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Throughout the series, we feature a variety of small and medium sized businesses, and their owners, and send in experts to give them some suggestions on how they might overcome some of the challenges they're facing within their business. Areas we focus on might be starting a business, growing a business, maximising return on investment, how to get your marketing right etc. Our experts give simple, easy to apply information that is relevant to business owners.

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More than 30 years later, the business is still going strong — just a lot more digital.
This week, we meet Heidi Halson, CEO of The Entertainment Group, the company that transformed that iconic fundraising book into a modern app while continuing to support thousands of charities.

Remember to subscribe https://www.youtube.com/kochiesbiz for more small business tips, news and advice.

Kochie's Business Builders is dedicated to providing useful information to small and medium sized Australian businesses. The program is hosted by finance and small business expert, David Koch.

Throughout the series, we feature a variety of small and medium sized businesses, and their owners, and send in experts to give them some suggestions on how they might overcome some of the challenges they're facing within their business. Areas we focus on might be starting a business, growing a business, maximising return on investment, how to get your marketing right etc. Our experts give simple, easy to apply information that is relevant to business owners.

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