Skye Founder Named in SmartCompany's Top 30

Skye Recruitment founder Kye Macdonald was named in the SmartCompany's 2010 Hot 30 Under 30 list.

The annual list recognises entrepreneurs aged 30 years or under with businesses billing a minimum of $1m pa in sales.

Common themes between the 30 on the list included:

• 18 of the 30 companies are service companies, mostly niche based;
• A focus toward technology driven business;
• Many companies utilised overseas market knowledge to stay ahead of the local market;
• Most entrepreneurs viewed their age as an asset to entering their market, although most had also experienced reserve from some business partners based on age;
• Most viewed the gathering of market intelligence and listening to customers as critical to their success.

Kye Macdonald says "I hope that this list will raise the profile of those entrepreneurs that are outside the norm and encourage more people to take the chance to build their own businesses. While a young age can be a barrier in some dealings it also means you have the time to learn from your mistakes and to lose everything may not actually mean that much!"

The full article can be read on the SmartCompany website.