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1. How Focusing Solely on What They Do Best Saved Booktopia from Being Gobbled Up by Amazon in Australia

   Explore Truck News and Truck Reviews Aug 22 2019 Matt Buchel

   

   Found this article from Fully Loaded. It's called Booktopia: Done by the Book.

   It has some interesting insights. In it, Tony Nash, CEO of Booktopia says in this interesting quote:

   I think the most important is that my ego. The idea of being successful and running a large company as a youngster and who that made me and how I think about today, which is neutral, a zero emotion, has probably been the biggest difference.

   It has other fascinating words of wisdom from the CEO so do give the rest of the article a read.

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2. The Big Benefit of Small Business

   Explore news.com.au Aug 21 2019 Matt Buchel

   

   Mark Bouris shares some really interesting insights in this article. It's called How Small Businesses Are Serving it Up to the Big Guys.

   In it, the business mentor gives us some perspective on how small businesses operate. This short excerpt really piqued our curiosity. 

   The surface-level numbers are grim, with economists pointing to our retail sales falling to levels last seen during the 1990 recession, and growing fears the many interest rate cuts just haven’t had enough of a flow-on effect to make a difference.

   ...you’ll find it’s actually Australia’s small businesses, our mum-and-dad stores ...

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3. How Kevin O'Leary Learned to Hustle for His Business

   Explore cnbc.com Aug 16 2019 Matt Buchel

   

   Came across this fascinating piece from CNBC and it really piqued our interest. It’s titled Kevin O'Leary's Mom Taught Him This Important Lesson About Success.

   It shares some intriguing points. Here’s one of them:

   Being on his own forced O’Leary to hustle to achieve success: In 1986, O’Leary founded software company Softkey Software Products in his basement with no cash but a lot of hard work. He ultimately built that company into a huge business, later called The Learning Company, which he and his co-founders sold to the Mattel Toy Company for $4.2 ...

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4. Improving Bottom-line Growth for Your eCommerce Business

   Explore volusion.com Aug 12 2019 Matt Buchel

   

   Thought we'd share this interesting piece from Volution. It's called A Guide to Bottom-Line Growth for eCommerce Businesses.

   It lists some interesting points. Here's a fascinating list of suggestions:

   1. Know your costs.
   2. Analyze metrics that show ROI
   3. Cut waste.
   4. Optimize inventory.
   5. Continually re-evaluate your contracts.
   6. Reduce return rates.
   7. Focus on targeting the right customers.
   8. Look for growth opportunities.

   For a more in-depth look into these items, give the rest of the article a read at the link below...

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5. Alibaba's Secret Strategy in the Australian Market

   Explore Business Insider Aug 1 2019 Matt Buchel

   

   Have you noticed that Alibaba hasn't dominated the Australian market as it has in the US yet? Here's a fascinating article from the Business Insider that tackles just this topic. It's called Alibaba Isn't Looking to Dominate in the Australian Market - But It's Here for Other Reasons.

   It shares some interesting insights. This one's particularly thought-provoking:

   Zhou acknowledges the disconnect, saying the Chinese and Australian markets are “largely different” and the company is focused on helping Chinese residents in Australia.

   Take a look at the rest of his fascinating piece to learn more about ...

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