Julie-Ann Harper holds both teaching and business qualifications and has been involved in small business management for over 12 years. Throughout this time she has worn a number of hats: founding director of a training company specialising in small business management; member of the Small Business Development Corporation in Western Australia, and board member of numerous councils involved with small business. Her success in small business is demonstrated by the fact that she has twice been a runner-up in the Telstra Women in Business Awards. As a partner in Innovative Business Resources, she has co-authored four books and three sets of resources focusing on small business management.