Valerie Khoo is a journalist, author and entrepreneur. She is founder and managing director of the Australian Writers' Centre.
Valerie is the author of Power Stories: The 8 Stories You MUST Tell to Build an Epic Business and is also an advisor and investor to start-ups and businesses.
www.valeriekhoo.com

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Valerie Khoo So this is goodbye...my final Enterprise column.

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Would you hire someone with a mental illness?

Mental

Valerie Khoo And should we tweak roles to accommodate the illness?

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Death becomes her

Tomb

Valerie Khoo How do you kickstart a business when your customers keep dying?

Working with bloggers to promote your business

Blogging

Valerie Khoo It's a brave new blogging world out there and your business should be a part of it.

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Going global: how one Melbourne start-up did it

Valerie Khoo Going global may sound daunting but as Patrick Llewellyn of 99Designs will attest, it can be done.

Mastermind a winning start-up strategy

Nick Cloete

Valerie Khoo Having the right pieces in play is crucial if you want your start-up to be a winner.

Facebook can build your business

social networking

Valerie Khoo Social media marketing could be the key to growing your business.

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The business of bespoke design

Valerie Khoo

Valerie Khoo Businesses are realising individuality rules in an increasingly homogeneous world.

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Promoting yourself in the digital age

Woman shouting in to a megaphoneGeneric / yelling / Loud / Proud / heard

Valerie Khoo Your personal brand could be the ticket to your own mini-business empire.

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Adapt your business to the fast lane

Cars - thumbnail

Valerie Khoo Transform your business with these insights from the fast-moving world of V8 Supercars.

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Killing your darlings: getting rid of products to improve profits

Valerie Khoo Tempting though it is to hang onto under-performing products and services, getting rid of them will improve your bottom line.

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How to build a $37 million online cat empire

Kitten, cat.

Valerie Khoo It's hard to believe that a blog about cute cats with funny captions can attract funding of more than $37 million.

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Aussies embracing Berlin as hot startup hub

Reichstag, Berlin

Valerie Khoo Berlin is the new hotspot for Aussies looking to make their mark on the business world.

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Anatomy of a startup - the DesignCrowd story

JIM RICE ..27.02.2012

ALEX LYNCH. FOUNDER OF DESIGN CROWD

Valerie Khoo Launching your own business may involve struggle, conflict and drama but as Alec Lynch of DesignCrowd has found out, the rewards make it all worthwhile

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The five steps to successful content marketing

Marketing tips.

Valerie Khoo If you create and promote content unique to your business, the customers will come

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Seven deadly sins of social media

Social media illustration.

Valerie Khoo Is social media the devil or your saviour? It all depends on how you look at it.

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A Silicon Valley state of mind

INTERNET. AFR. GENERIC. ILLUSTRATION BY: MICHEL  O SULLIVAN USE FOR INTERNET, COMPUTER, HACKING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, MOUSE, WORLD WIDE WEB, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION.***afrphotos.com***

Valerie Khoo Silicon Valley is no longer just a place; it's a state of mind and one ambitious entrepreneur is looking to bring that to Australia.

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Are you still in love with your business?

Happy Valentine's Day...Excess roses dumped into a large bin due to the over supply for Valentine s Day.

Valerie Khoo VALERIE KHOO Does the flame still burn or has the heat of passion faded a little ... or a lot?

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Does your small business give back?

L-R Eugenie Pepper holding daughter Chloe and husband Shane Pepper with their son Tommy

Valerie Khoo These small business owners are proof that you can run a small business AND make a difference to the world around you at the same time.

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What happens when someone copies your business?

Fight off the copycats.

Valerie Khoo Besieged by copycats? Your trademark could well be your salvation.

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