Sophie Andrews – founder of www.theideasbook.com.au – has produced a fabulous new resource for female entrepreneurs which is available for free to anyone who signs up to receive The Ideas Book newsletter (usually $19-95). If you are thinking of starting up your own business, or already have your hands full running one, one of the […]

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  As a market, women represent a bigger opportunity than China and India combined. So why are companies doing such a poor job of serving them? Women now drive the world economy.  Globally, they control about $20 trillion in annual consumer spending, and that figure could climb as high as $28 trillion in the next five years. […]

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If India continues on its current high growth path, incomes will almost triple over the next two decades, and the country will climb from its position as the twelfth-largest consumer market today to become the world’s fifth-largest consumer market by 2025.A study by the McKinsey Global Institute suggests that if India can achieve 7.3 percent […]

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The Sydney Community Foundation is an independent public structure comprising a collection of endowed funds established by individuals, families, companies and other charitable trusts – a community of donors – to make a lasting difference to the life of the people in their community. The foundation acts as trustee for such donations, consisting of a […]

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HBR interviews with 55 successful business and social entrepreneurs worldwide reveal that many had started their enterprises during a recession or in the wake of one. Many people assume that entrepreneurs are allergic to recessions. It turns out that downturns can be times of tremendous opportunity–and, yes, profit–for entrepreneurs. But only if they play their […]

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