I have spent the last 5 days in Istanbul including Anzac Cove for the attendance of the dawn service at Gallipoli. One thing stands out as a major difference in nearly all businesses, especially in the food and beverage sector when comparing to like businesses in Australia – Free Wifi. Why is this such a
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“I know how to right good” – Why I Got a Writing Coach
As a business owner, I know the importance of blogging and developing content to help build my brand and my expertise in my field. Blogging was something I started doing early on and I thought I was doing OK. My blogs were getting read and shared, and was starting to develop a reputation around town
A key statistic that you must track in your business.
As a business owner, you are always advised, whether it be by you accountant or a coach to track and measure KPI’s for your business. Many of these will be financially based to track sales, costs or profits, but there are several other key statistics you cannot afford not to monitor and know,
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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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The mobile office- some options
If you are a small business owner, particularly in the services sector it is most probable that you work from home and don’t have a remote office. While this brings about challenges of maintaining a productive pattern of work habits, many of us use the option to ‘become mobile’ to get things done. There are
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Bali Observations Part 2 – Is Wi Fi the missing link?
As commonly happens when we travel, we take our gadgets with us, whether it be just a smart phone or tablet, or all of the above and the trusty laptop, I am sure most business owners (and non business owners) are the same. We love to stay connected whether it be to share the holiday
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End of Financial Year Checklist
It is quickly coming to that time of year again….June 30. This is the dreaded time where we have to roll over the books and prepare for taxes and B.A.S statements and generally be ready to ‘start again’. Some business owners find this a highly emotional time for themselves. If you haven’t had a great
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Subscriptions – The hidden cost of business or good value?
The understatement of the century would have to be ‘the internet has changed businesses’. You and I know it has and it appears to be here to stay, but that’s probably another discussion for another time and another blog topic. One thing that has become dominant in the business persons online situation is the dramatic
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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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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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