63% of participants in our recent Wealth Plan survey indicated that they have a financial plan. The most popular wealth strategies included business (74%), savings (52%) and investment property (48%). Despite participants’ reliance on business as their overall primary... read more
My friend, Patricia, has a problem. She is articulate, intelligent, immaculately dressed and groomed and holds a senior management position in a large organisation in which she has built a successful, high profile, career since the early 1990s. She... read more
According to the Australian Government’s Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2008-09, the global financial crisis has not only entered a new and dangerous phase, but we are currently experiencing the most significant upheaval in global financial markets since... read more
After struggling with many work/life balance issues themselves, Jayne and Valerie established the NewNorma Project to examine how work/life balance can become a reality for any woman running her own business. Through the NewNorma Project, Jayne and Valerie delved... read more
Compared with Norway, where the Government has mandated that listed company boards have a composition of at least 40 per cent women, the number of female directors on ASX 200 company boards is less than impressive, at just 8.3... read more
My thoughts reflect the recently-released results of a global survey of women conducted by international management consulting firm, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The BCG’s survey was the largest global survey of its type, with over 12,000 respondents in... read more
63% of participants in our recent Wealth Plan survey indicated that they have a financial plan. The most popular wealth strategies included business (74%), savings (52%) and investment property (48%). Despite participants’ reliance on business as their overall primary... read more
It cites a 2006 ABS survey, which found that mature workers were also the least likely group to take days off due to their own illness or as a carer. In the two week period prior to the survey... read more
Consider your pricing method, discounts and allowances, price elasticity and break-even analyses at various prices. Most crucially, keep that cash flowing! There is absolutely no point in having large amounts of YOUR money held by slow paying debtors, or... read more
In 2004, international management consultancy McKinsey and Company commenced its McKinsey Leadership Project; to learn what drives and sustains successful female leaders. This article is based on McKinsey’s project report, CENTRED LEADERSHIP: How talented women thrive, published in September... read more
Where are you now? Where do you want to be? How are you going to get there? Would you believe that those three simple questions are amongst the most powerful tools that you’ll ever use as a business owner?... read more
Developing a marketing plan is a crucial component of business success – after all, if you have no clear sales strategy for your product or service, how are you going to identify your market and its drivers, let alone... read more
