With the Olympics just around the corner, there is no doubt that the competitive nature of Australian athletes will be on show. But this isn’t the only arena where our competitive spirit shines through on a global level. It’s also alive and well among Australian entrepreneurs.
Maybe it’s our geographic isolation that fuels it. Perhaps it’s an ingrained Aussie battler syndrome. Or maybe it’s simply our culture of “going for gold” that sees us do well in a competitive environment as long as we can hear “Oi Oi Oi” when we cross the finish line.
Whatever the reason, it’s going to be interesting to see where Aussies stack up in this year’s Shopify Build-a-Business competition, which began this week. Shopify is a Canadian-based e-commerce platform which allows business to create online stores and websites. However, the competition is open to Australians.
Last year’s competition saw Australians dominate, resulting in three Australian businesses securing eight of the winning places. This is particularly impressive since Australian businesses only made up eight per cent of entries.