Susan Williams is the founder of award-winning business The Finishing Touch. From modest beginnings 16 years ago, The Finishing Touch now employs more than two hundred casual staff nationally, and has a franchise in New Zealand. It has been... read more
Looking for new business? How you pitch yourself and your business makes a big difference to the results you get. This new webinar explores strategies for written and face-to-face business proposals and bids that work. Perfect your business pitch... read more
Do you really want your business to grow? The fact that you’re reading herBusiness Blog suggest you do; however, you’re part of a teeny 6 percent who go online to find information to help improve their business, according to... read more
Humans can’t help but recommend goods and services to others – it’s an instinct wired deep in the brain. In his new book, The Referral Engine, small business guru John Jantsch shows how you can tap into that hardwired... read more
Robbie Sefton is a New South Wales woolgrower and communications expert. Ms Sefton and her husband, Alistair Yencken, own and operate wool, meat and grains properties. She is also the founder and principal of a national public relations and... read more
It’s now been a few months since I launched my new parenting website – I’m now seeing website traffic increase, more activity on the site and getting more requests to run workshops – but I’m also seeing much more... read more
I’ve been ‘in business’ for fifteen years now and during those years I have learned a lot!!! I’ve learned the fact from fiction when it comes to running your own business and I can now see the fine distinctions... read more
National – 27 October From the founders of the trailblazing software company 37signals, here is a different kind of business book – one that explores a new reality. Today, anyone can be in business. Tools that used to be... read more
National – 21 September If you ask people what they want more of in life, often the answer will somehow relate to happiness. Happiness at work is not only an option, but a primary goal for many of us.... read more
Catherine Fox is Deputy Editor of Australian Financial Review’s BOSS magazine and writes a weekly column, ‘Corporate Woman’ for the newspaper. She joined the AFR in 1989 and has held a variety of positions, including marketing and Smart Money editor. Catherine... read more
Do you cringe every time you hear the words ‘What makes you different?’ Do you think ‘Oh no. I still have no idea what my niche is’? Do the words ‘Unique Selling Proposition’ and ‘Point of Difference’ make you... read more
Inika is sold in more than 500 stockists in over 13 countries. Winner of numerous industry and business awards, Inika is experiencing growth at a time when many businesses are in decline. In this interview, we discuss: How a... read more
