entrepreneurs and their loses that with persistence helped them gain more. also it makes you see their train of thought which is made clear in the article that this is the reason for their success.
this article outlines entrepreneurs and the way that they have big ideas that they never give up on.

ally davos

29/5/2011 02:10:25 pm

http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-115291.html

ally davis

29/5/2011 02:13:42 pm

http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-115291.html

the article reads: "With the introduction of the Tata's Nano project, a much of hope were generated for SMEs of West Bengal. But with the project's failure our SME sectors were immensely affected" this is the main reason for failure of the SME.

this is an important issue in the world today and is relevant to our society

Thomas

29/5/2011 03:31:55 pm

i really cant think atm, im finding it hard even to breathe,
im just commenting to show that i have taken note of the blog this week and i'll get it done asap :)

kalmer henrico

29/5/2011 04:08:59 pm

yea miss i havnt found an intereting one yet, ill find one asap for you though :)

kalmer

29/5/2011 04:09:24 pm

interesting*

Aisha

29/5/2011 04:49:17 pm

http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/elizabeth-elting-success-in-the-translation-business.htm
This is an example of a very successful sme. As the article states they stared out as a micro business and gradually expanded.
It is a great example of a successful business. It is relevant because it talks about people starting out with nothing and expanding a business which is tried by many people.

Lahiru

29/5/2011 06:05:08 pm

http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/growing/stepping-up-to-success-20110513-1ellp.html

This is a article which involves a man named James Cook who claims to make the 'world's best safety ladders'. It has been a very successful sme since it is widely trusted all over Australia due to the quality of the product itself.

As the article states, James Cooks business started of as a micro sized business. Although as his products reputation increased, he had gradually expanded. He now intends to expand his business even further by taking it in to the Persian Gulf region.

I thought this article was interesting and relevant because it gives me an idea of how such a simple idea can go a long way.

Anita

30/5/2011 12:24:13 am

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/small-business/small-businesses-in-rural-areas-outperform-city-operations/story-e6frg9hf-1226063987114

i thought that this was an interesting article because it's explaining how SMEs in rural areas are more successful than SMEs in city areas.

Ansa

30/5/2011 01:10:44 am

http://www.grofin.com/mediaandnewsgroup/newsarticles/11-04-20/New_GroFin_website_offers_formula_for_successful_SMEs.aspx.

This person was successful and I thought it was relevant.

Tim

30/5/2011 03:03:54 am

http://www.primped.com.au/blogs/zoes-blog/poppy-king-is-a-king-but-also-a-lipstick-queen

One of the most classic examples of a business turned over such success from humble begginings is poppy king

Eleanor

30/5/2011 03:18:22 am

http://www.businessknowhow.com/startup/business-failure.htm
I think this article is relevant because most of this article has a lot to do with what we have been learning in class. Management, Location and Advertising all play a major role in the success or failure of a business.

charlie

30/5/2011 09:13:29 am

http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/about/successstories/WIB/pages/overflowangel.aspx

'Overflow angel' is a small sized buisness that deals with legal, health and media support. There focus is to be enterpenur.
she states in her article that she “has grown on the strengths of reliability, integrity and confidentiality, qualities our clients highly value. Through them we have grown in size through word of mouth. We do not market and we take pride in this luxury that has helped our business grow”
What she she is trying to is that what people have to say is a very important factor in a buisness and seeing as she did so well at it. she was able to greatly expand her buisness

Ekua

30/5/2011 10:46:28 am

http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-115291.html

I think this article is relevant and interesting as it talks about how projects that businesses put in action can start being successful but can end up failing in the end. This type of failure can also impact other SME’s in this field immensely. I think this story relates to failures of a business depending on the different circumstances which arise.

kalmer link

30/5/2011 11:49:41 pm

FORTIX- this is a SME business that is the most innovative online management system on the market. its relevant because it talks about business success, as they raised their revenue by 500% in 5 years and quadrupled their staff numbers in that time to.

Irene link

31/5/2011 04:02:10 am

i find this article incredibly impowering and inspirational. it shows us no matter who you are, every body has it in them to start a business, its just the question of who has it in them to make it sucessful. through this article it demonsrates the sucess of a business. and an exceptional sucess at that.

irene

31/5/2011 04:03:25 am

http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/about/successstories/wib/pages/overflowangel.aspx

i must have put the website in the wrong place....

Ansa

31/5/2011 02:54:15 pm

http://www.evancarmichael.com/African-Accounts/1492/SMEs--The-impact-of-the-current-power-crisis-in-South-Africa.html

I thought that is was relevant because there are alot of increased costs, reduced trading hours, and also reduced production hours for those in manufacturing, is killing the SME's in the country and therefore it was interesting to me.

gibbo

4/6/2011 10:11:07 am

http://www.sitepronews.com/2011/03/18/online-business-what-separates-success-and-failure-a-spn-exclusive-article/

well i thought of this site to be a good guide line for people who wants to make a business online. it has steps on what you have to achieve and the talents and the heart you need to have to be sucessful and not to fail.
the steps on being sucessful is
- commitment
- education
- focus
- taking action
and dont quit.
as a result to that, these are the skills that need to be required to start an online business and to achieve sucess. ! i hope this is right.

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