Half-Time Address
I know, I know. Technically, we’ve just ‘closed the books’ on the end of the financial year and started a new one. But if you’re anything like me, the end of the financial year isn’t anywhere as significant a... read more
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Pay Peanuts – Get Monkeys?
It’s a saying we have all heard time and time again, if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. And yes, in staffing terms it is true; it is near impossible to find, hire and keep quality talent across most... read more
How important will hiring be to your business in the next 6 months?
<br /> <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/3433386/”>How important will hiring be to your business in the next 6 months?</a><span style=”font-size:9px;”><a href=”http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/”>Market Research</a></span><br />This poll is part of the Australian Businesswomen’s Network commitment to advocate on behalf of its community. The ABN’s herVoice... read more
Work Smarter, Not Harder: How to Achieve Balance
Small business owners are suckers for punishment … at least that’s what I’ve decided after reading a few statistics on the ABS website. Did you know that almost half of us work at least an extra day a week... read more
Grab a coffee, take time to pause and reflect on FY10 – 01 July 2010
As I’m writing this on 1 July, it’s the very first day of the new financial year, yet, I feel like I have been living in it for at least six months. Budgets and plans for 2010 were formulated... read more
City of Sydney – Let’s Talk Business
The City of Sydney’s Let’s Talk Business seminars are on again – offering expert speakers to share their knowledge and business advice with small and medium businesses. The topics include digital marketing strategies, measuring a company’s marketing to ensure... read more
Can a Mumpreneur Really Crush It? 5 Tips to Myself.
I’m now at the pointy end of getting my website ready for launch. The scaffolding is there and I am filling my website with content. It’s a lot of work. Actually no, it’s a mammoth task and requires massive... read more
City of Sydney – Let’s Talk Business
The City of Sydney’s Let’s Talk Business seminars are on again – offering expert speakers to share their knowledge and business advice with small and medium businesses. The topics include digital marketing strategies, measuring a company’s marketing to ensure... read more
National Small Business Summit – Join us in Brisbane on 8 July
Join David Koch, the host of Channel Seven’s Sunrise, and the Kochie’s Business Builders TV team of business experts as they host this year’s COSBOA National Small Business Summit. I attended last year and found it very beneficial from... read more
Businesswomen’s Debate – Do Nice Girls Finish Second?
For the last 12 years, the Australian Institute of Management’s Women in Management Debate has been a great way to network with and learn from sharp business minds. The 2010 Women in Management Great Debate, titled NICE GIRLS FINISH... read more
Nice Girls Finish Second – AIM Women in Management Great Debate
Canberra – 2 July 2010 Sydney – 27 August 2010 AIM’s 2010 Women in Management Great Debate is a light-hearted and irreverent clash of the minds over fine wine and great food with some of Australia’s leading businesswomen (and... read more
Does Julia Gillard really believe that "Women Don’t Lead"?
In a move that puts to bed once and for all her statement at AIM’s Women in Management Great Debate in 2005 that “This is Australia – women don’t lead”, Julia Gillard today made history by becoming Australia’s first female Prime Minister.... read more