"BiziNet Magazine #78 - Mar/Apr 2016" BiziNet™ Articles

At 56, he is perfectly at home in a skin tempered by hardship and experience. Quietly confident, Sean Howard is measuring his next foray into the high-tech world he first entered in 1980, rising to become founder of OzEmail, formerly Australia’s largest Internet company. 
His measured manner may derive from a fractured early life and being at the centre of conflict. It is evident that he eschews it but that has not embittered him.

Our trip during the Christmas break was to Angourie, a small village near Yamba in northern NSW. People are hospitable, beaches are unreal and the wildlife is simply wonderful.

It is a great inspiration to talk to our students and hear what has brought them into their chosen careers. Recently we spoke to a number of nursing students, many of whom had chosen to work in the health industry because of the satisfaction of helping others.

A Report commissioned and released by ASIC’s Consumer Advisory Panel (“CAP”) in January 2016 titled “Paying to get out of debt or clear your record: the promise of debt management firms” makes a number of key findings/observations.

The equity market is going through another period of uncertainty and it is making business leaders in new companies nervous. I have been operating my business since 1999 and have experienced the ups and downs of the economy. It is tough running a small business in the early expansion phase. You need to stick to your vision, be resilient and address the challenges head on.