Like most small business owners, I bet you’ve started this year thinking about marketing and how you can get more clients and income. Perhaps you’re asking questions like…how can I get more likes and followers? How can I position... read more
Professional mentoring can help get your business back on the right track and keep you focused on the goals you want to achieve. People can often get confused about what mentoring actually is, and isn’t. Experienced mentor Peter Johnston... read more
The recruitment process in small business can be a time-consuming process. After the task of outlining job descriptions within your business, Kristy-Lee Billet of Footprint Recruitment suggests that the next step is to identify the relevant avenues to find... read more
The 1 January 2014 has seen a number of amendments to the Fair Work Act come into place. Most notably is a substantial change in how claims of bullying and harassment can be managed and investigated in the workplace,... read more
When it comes to social media, are you just trying stuff out and hoping it sticks? Have you signed up to a variety of different social media platforms? (The top five social media platforms are still Facebook, YouTube, Twitter,... read more
Professional mentoring can help get your business back on the right track and keep you focused on the goals you want to achieve. People can often get confused about what mentoring actually is, and isn’t. Experienced mentor Peter Johnston... read more
I recently did some coaching with a person new to client management on the topic of Business Etiquette. It may seem old fashioned, yet respect, warmth, charm and common courtesy will be noticed by your clients, prospective clients and... read more
Social media has completely changed the ways in which you should be communicating with your clients. Stay on top of these platforms with these three essential tips for social media branding: Listen What are people saying? Social media is... read more
Businesses, even successful ones, can experience a variety of problems that can directly impact on overall performance. Peter Johnston, head mentor for the Australian Businesswomen’s Network, raises six key issues that are commonly faced by small businesses, and the... read more
At the beginning of 2013, I read a statistic from the University of Scranton that said only 8% of people achieve their new year’s resolutions, with losing weight being the most common. Interestingly, number 6 of the most likely... read more
There are over two million small businesses in Australia, and of those 90 percent are micro-mini, meaning they have less than five employees. And 65 percent of those two million plus small businesses actually employ no staff; they are... read more
At the beginning of 2013, I read a statistic from the University of Scranton that said only 8% of people achieve their new year’s resolutions, with losing weight being the most common. Interestingly, number 6 of the most likely... read more
