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On of the highlights for me from South by South West’s Interactive festival this year was the keynote from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, a $1 billion dollar online business that sells shoes (and quite a few other things).... read more
The other night Jay Leno ended his interview with Barack Obama by saying: “This has been one of the best nights of my life.” No doubt, being the first host to have a sitting president on your show was... read more
Amazon in the US is having a sale til the end of the month. Taking into consideration both exchange rate and discounted prices, I think there are still good deals here on books that you may or may not... read more
The other night Jay Leno ended his interview with Barack Obama by saying: “This has been one of the best nights of my life.” No doubt, being the first host to have a sitting president on your show was... read more
Community guidelines create the context for participation. Just like the corporate culture in good organisations does. Makes sense. #sxsw # Is your community fun like Govt or like a party at your house? What happens when ppl offend is... read more
Like most businesswomen, I’m extremely busy. I need to make the most of my time and the more that I can achieve from my desk, the better. So when I was invited (by Flying Solo‘s Robert Gerrish) to be... read more
I started ‘tweeting’ regularly in October 2008. Since then it’s become a major distraction/addiction/pastime and strategic tool for business. When people ask: “What is Twitter?” I often reply by saying “it’s a micro-blogging platform that allows you to share... read more
I’ve been at the preeminent technology festival, South by South West for the last three days. As you’d expect, much of the content in presentations is about, or touches on social media. We’re using multiple hash-tags, showing twitter-roll on... read more
Are you clear on your business goals? Do you know where you are headed and what path will take you there? The HerBusiness offers 30-minute obligation-free business consultations to help you ascertain if a mentor would be a good... read more
An aritcle in last week’s BRW magazine highlighted ways that you can take action now to ride this economic storm. The Australian Businesswomen’s Network was featured because of the work that we do to provide mentors to women in... read more
Do your sales and service ‘departments’ work hand in hand? Whether you’re a one-person operation or a big team, do you use the opportunity to sell when the opportunity is there? My partner and I are both BMW drivers…... read more
In this article from today’s edition of smh.com.au, PMs Speech to NSW Chamber of Commerce, it’s reported that one attendee at the PM’s speech to the NSW Chamber of Commerce claims to have heard Mr Rudd deliver that same... read more
