Providing small business owners time and mental clarity
To focus on achieving your visionA Master of Business Administration
The Online Business Manager is led by Rachelle Stirling who not only has over 20 years experience in operations, financial management, sales and marketing, across a broad range of industries, she’s also a small business owner herself. Rachelle gets it!
Rachelle fully understands the time and budgetary constraints, along with the frustrations and challenges that small business owners face on a day-to-day basis.
As well as being the Founder of The Online Business Manager, Rachelle is also the Founder of Race Chix, a trademark registered brand and initiative which aims to help increase female participation in Australian motorsport.
As startups, Rachelle has built both Race Chix and The Online Business Manager from scratch and has ridden the highs and lows that are all part of the business owning journey. Rachelle also the sidekick for her husband’s carpentry business.
Along with her extensive business experience, Rachelle is also a Master of Business Administration – literally! She holds an MBA which included studying (along with other subjects): Operations Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Strategic Management, Project Management, and Corporate Governance.
Rachelle not only has the experience, she also has the technical knowledge to enhance her extensive experience.
Rachelle also has over six years governance and strategy experience as a Non-Executive Director on various Boards.
Our values
RESPECT
Respect sits at the heart of our engagements, fostering a culture where every voice is valued and heard
LEARNING
Learning is our continuous journey, embracing every challenge as an opportunity to grow
VALUE
We are steadfast in providing value to our clients, ensuring our clients always receive impactful solutions.
COLLABORATION
Collaboration is our strategic approach, uniting ideas and strengths to achieve remarkable outcomes.
Our mission
Our mission is to work side-by-side with small business owners, to evolve their business and achieve their vision.
Our Mantra’s
Anything is possible, we just have to make it happen.
Words that we don’t like hearing are no, or you can’t do that. We’re firm believers there’s more than one way to peel a potato. Granted there are occasions where there’s legitimate reasons why something cannot be done as first thought – safety is a good example. However, that’s the thing, it’s the first thought. Now let’s chat about additional thoughts on how we can achieve the desired outcome.
We don’t fail. We either succeed or learn.
When something doesn’t go to plan, we don’t think of it as a failure. We don’t dwell (well maybe for a little bit), we ask ourselves why? Why didn’t it go to plan? What should I have done differently? What will I do differently next time? Every occasion is an opportunity to learn. We see challenges not as barriers but as stepping stones towards achieving the desired outcome.