Posts by Robson Partners

Great investors don’t just read about world events, they analyse the likely trickle-down effects of those events on the industries and sectors in which they invest.

Leaving a high flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realised that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. In this video, Angela explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success.

At the University of Pennsylvania, Angela Lee Duckworth studies intangible concepts such as self-control and grit to determine how they might predict both academic and professional success.

This month’s Client in Focus is Peter and Andrea Schulz, owners of AP Filter Solutions.

We speak to Peter and Andrea on the success of their business since taking over as distributor, discussing the challenges they encountered throughout their business journey.

Australia’s mail national welfare group is urging federal Labor to cut nearly $6 billion from the budget by clamping down on superannuation tax breaks, health insurance rebates and the tax treatment of trusts and capital gains.

A childhood passion for “all things nice” had turned into a successful business for Bianca Kristallis, founder of Pamper Hamper, an online luxury gift hamper service that delivers nationally. Pamper Hamper delivers gifts in its signature white box with distinctive black and white ribbon trim. And it’s borne from Kristallis’s obsession with wrapping.

Poor time management can have terrible consequences for small business owners overwhelmed by challenging priorities. Some simple changes are worth trying for a better night’s sleep.

Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours – but it’s difficult for those people to join with the employers who need them.

Wingham Rowan, founder of social-business Silvers-of-Time which runs online markets for micro-working and micro-volunteering, explains how the same technology that powers modern financial markets can help employer’s book workers for ‘silvers of time’.

This month’s Client in Focus is family business, Galley Kitchens.

This month, Managing Directors and Paul and Liarne Ray talk about how they managed to grow the business during the financial crisis and remain a market leader in the region.

The Australian Taxation Office has made 3 significant changes to the simplified depreciation rules that apply from the 2012-2013 income year for small businesses.

Your website is usually the first contact method most of your potential customers will have with your business, so it shouldn’t look tired or old. Here are nine tips on how you can effectively refresh your website.