Why start a small business?
Has the new year allowed you some time to reflect on your current vocation and state of employment and found you wanting more?
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Why you should subscribe, not buy, services
Industries as diverse as software, real estate services and even manufacturing are moving towards the subscription economy. Here’s why you should take advantage of this.
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The Lean method for beginners
There is a lot of hype around Lean at the moment, and while many large companies have been using Lean principles for decades, it’s still quite new for small businesses.
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4 steps to growing your business
Nearly every business is striving for growth and looking for the secret formula to help them achieve their objectives. However, the growth journey is often not a smooth one.
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Why you should turn to employees for new ideas
The days of leaving your staff to do the work whilst you have a power lunch are over. Listening to employees is the new shouting at them. How else would you get the best out of Gen Y, who treat authority with the same sort of disdain as the rest of us treat a bad smell?
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6 ways of managing fast business growth
It’s a dream come true (and a relief) when you start a business and it’s an instant success. When success comes quickly, fast-growing businesses end up juggling a lot at the same time: a flood of new business, growth in staff numbers, compliance matters and much more.
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How to set and achieve goals in 2013
Before 2013 gets into full swing, it’s essential to set aside some time to make goals for your work and personal life.
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Six ways to get customers to love your business
Read on for some great lessons in how to improve customer loyalty.
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How to manage customers over the Christmas break
Planning how you will manage your customers when your offices are closed or have reduced resources available is time well spent. When developing your plan for out-of-hours management, here are our five top tips.
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Why New Year’s resolutions don’t work for business
Bold business plans should be made on every day of the year – except for December 31.
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How to take control of your 1 percent in 2013
Today everybody seems to be in a hurry. We live in a world that craves instant success, gratification or results in all aspects of our lives.
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Preparing for the ‘worst bush fire season’
With many business owners getting ready for an end of year break, now is the time to fire-proof your insurance cover, particularly in bushfire prone areas of the country.
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6 steps to gear up for the silly season
The upcoming festive period is one of the busiest times of the year for small to medium business operators like you. For some, it brings in a significant part of their annual revenue.
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How to form a business partnership
There are always things to consider regarding any business venture. What should a businessperson think about before approaching a partnership?
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5 festive tips for improving your business in 2013
As the year comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on what you have achieved as a business this year. Importantly it’s good to think about what you wanted to achieve but didn’t manage and what you can do differently next year.
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How to manage your brand online
Australia’s digital economy exploded in 2012 with online shopping, social networking and a near doubling of smartphone ownership driving the boom. There are now 11.36 million Facebook users in Australia, while 49 percent of us now own a smartphone.
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Why collaborating with customers is important
Customers have become more in control of how they interact with us but we are yet to make the leap of mapping our goals to that of the customer needs and concerns with the solutions our products or services provide.
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Cutting travel costs for small businesses
There is a common misperception that small businesses can secure the cheapest business travel by booking on the internet directly with hotels, car hire companies and airlines. But as time-strapped CEOs, personal assistants or in-house travel bookers spend countless hours trawling the internet for fares, running cost comparisons then booking, buying and reconciling travel expenses, are the benefits really what they seem?
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10 ways to cut business costs
Good cost management is necessary for all companies, all year round. But where do you start?
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Work smarter not harder in 2013
With the new year looming and businesses everywhere grappling with change, now is a good time to consider some ideas on how you can work on your business, setting yourself up for a stronger year in 2013. It’s time to work smarter not harder.
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