Wednesday 3 November

Perseverance is a quality embodied by Jeff Bresnahan. The founder of SuperRatings spent the first six months of his entrepreneurial life having doors slammed in his face, before eventually making headway.

Today, Bresnahan explains how he got over initial business rejection before tackling the next problem – growing pains as SuperRatings expanded.

Elsewhere, mentor Jane Shelton has some useful advice for home-based businesses that fear becoming isolated and Taskmaster orders a spate of post-Melbourne Cup bartering.

Oliver Milman, editor