Entrepreneurship blog

THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT START-UP ENTREPRENEURSHIP

by Janet Sernack|06 November 202306 November 2023|Education blog, Entrepreneurship blog

As some of you are aware, I am reaching the final chapter of what has been both a fulfilling and a challenging, thirty-five-year career as a serial global start-up entrepreneur. I am compelled to inquire, in the face of the...

WHY ARE SUCCESSFUL INNOVATORS CURIOUS LIKE CATS?

by Janet Sernack|11 September 202311 September 2023|Coaching blog, Education blog, Entrepreneurship blog

In last month’s blog, we shared how consciousness, imagination, and curiosity are the fundamental precursors to creativity, invention, and innovation. Where consciousness encapsulates our states and qualities of mind, our capacity for imagination and curiosity are the necessary states of...

GENDER STEREOTYPES, AGEISM AND WOMEN START-UP ENTREPRENEURS

by Janet Sernack|04 July 202304 July 2023|Culture blog, Entrepreneurship blog

It’s been thirty-five years since I exited my life as a top retail corporate executive, to become a female entrepreneur. This rollercoaster journey includes ten years as one of many adventurous, brave, global women start-up entrepreneurs. It has been a...

ADAPT OR STALL – THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IN A CHANGING WORLD

by Janet Sernack|17 May 202219 February 2023|Education blog, Entrepreneurship blog

In order to succeed in digital marketing, being open to learning and adapting as quickly as possible is crucial to business success and growth. To stall is not an option, so platforms offering information such as courses in MBA in...

EVERYONE HATES TO FAIL – WHY DO YOU?

by Janet Sernack|06 October 202106 October 2021|Coaching blog, Education blog, Entrepreneurship blog, Innovation consulting blog, Leadership blog

If you have ever had a significant setback, made a serious mistake, or failed at completing an important task, you will have experienced some kind of deep emotional and visceral, largely unconscious, negative, reactive response to it. By becoming passively...

THE PROS AND CONS OF A LEAN STARTUP

by Janet Sernack|19 November 202019 November 2020|Entrepreneurship blog

Guest blog by Claire Wilson ‘Lean’ is the buzzword of the last decade, challenging old school thinking that dictates that a successful business must be resource-heavy to achieve sustainable growth, whilst also giving credence to those who want to launch...

HOW ENTREPRENEURS CAN UTILISE SOFTWARE

by Janet Sernack|13 October 202014 October 2020|Entrepreneurship blog, Intrapreneurship blog

Guest Blog by Matt Loxley - Your productivity depends on your efficiency. It’s that simple. Businesses simply must utilise the right software to meet the evolving demands of the modern workplace. Sceptical? Think about it this way, if you’re not...

Retool to win in the next decade

by Janet Sernack|03 February 201929 September 2019|Entrepreneurship blog

Being an entrepreneur always takes me into interesting and often unexplored territory. Most recently, after the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos drew to a close, Martin Reeves, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Director of the BCG Henderson Institute shared...

Reinventing the Entrepreneurship Game

by Janet Sernack|06 December 201819 February 2023|Entrepreneurship blog

In my November blog I described how important it is to unleash the power of innovative entrepreneurship and leading people in the imagination age, in our digital and connected VUCA world. Where I shared the first set of three lessons...

Surviving & thriving in the entrepreneurs game

by Janet Sernack|06 November 201819 February 2023|Entrepreneurship blog

I was shocked to see on my calendar that it was exactly 30 years since I exited my corporate career as a top retail executive at the now-defunct Australian Coles-Myer Group. I also realized that it’s also my 30-year anniversary...

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