Dean Robertson<\/div>\n
Mexia Consulting is an integration specialist for Microsoft BizTalk Server and Windows Azure.<\/p>\n
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It provides integration, development, maintenance and training services to medium and large companies across a wide range of industries.<\/p>\n
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Robertson started the business because he saw a gap in the market for the expert delivery of software integration services.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo one was delivering this specific niche service for Tier 1 customers in Australia. Plenty of consulting firms include this service as part of a wider offering, but no single company embodied the expertise, focus and deep technical ability that I believed had a place in the industry as a discrete service offering,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe begin every project by properly understanding our clients\u2019 systems, business operations and processes\u2026 Our solution-focused approach ensures our clients can get on with running their business more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Robertson says the most challenging part of starting up was dealing with the non-technical side of the business \u2013 sales, marketing, financial management and operations.<\/p>\n
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His advice to other entrepreneurs? Don\u2019t go it alone.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFind a business partner that supplements your skills so that one plus one equals far greater than two,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
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The best part of starting a business is the satisfaction that comes with making a difference, says Robertson, not only in your own life but in the lives of your staff and customers.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are contributing to the economy, putting people in jobs, paying taxes and helping customers solve difficult, real world problems. All that from a little start-up,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Founders: Dean Robertson Revenue: $1.58 million Started: 2008 Head Office: Victoria Employees: 10 Industry: Information technology Website: www.mexia.com.au Dean Robertson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}