Small Business Owner Interviews

In Australia in 1997 there were fewer than 300,000 soloists. Today the number has exploded to more than 900,000, a trend that is mirrored in the US and UK.

With over 72% of Australian small businesses run by a staff of one, it’s no wonder the solo movement has been dubbed the ‘modern business revolution.’

But just who are the people behind these small businesses of one? What do they do?

That is what you’ll discover in this section.

Interviews articles

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Debbie Carr

  Debbie, who runs a Boutique Speaker Bureau, gets a kick out of Tae Kwon Do. What's more, her partner is a ninja... a Corporate one, apparently.

  • 09 February 06

• Soloist in the Spotlight, David McDonald

  Web designer David loves to switch his mobile to silent when he has the chance, in fact secretly he wouldn't mind if it his phone were to go up in flames.

  • 19 January 06

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Karen Curran

  Karen loves the positive feedback she gets for good customer service. But when necessary, she's not afraid of saying no.

  • 16 December 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Kim Webber

  Textiles is not only Kim's profession, it's also her obsession. She is also a dab hand at inventing ice-cream flavours...

  • 01 December 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Donna McDonald

  Policy Analyst Donna is an optimist who loves art and nature almost as much as she loathes flat pack furniture.

  • 17 November 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Margaret Gill

  In her school days, Margaret went from 'quiet little girl' to rock band member. Today she's a mentor with, we expect, lots to share...

  • 03 November 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Helen Robinett

  If Image Advisor Helen came across fat-free Tim Tams, she'd get on one of her three phones to tell everyone about it.

  • 20 October 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Jess Tyler

  Science expert Jess Tyler is loving solo life. Just don't ask her to go without the Internet for a month...

  • 06 October 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Jill Keyte

  Having organised fireworks to go off on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it's unlikely you'd find an event that would phase Jill.

  • 22 September 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Ron Bloom

  The decision to fly solo is not always one that's taken quickly. Ron Bloom made the leap at 67, proving that it's better late than never.

  • 08 September 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Louise Nade

  Meet August's soloist, Louise Nade. As a toy designer, it must help that Louise thinks of herself as a big kid.

  • 05 August 05

• Soloist in the Spotlight, Greg Masters

  Introducing the segment where we find out more about you lot. To kick off, meet iPod fanatic and man in black, Greg Masters.

  • 07 July 05