There are many articles written about leadership and management and what makes a great leader or a great manager, but how do these terms really relate to small business and the role the small business owner has? I was listening to an interview recently on a plane, and unfortunately I cannot reference who it was as
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Social Media for small business- an interview with Tim Hyde
In this post I spend some time talking to Tim Hyde from www.the-riotact.com Canberra’s leading online news and opinion site, and true social media site in the context of the social media definition Tim refers to. He defines social media as taking the traditional ‘backyard BBQ’ conversion and making it available to friends, friends of
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PC or Mac?
I think the time has come to look at a new computer and having been a PC user my whole life, and not the most tech savvy person out there I am torn between my choices. I found it hard enough just to choose what type of laptop to buy last time with only one
Outsourcing – is it a dirty word or a business necessity?
I recently attended an informal networking lunch which was pretty cool actually- the Brown Bag Lunch- this is where people bring in something for lunch (the brown bag) and it is all shared by the group, but that is another post for another time! At this lunch, there was some general discussion around the provision
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Do you have a sales process?
If you are in business, you probably sell….it’s a bit of a no brainer I know. But are you set up to optimise your selling properly by having a structured sales process? The surprising thing is, many business owners that I meet as a business coach sell, but without any real process. This is a
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Future of social media!
I just found an interesting article on social media and some predictions for its future which are interesting. This is from Lee Odden in the www.toprankblog.com http://www.toprankblog.com/2013/02/social-media-predictions-2013/ What are your thoughts? Tony
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Social media becomes ‘social’
We all love Social media, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Blogs, forums etc, and if you are like me, I am sure you are an active user. While social media is great and allows you to connect with many people not restricted by geography, some would say it has caused a loss of
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To go deep or go wide- what’s the best for your business?
If you are in business you obviously sell something- either a product or a service. The end game is to make the sale and generate revenue to fund the business and make a profit. No rocket science there! When looking at your business and the success or lack of success of its current performance, have
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Work-life balance- the 5 balls
Recently when driving back from Melbourne to Canberra, I was listening to a talk back radio discussion on business and work life balance, which was interesting. Various business owners were calling in and saying how long they work and never see their families etc, etc. This was all a bit sad, but I am sure
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‘It’s just not cricket!’…..my Manuka experience.
Cricket History @ Manuka Oval What a historic day it was- Wednesday 6th February 2013- for the first ODI match with Australia featuring in the 100 year Canberra history, all a part of the Canberra 100 celebration. As the historic Manuka Oval was brimming to capacity on a glorious, albeit maybe a little hot day,
