It only dawned on me a few weeks ago that I have survived the dreaded 5-year mark of my own business. We have all seen and heard the statistics stating that around only 1 or 2 in every 10 businesses survive past the 5 year mark, so congratulations to me! It comes with some irony,
Making memories….sometimes the small things are important!
As I take some time away from Canberra and the business I have had a very profound and moving day. Today I did a quick trip from Bendigo to Echuca to see my grandmother who has been in a home for many years, and sadly, she has lost nearly all of her faculties, which must
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Canberra’s new Business BOOST Centre….what is it?
Don Grgic has been in business since a young boy and has successfully operated the iconic Furniture Direct Warehouse in Fyshwick for years. He has recently launched a new business support centre for small to medium businesses and I asked him to give some insights to how it works and what it is….sounds exciting…
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Business Coaching- what’s all the fuss about?
I recently put together the following article for Don Grgic from the Business Boost Centre for his blog-site ‘A Passion for Small Business”. It is not meant to be a ‘come and buy business coaching’ article, but more an information piece on what to look out for if you may be considering exploring the process.
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Bali here I come- comparisons to Canberra business
This coming Friday I head off to Bali for 5 nights for a quick break and some warm weather. I think I am one of the few Aussies who hasn’t been to Bali, so will be another country to tick off on the long list and looking forward to it. Being the obsessive person, I
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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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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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5 things not to do when you have a website!
So, you have set up a new sexy website- well done! Surely business will now come pouring in…..if only. We all know that a website is great to have but it doesn’t solve any magic bullet marketing solutions to drive business to you. As most know the key is now to promote, optiomise, market and
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Online Content- Would you pay?
Online Content- Would you pay? We all utilise online media these days, whether it be to grab a quick catch up of the overnight news before starting our daily work, or a quick read during lunchtime. Currently this format of online media is free- whether it be the mainstream Fairfax sites or the local news
