About
Small Business Owner is myBRC’s flagship blog about the very special experiences of owning and running your own business.
Featuring business copywriter Paul Hassing, Small Business Owner takes an honest, warts-and-all look at the lives and times of Aussie small business owners. Paul’s candid confessions shine a humorous light on small business ownership and give myBRC readers the chance to discuss what’s on your mind with Paul and the myBRC community.
Along the way, Paul and others share their triumphs, challenges and frustrations and the lessons, tips and tricks they’ve learned over the years that might just make your life easier (or at the very least, funnier).
We (the team at myBRC) reckon you’re going to have lots of those ‘oh yeah, that happened to me too,’ moments.
Don’t be shy to share your thoughts, we’re all very friendly!
Who is this Paul guy?
Paul Hassing owns his own business The Feisty Empire and has been in the copywriting game for more than 20 years. He regularly contributes to myBRC through his Copywriter Confessions series and step-by-step guide on How to write perfect job ads and we thought he’d be perfect to share the trials and tribulations of small business ownership – all with a smile.
That’s all we’re going to tell you about Paul – you’ll get to know him more by reading his blog!
Malcolm Owens
Malcolm Owens is CEO of Sampford IXL, a major Australian maker and importer of premium home appliances whose brands include Gaggenau, Neff, La Germania, Cannon and IXL. When circumstances permit he plans to one day speak, write and teach on corporate strategy, wealth creation and personal success.
Malcolm is a father of three, passionate surfer, published author and member of the National Speakers Association of Australia.
He has a black belt in tae kwon do, collection of self-restored classic cars and multi-property investment portfolio. Malcolm is also a voracious reader, fitness enthusiast and regular goal setter who plays hard, works harder, loves life and doesn’t waste a moment.
Joanna Maxwell
Joanna is the owner of WorkInColour, which runs creative thinking and related workshops for business, as well as programs for people looking for a whole new career, or for ways to make their current career more satisfying. Her mantra is that everyone should have the tools to work in colour and not in black in white.
Joanna believes in the power of creativity to enable individuals and businesses to flourish. (She also believes that Star Trek is the best TV show ever made, but don’t tell anyone…)
Sonia Cuff
Sonia has extensive corporate IT experience in the banking, health and government sectors. Always a Kiwi at heart, she moved to sunny Queensland in 2004 and still supports the All Blacks. Now a member of the world’s largest IT franchise, Sonia is passionate about helping small business owners around the world with the right technology advice and support.
Angie Porter
Originally hailing from Melbourne, Angie Porter is the director of Searchlab, a UK-based training and research company for Google AdWords and search marketing. Angie has been working in internet marketing since 1996 and has spent the last two years specialising in AdWords.
A regular contributor to myBRC on the topic of internet marketing, Angie is a self-confessed Collingwood supporter – but we do ask you not to hold that against her J
Kate Bezar
Kate is the Sydney-based founder, publisher, editor and dreamer of Dumbo feather, a half magazine, half book she describes as a ‘mook’. Published quarterly, Dumbo feather speaks with five remarkable individuals in each edition and explores their creativity and passion. In their own words, they tell you how they discovered their passion, what inspires them, the lows as well as the highs on the journey and ultimately why they do what they do.
Ben Angel
Ben is an author, business and lifestyle columnist, personal stylist, marketing specialist on personal branding and founder of Nationwide Networking. As a professional speaker he has delivered presentations for Toyota, Australia Post, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Action International and Energise Enterprise Business Festival.
Judy Oldmeadow
Judy is a baby boomer grandma who owns and runs Samaria Creek Morgan Farm. There she breeds some of the world’s finest family-friendly Morgan horses.
With over 20 years’ equine industry experience, Judy is a master at interpreting horse body language.
Having also worked in Human Services as a Family Support Worker, she’s adept at facilitating perfect partnerships between horses and humans (be it for an hour, a day or a lifetime).
Many clients attest to Judy’s ability to create life-changing experiences. Her straight-shooting blog is called Good Morgans.
Adam Finlay
Adam L. Finlay has a Masters in Communications and edits research papers, major projects and course materials for a major university. He’s also an Associate Writer with The Feisty Empire. He excels at creating logic out of disorder and has an infinite creative capacity for headlines, taglines and branding statements.
Adam Lachlan is his artistic left brain (or is it right brain?) alter ego, an awarded songwriter/singer and burgeoning cartoon impresario who plays djembe (African drum) in the Barwon Heads Ukelele Band. Learn more at Life on Earth Cartoons.
Stephen Hamilton
Stephen Hamilton spends his days helping small business owners create a profitable online presence. He is fluent in both English and ‘Geek-Speak’, and spends much of his time serving as a translator helping his clients get a positive result from the technology available to them. Stephen tweets about his work here, keeps in touch with interesting people via LinkedIn, and tries very hard to keep his blog about web design, online marketing and web analytics up to date.
