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Grow A Small Business PodcastJames France of Vanguard Luxury Brands grew from $13K sales to $28M before exiting to Lion. He reveals how focusing on 'best brands for the best bars,' overcoming setbacks, and a clear USP fueled his business success. (Episode 728 - James Fra In this episode of Grow a Small Business, host Troy Trewin interviews James France of Vanguard Luxury Brands, who grew his company from $13K in sales to $28M before exiting to Lion. James shares how focusing on "best brands for the best bars" and a strong USP fueled growth, opens up about setbacks like losing key brands and managing cash flow, and highlights lessons on scaling, leadership, and sustaining success in the competitive spirits industry. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business gro...
2025-09-2942 min
Seeing Through The NumbersRoland HanekrootIn Episode 14, Amanda speakss to Roland Hanekroot from New Perspectives. Roland is a Business-Life Coach who works with business owners to discover what their business and life could really look like and then he helps them build it.Roland is the author of The Ten Truths Trilogy, business books for people who don't read business books (but should). The books and many of Roland's other resources are freely available to download from his website: https://www.newperspectives.com.au
2018-09-0532 min
2017-05-2301 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'How to create your perfect Niche and stop worrying about the competition in your small business
Marketing: How to Make Sweet Love to your Customers... All Night Long
Your Niche should be an "Inch Wide and a Mile Deep"
Do you know how to differentiate yourself from everyone else out there? Do you know what it means to establish a really tight niche and make it your own? Would you like to have your customers all to yourself?
We're going to answer those questions at the next Masterminds Webinar
2016-05-2956 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'The most important question in business... Why does your business exist?
Roland Hanekroot of New Perspectives Business Coaching helps you focus on the most important question you can ever ask yourself in your business: "why does your business exist, What's it on this earth for, and why would anybody care about that?
The Masterminds webinar about The Purpose of Business is one of the most important webinars you can ever listen to to help you build a business that is Fun and that sustains you for years to come.
The Small business Masterminds Foundation webinars are Free Fun and Fantastic. Go to http:/www.smallbusinessmasterminds.com.au and find ou...
2016-04-291h 03
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Small business Masterminds on writing business plans that actually work
Small Business Masterminds Foundation webinar on Business Planning that actually works for your business. Roland Hanekroot from New Perspectives Business coaching explains that most business owners have 2 key misunderstandings about business planning that means most of us don't have one a business plan or if we do, it languisging in the bottom of a drawer somewhere.
And that's a shame, because a great business needs a great plan... I will explain and show you how to write a business plan that will absolutely change your business and your life.
Last Webinar recording from April 2016
2016-03-311h 01
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'From solar panels to electric bikes to babies in New ZealandIn this episode of Business journeys, Maurice wells, owner of GlowWorm bicycles in Sydney , explains how he went from being passionate about solar energy and bicycles to building a specialised business selling electric bikes and then learning how to become completely hands off in the management of the business because he leaves the country.
2015-12-1024 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'How to create business plans that work, Masterminds Foundation webinar oct 2015We all know we should have a business plan to develop our business, but we haven't or we created one some time ago but it's been living in the bottom of a filing cabinet, gathering dust. The reason business plans don't work for most small business owners is because of 2 major misunderstandings... The Small Business Masterminds Foundation webinar on business planning shows you how to write a business plan for your business that truly makes a difference for you and your business. regular masterminds webinars are held free and more information here: http://newperspectives.com.au/masterminds
2015-10-1657 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'business bedtime stories arnold, staff have no idea, planningArnold, who owned a software consultancy. The business sold high-end business software applications to corporate customers, consulted to these businesses on implementation of the applications, customised the software, and trained the employees of the business in its use.
The problem Arnold had, was that he was constantly involved at the basic levels of the business to make decisions about direction and priorities. His staff simply didn’t seem able to consistently make the right decisions themselves.
2015-08-2402 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'business bedtime stories charlie marketing get out of the roller coasterCharlie, who owned a IT-repair business with 5 employees. Charlie had been in the business for nearly 10 years but it still felt like a wild roller coaster ride. One day there was more work than he could handle and then everything would just dry up again.
Whenever one of these lean periods would arrive, Charlie would start to scramble to find work, invariably someone would talk him into spending money on Google adwords, or a campaign in a local paper or something like that, generally with limited impact.
2015-08-2401 minNew Perspectives 'Fun in Business'business bedtime stories Kelvin bike shop truth 5Kelvin owned a bicycle shop in Sydney.
Selling bicycles is not easy because there is a lot of competition from many different fronts. There are all the other bike shops around the place, There are the ever increasing number of big box retailers such as Big W and Kmart and the internet is having a larger impact all the time as well.
Kelvins shop was doing ok but the trends were frightening for Kelvin
2015-08-2403 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Business Bedtime stories Ramon truth 3Ramon’s factory manufactured glass and
aluminium components, and then installed the railings on commercial and
residential buildings around the state.
The problem that Ramon had, was that he
seemed to have so little control over the quality, customer satisfaction and
profitability of his contracts. Effectively he held his fingers crossed for
every contract he signed.
2015-08-2402 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'business journeys, sarah Regan, little flowersAllow time to reflect on the good stuff.
Interview with Sarah Regan, founder of Little Flowers (http://littleflowers.com.au) in Sydney.
Sarah talks about the curve balls and the changes in direction she had to work through during the time she worked with me and how where she is now is a totally different place than she imagined herself when she started the business 3 years previously.
Business journeys are interviews and stories of business owners about what it's like to be going on big joiurneys of change with Roland Hanekroot from New Perspectives Business Coaching and...
2015-08-2421 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Business bedtime story Purpose John the electricianOnce upon a time a long, long time ago in a land not
unlike Australia...
John felt that his electrical contracting business had been
drifting aimlessly from job to job for some time.
One day John and I realised that he wasn't clear on what the business was actually about or why it existed...
2015-08-2101 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Business bedtime stories fun in business brianBrian was stuck in his buiness in Sydney, but by focusing on making business Fun, he slowly climbed out of the hole and now two years later, Brian's business is going from stremngth to strength.Business Bedtime stories by Roland Hanekroot from New Perspectives Business Coaching tell the real world stories of small business owners and their adventures
2015-08-2102 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Change, Goal setting, Ships and Skydiving... why I don't believe in GoalsettingAt some stage in your life as a business owner, I imagine you would have been told by a business adviser or guru of some kind, that to get ahead in business you must set Goals, right?
Of course you have, it is one of the foundations of the personal and business development world. Most gurus and coaches will tell you so.
But I don’t.
I don’t believe in Goal setting anymore, at least not in the way we normally think of goals. This is what I believe about Goals:
Goal-setting is about setting a course...
2015-08-1805 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'How to make Sales Fun in your business, Masterminds webinar/podcast 25 june 2015Roland Hanekroot from New Perspectives Business Coaching takes us through the 5 principles to make sales Fun. How to overcome the fear associated with sales and what steps to take to give your way to success.Small Business Masterminds foundation webinars and podcasts are insightful, practical, fun and free... register for the next one now at http://newperspectives.com.au/masterminds/webinar
2015-06-2656 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Business Bedtime story Joan's startupThe story of Joan and her puppy and everything that happened in the year that Joan took a redundancy and started her own Graphic Design Agency
2015-06-2203 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Time Management for Dummies Masterminds Foundation webinarRoland Hanekroot from New Perspectives Business Coaching explains how to become a time management ninja and master of our time with two simple questions. Small Business Masterminds Webinars are valuable, Fun and Free, register now for the next one at http://newperspectives.com.au/masterminds/webinar
2015-06-121h 02
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Business Journeys Heath Felton Global GrapevineIn the first of the business journeys interviews, I talk with Heath Felton, the Founder and owner of Global Grapevine http://www.globalgrapevine.com.au/ Heath imports fine wines from selected regions in France, Italy and Spain and explains how slowly slowly wins the race
2015-06-1011 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'How to grow your business with your Fingers on the PulseRoland Hanekroot from New Perspectives Business Coaching in the Small Business Masterminds Foundation webinar about Numbers, and gazing into the future with your fingers firmly on the pulse of the key indicators of the health of your business. Special Guest expert Rick Polito from AXSAPT in Sydney gives us all the lowdown on dashboards, and Key Predictive Indicators. Not all KPI's were created equal...some are more equal than others. Tune in to the Small Business Masterminds with Rick Polito to learn what the first steps are to build a Fun business that sustains you for years to come.
2015-05-291h 17New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Business Bedtime Story: Pam becomes an Authentic LeaderBusiness Bedtime story about Pam and her newsagency and how she steps into her role as the leader and finds support from her staff
2015-05-2702 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Profit or Cash... what will it be? Small Business Masterminds about Financial ManagementRecording of the Fun in Business Small Business Masterminds Foundation.
Roland Hanekroot of New Perspectives Business Coaching explains that in a Fun Business that sustains you for years to come, we must keep an equal focus on Revenue, Profit and Cash. When the balance between the three is lost, the business will ultimately sink.But of the the three, the most direct impact on a business is always exercised by Cash.Most business that disappear, do so because of a Cashflow problem..Cash is the lifeblood of any business, great or small.
You will walk away...
2015-05-231h 10
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'What's the Purpose of your Business (and why would anybody care?)The Small Business Masterminds Foundation podcast about the deep Purpose of your business
Roland Hanekroot of New Perspectives Business Coaching explains why it is so important to ask yourself what the deep Purpose (with a capital P) of your business is... Why does your business exist, on this earth and why would anybody else care about that?And what difference does it make when you become absolutely clear about that question?
And how will that change your life?
And how do you go about uncovering that Purpose?
You will walk away from this podcast with great...
2015-05-221h 09
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Fun is all that matters in businessRecording of the Fun in Business Small Business Masterminds Foundation.
Roland Hanekroot of New Perspectives Business Coaching explains why the most important KPI to measure in your business is: How much Fun did we have last week in business and how much Fun do we want next week to be.
When your business is Fun, it means everything is working:It means you are making money
It means your customers love you
It means your staff are highly engaged
It means you are proud of the stuff your business produces and
It means that you have...
2015-05-2247 min
New Perspectives 'Fun in Business'Old Fashioned Marketing done the Modern WaySmall Business Masterminds Foundation Podcasts are Fun, Informative, Useful and Free.
Every fortnight a different topic.
This
weeks topic: Marketing in the world of Social Media... Old Fashioned Marketing in the Digital age. What you need to know about modern marketing to build a Fun
business that sustains you for years to come.
I am joined by digital lead generation guru Scott Forrest from Motive Marketing
for this special Small Business Masterminds Foundation Webinar to
really get to the bottom of how we should be thinking about our
marketing in 2015. Is life...
2015-05-2101 min