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Alan Manly

Alan Manly is the CEO of CampusQ and author of 'The Unlikely Entrepreneur'. Alan is a published author, company director and entrepreneur with over 30 years' experience in the technology and education industries. Alan has twenty years of experience as a company director with private, public and NFP companies. He has been active in representing the education industry and is a former board member of two education industry peak bodies.

From the author

Six steps to making customers raving fans

Building a base of raving fans is about understanding your customers, delivering on your promises, and staying true to w...
marketing

Four mistakes I made when starting a business

From jumping the gun to choosing the worst possible business partner, here are four mistakes I made.

The five skills entrepreneurs need to succeed in 2024

Finding a unique value proposition usually involves a new way of segmenting the market - often, a novel value propositio...
family business

Why there’s never a perfect time to start a business

Lack of financing or investors can be a significant factor in the failure of a business, with 47 per cent of start-up fa...

The hidden and the overlooked

Keen to get the start-up established, the entrepreneur can quickly find that the sense of urgency that took the venture ...
journey

The five habits of successful people post COVID

There is no seeking safe places for the successful, they will break out at the earliest opportunity with a new or revise...
networking

Five networking tips when you’re feeling rusty

While it is important to learn at your pace, it is also crucial to get out as fast as you can so that others don't relea...
invest, accelerator, energy

The key to successful shoestring start-ups

For start-ups that are high on ideas but low on cash, these tips can help them get closer to being considered real compe...
freelancers, HR, lead, JobKeeper, human skills, personalisation

Freelancers or salaried staff? How to determine your hiring needs

There are pros and cons of taking on either salaried employees or independent contractors, and it's important businesses...

Passion before profit – why start-ups need to lead from the heart

Jeff Bezos once said, "One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don...