Entry, Exit, Re-Entry
When a Melbourne travel entrepreneur’s exit strategy went wrong, he bought back the business he had sold two years earlier.
Words Of Advice
An ex-teacher has cashed in on the celebrity culture by rapid expansion and acquisition of competitors - but the hard work has been done behind the scenes.
Floss And Merge
The merger of the market leader and its key competitor was fraught with risk. But careful management has made a bigger, better dental products business.
Lean But Not Hungry
When its key manufacturer went into receivership, an equipment design firm bought the business. But the designers took 10 years to learn how to be good manufacturers.
After The Succession
A Brisbane motorhome renter and manufacturer is on track to double its revenue and continue expanding overseas. Its second-generation managers acquired skills outside the business - but still learn lessons at family barbecues.
Hard Graft Pays Dividends
Before hiring an outside CEO, members of an 80-year-old family business had to confront their own weaknesses - and then learn how to work with their new boss.
How To Succeed At Succession
The CEO of a family-owned hardware chain in Victoria knows it is time to retire. But how to pass the baton - and to whom?
Disaster Plants Seeds Of Future Triumph
Baker Tom O’Toole made every mistake in the book when he bought and briefly owned his first business in the early 1970s – which is why his current one is so successful.
Take The $10 Million - And Don't Run
Selling your business might be like selling your own child – but it may be the best option.
Handing Over The Company Is Hard To Do, But You Must
The Tobin Brothers funeral directors have seen a lot of death - and they have tried to avoid the problems it can cause family companies.
Telling Furphy's Isn't Part Of The Succession Game
The Furphy family in Victoria have been manufacturers since before Federation - so they know a bit about family company succession issues.