Click here to download this episode. As image sharing apps and platforms explode into the social media space, how can small businesses harness the power of good old-fashioned photo sharing? Listen to this Social Media for Small Business... read more
Tony Abbott has not generally been popular among women. His out of touch and sometimes patronising remarks in the past haven’t helped. In 2010 he famously used an ironing analogy to explain to the “the housewives of Australia” how... read more
Things change. Contracts come to an end, great TV shows get cancelled, your kids go to university. Hey, that’s life! But for a small business, placing your bets on a single resource means that any drop of change can... read more
There is arguably nothing more valuable than a favourable article about you and your business in a media outlet (newspaper, magazine, online, TV) that your target client group accesses. Why is an article so much more valuable than an... read more
With more than 845 million people on Facebook – more than half of whom visit daily – having a Facebook page for your business is a smart idea. But it’s not one of those if-you-build-it-they-will-come situations – you need... read more
Small business so often comprises highs and lows. Sometimes I’m rushed with adrenaline and feel invincible, yet other times, well, I wonder why I bother. The hardest thing is that slow times, officially called “slumps”, frequently have no rhyme,... read more
Is it possible that a successful recruitment project can come about less because of your exceptional planning and structures, and more because you knew where the traps were – and most importantly how to avoid them? Here are some... read more
Alycia Edgar (Coastal Accounting), Valerie Khoo (Sydney Writers’ Centre) and Cat Matson (catmatson.com) attended the 2012 South by South West Interactive Festival (SXSW), the world’s greatest geek-fest and hub of what’s new in technology, new media and business thinking.... read more
“Your call will be recorded for training and quality assurance purposes” How often have you heard this? And have you ever listened to the responses they collected? I heard a selection of recorded calls to print businesses last week.... read more
An article about the ‘trend’ for Chief Momentum Officers caught my eye this week, seeing as I was in a super-charged flurry of making overdue changes in each of my businesses! Everything around us is changing faster and faster... read more
Click here to download this episode. Margie Warrel is the author of Find Your Courage – 12 Acts for Becoming Fearless at Work and in Life. Is it time for you to have more courage in work and... read more
Click here to download this episode. Listen to this Social Media for Small Business interview with Valissa Warren to learn: How do you really integrate your website with your social media activities Why is is it important and what... read more
