Growing your business

Growing your business, to maybe sell one day? Even if you’re not ready to sell yet.. you can still grow your business in a way to enable you to sell your business easily when the time comes. Core Business Brokers have assisted many businesses ‘prepare’ for future sale. We are here to help guide you through your growth, and ultimately your exit.

How to scale your small business

How to scale your small business

There comes a time in every small business owner’s mind, when the need to grow becomes the highest priority. Whether it’s due to business goals or the necessity to meet growing consumer demand, scaling your business is an important step to growing your start-up into an SME (small to medium enterprise). So let’s talk about how to scale your small business. 

What makes a successful business owner?

What makes a successful business owner?

Success means something different to each individual. For some, it may mean earning enough to save a particular amount on top of your weekly wage in order to afford a holiday each year. For others it may mean enjoying going to work every day, being content with making financial ends meet. 

Regardless of your definition of success, let’s find out what makes a successful business owner in our latest blog!

How to turn your side hustle into a fulltime business!

How to turn your side hustle into a fulltime business!

For many, 2020 has been a year of experimentation, hobbies, passion projects and side hustles. Working from home has meant a shift in business activities, a new normal and one giant brainstorm session on how to make money during a pandemic! But whether your side hustle was born out of necessity or simply ambition alone, it takes work to get an idea off the ground and into the sky. So, where do you start? Let’s take a look.

Automation – How it could save you time and money

Automation – How it could save you time and money

For many buyers, the prospect of buying a business can become daunting when thinking of the handover process. There’s a lot to learn, a great deal of transition and simply not enough time in the day (or at least it seems!). The bottom line is, we live in a modern world fuelled by technology, so whether you’re hoping to sell or not, implementing automated processes within your business could save you both time and money – and who doesn’t want more of those!?

How to Advertise in 2023

How to Advertise in 2023

Advertising has grown to become an intricate machine, where in-depth targeting is used to show your ad to the people who are most likely to respond to it. Sure, an ad in the paper was simple and easy, but with an ageing population, the youth of today are less likely to read the classifieds and more likely to click on an appealing ad when they are scrolling through their social media platforms.

Creating a Healthy Culture in the Workplace

Creating a Healthy Culture in the Workplace

Whether you’re a new owner, manager, or have had the same business and team in place for decades, there’s nothing more productive than a positive workplace. On average, each Australian spends 40 hours per week at work (give or take, depending on their role and industry). This means that each of us spends approximately 16 years of their life at work (and we mean 16 straight years of 24/7 work! Wow!) So whether you have changed jobs or stuck with the same business for your entire career, it’s safe to say that creating a workplace that your staff enjoy coming to each day is a pretty high priority when it comes to staff productivity, retention and happiness. If it isn’t, it should be!

Can Your Business Work Without You?

Can Your Business Work Without You?

As part of your succession planning, ensuring your business can operate and succeed without you involved in the day-to-day activity is essential. This allows for better work/life balance whilst also proving to potential buyers that the business can easily be transferred from owner to owner, without disrupting operations and profitability thereby ensuring that the goodwill…

Grow Or Be Left Behind – Is Your Business Keeping Up With The Trends?

Grow Or Be Left Behind – Is Your Business Keeping Up With The Trends?

Times are changing. We are well into an era that has a strong online presence, which means that businesses that previously survived quite well with nothing but a brick and mortar store, face the reality that they need to adapt and grow, or simply be left behind. For those business owners that have put off…