Starting a business? Do I buy a Franchise or go it alone?
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Apr, 2015

If you’re thinking about starting a business, one of the questions you face is: do you start your own concept or take ‘done for you’ approach and join a franchise?. There’ve been some very successful franchises, from McDonalds through to … Continue reading

Category: Business, Franchising, Management, Marketing

Can or Should You Be Friends With Your Clients?
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Mar, 2014
It’s one of those perplexing questions you may often ask yourself – Can you be friends with your clients? Firstly what does this actually mean? What does it mean to be a friend? According to the Oxford Dictionary it … Continue reading

Category: Blogs, Business Coaching, Leadership, Management, Networking

Is Punctuality (and Respect) Dead In Business?
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Jan, 2014
Some recent observations and events have caused me to ask a few questions about time and punctuality. Is it a reality of our busy lives today that we just cannot be on time? I understand that we all fill our … Continue reading

Category: Blogs, Business, Business Coaching, Business Coaching Canberra, Goal Setting, Networking, People Management, Time Management

5 Reasons Why I Won’t Buy From You
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Jan, 2014

As a customer on a daily basis there are countless interactions with businesses and brands that add to my perception of you and your business. Most of the time these are to a level that simply meets a demand- I … Continue reading

Category: Customer Service, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Sales and Marketing
5 Gifts For Your Business This Christmas
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Dec, 2013

It’s nearly Christmas and as you make the mad rush for those last minute gifts, make sure you don’t overlook the main income source of your life if you own your own business, and that is your business. It too … Continue reading

Category: Business, Business Coaching, Business Coaching Canberra, Goal Setting, Management, Planning, Process

When things go wrong….are you prepared?
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Dec, 2013

It is a reality in business that things will eventually go wrong. The events, if serious, may seriously impact the day to operations and viability of the business. More often than not, these events are unplanned, often unnatural and external, … Continue reading

Category: Blogs, Business Coaching, Business Coaching Canberra, Leadership, Management, Planning, Process, Social Media

My lessons from people of influence and not the BIG names!
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Nov, 2013
Most people will go through their professional life coming in contact with many people who have both positive and negative attributes. If you take the time to sit back and reflect on those who have helped develop you to the … Continue reading

Category: Blogs, Business, Business Coaching, Business Coaching Canberra, Leadership, Management, People Management, Productivity, Small Fish business coaching, Work life balance

Bored, lonely? How about a meeting?
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Oct, 2013

Do you love a good meeting, or do you relate to the picture below? Ah….meetings, the bane of all organisations, departments and businesses! As an employee, we grow to hate them in most cases, except for those who see … Continue reading

Category: Accounting, Business, Business Coaching, Business Coaching Canberra, Goal Setting, Leadership, Management, People Management, Planning, Process, Productivity, Staffing

Get a life…….
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Oct, 2013
We all work hard and in fact probably work harder now than in many years gone past. Given the digital world and the constant ‘need’ or ‘expectation’ to be online and available it is no longer a case of working … Continue reading

Category: Business, Business Coaching, Business Coaching Canberra, Goal Setting, Management, People Management, Productivity, Tourism, Work life balance

A key statistic that you must track in your business.
Posted by Tony Ozanne in Oct, 2013
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