Troy Trewin

Owner at Grow a Small Business

Since late 1999 Troy has started or acquired and grown 13 businesses with 26 business partners in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in technology, alcohol (beer, whisky, gin and vodka), retail, accommodation, food, education, social enterprise and construction. The areas of expertise he brings to a business and Board include strategy, management, technology and finance.

Currently Troy Chairs three of the five Boards he sits on and provides coaching to a handful of CEOs and founders of interesting, fast-growing businesses in various sectors.

In 2004 Troy founded the Grow A Small Business community, which now has a weekly business podcast, and soon after, monthly meet-ups of business owners in Hobart and Launceston.

Troy’s Latest Articles

180: Aged 24 in 2016, transformed a small family project into a fast-growing health and wellness business that impacts thousands of people. With 7 FTEs, a B Corp score of 86, and got $3 million in the most recent financial year. (Hayden Brass)

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When is the right time for your Advisory Board to go formal, members become Company Directors?

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200: From a Professor at a Business School, now a Virtual Marketing Professor and Founder of a Mini MBA in Marketing. Became a CPD accredited & MBA standard course, representing 60 countries in the program with 20,000 alumni & 8 FTEs. (Mark Ritson)

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Leverage an anonymous quarterly team survey to gauge team happiness, find changes needed in your business and keep your ego in check.

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A simple and powerful customer exit email and survey to measure loyalty, improve social reviews, change your offering and reward your team.

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My Tips

Tip 1

Read The E-myth

Tip 2

Be challenged – get a mentor, coach and / or Advisory Board

Tip 3

Build the habit of continual professional development – 2 hours a week of books, audiobooks or podcasts. The Grow A Small Business weekly cast is a good place to start

Want to know more about our business advisors? Meet them here.

Anita Dahlenburg

Business Advisor and Mentor
Chontelle Cripps

Brand Strategist & Creative Director of Gloo
Daniel Quintin

Insurance and Risk management Consultant
Eve Nelson

Employee and Industrial Relations Consultant
Kerry Johnson

Business Solution & Technology Specialist
Kimberley Martin

Solicitor
Michael Denehey

Business Coach
Rachael Downie

Business Success Mentor
Steve Wiggers

Managing Director of Scala Institute
Tom McMeekin

Financier & Debt Adviser

Troy Trewin

Troy’s Latest Articles

180: Aged 24 in 2016, transformed a small family project into a fast-growing health and wellness business that impacts thousands of people. With 7 FTEs, a B Corp score of 86, and got $3 million in the most recent financial year. (Hayden Brass)

When is the right time for your Advisory Board to go formal, members become Company Directors?

200: From a Professor at a Business School, now a Virtual Marketing Professor and Founder of a Mini MBA in Marketing. Became a CPD accredited & MBA standard course, representing 60 countries in the program with 20,000 alumni & 8 FTEs. (Mark Ritson)

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Leverage an anonymous quarterly team survey to gauge team happiness, find changes needed in your business and keep your ego in check.

A simple and powerful customer exit email and survey to measure loyalty, improve social reviews, change your offering and reward your team.

My Tips

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