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Recently a situation was bought to my attention which reminded me of the importance of choosing the right recruitment partner for your business and project. We were in the process of assisting a candidate to secure a new role.... read more
Save time and money, increase productivity and strengthen bottom line results. How can you have more time to focus on the income generating activities of your business? One answer is to outsource. If you spend too much time on... read more
How’s business? Travelling along okay? Or are you busily focused on end of financial year, just trying to make it so you can start fresh again on July 1? Forget the End of Financial year guff going on; forget... read more
In preparation for my interview with Guy Kawasaki, author of numerous book, his latest being Enchantment – The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions, I’ve been reviewing the book and writing my questions. In reviewing the key areas... read more
A recent encounter with a tree trunk while mountain biking taught me that running a small business is not very compatible with a couple of cracked ribs. I also learned that “resting” — that is, continuing to tap away... read more
You wouldn’t be running a business if you didn’t have people already buying your product or service. But in a sea of small businesses and tough competition, how do you catch your slippery customer hook, line and sinker? 1.... read more
You wouldn’t be running a business if you didn’t have people already buying your product or service. But in a sea of small businesses and tough competition, how do you catch your slippery customer hook, line and sinker? 1.... read more
Oprah Winfrey built a media empire using the same basic principles that has earmarked every successful entrepreneur. You can apply the same ones to drive your own success. When you look at your role models, have you had what I... read more
Blisscipline is finding the joy in what needs to be done. In business there are always tasks that just need to be sorted out, even if we don’t find them fun. A Facebook friend suggested that instead of blisscipline,... read more
It has been a few years now since I wrote my first business plan for the happychild website, registered trademarks and started to publish the happychild newsletter. It’s almost one year since the site launched on 1 July 2010.... read more
When was the last time you expressed gratitude and thanks to another business woman for showing you the way, for providing insight or inspiration? I just spent two-and-a-half days with over 100 inspiring women at a conference in Rio.... read more
While looking at laptop computers last week, I was offered something unexpected. One brand (think fruit) has a very attractive product – and the retailer provides something extra that was quite enticing. They run a series of free instore... read more
