The Paradox of Success by John Kearon
The paradox of success is you need to embrace failure to achieve it.

Why is it Hard to bring Big Company Execs
into Little Companies?
From Business Insider, April 22, 2010.
Many of the GHC Team come from a 'Big Company' background and have had to learn this hard lesson!

How Do You React to New Knowledge?
We can reject new knowledge out of hand without knowing why ... The Semmelweiss Reflex

Startups Find it Tough Raising Capital
From the Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2010 by
Conor Doughtery and Pui-Wing Tam.
Except for those rare moments in history when everything seems to be going well it is probably always going to be difficult to raise capital for early-stage business. At GHC we have found that a couple of things can make quite a substantial difference.

A Recent Transaction
Towards the end of 2009 GHC completed a transaction for Benco Pacific, raising the necessary significant funds to finance the considerable growth of its unique Australian based and sourced “fresh” “wet” herb and spice products into the North American market.
The Principals noted “we are very grateful for all the hard work put in, the accessibility to ensure the success of the project and for the outcome which John Duncan-Watt achieved to get us across the line. John also helped us shape our strategy so that we could be sufficiently relevant to a significant Australian food company (introduced by GHC) to elicit their support. We couldn't have done this without them.

Acquisitions: What Makes Them Work Well?
Why do most of them fail?
What can you do to improve the odds?

Buying a Business
Why is it better to buy a business which isn't for sale?

Realising the Value in My Business
It's very often going to be your competitor who can afford to pay most for your business; how do you bring that about without getting scre*ed?

Raising Capital to Go or Grow
Forecasting sales is probably the single most important part of your presentation.

Raising Capital & Keeping Control
Is it true that control is more a function of performance than structure? Does that mean you really need to be raising enough capital to PERFORM? Rather than the amount which you feel will give you structural control ...

IM & Business Sale Checklist
The 'headlines' of what you need.

Outline of a Business Plan
The six key questions you need to answer.

Growthink's Business Plan Guide
Even though we didn't write it we think it's not a bad guide.

Study of Business Angel Market in Australia by
Dept of Industry Tourism and Resources
A comprehensive look at the Australian Angel Market.

Sophisticated Investors
The definition of a 'Sophisticated Investor".

Most Startups Fail because of Premature Scaling
Statistically speaking, successful startups are a rare breed.
By Boonsri Dickinson, Smart Planet, Sept 1, 2011