Think “small business” and the idea of selling goods or services for profit immediately comes to mind. However, within a few months of establishing Admin Bandit, I realised that running your own business could be about far more than... read more
UPDATE: The 2011 MentorNet Mentoring Program starts in April. Early bird and member discounts apply! Get your business in shape with the help of a mentor. Learn more here. On 8 June a group of business women will take... read more
Catherine Westwood participated in the Australian Businesswomen’s Network’s MentorNet Program. For more information on mentoring, please click here. The Mentoree: Catherine Westwood Company: Chik Design Why did you become a mentoree? I was in the very early... read more
The inaugural question for the new Ask a Mentor series comes from Kate Barber of Big Steps Little Feet. Question: “Looking at my business and all the hats I wear, juggle and manage, what should I (wear) focus on... read more
I hope that headline got your attention. It was meant to. I’m learning so much as I get closer to launching my long-awaited website. Here are three business philosophy tips from me to you. 1. Keep Your Eyes on... read more
Tara Hunt is the author of The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business, a breakthrough book on community marketing. It provides the strategic map and specific tactics for success in the new economy... read more
The news has been dominated of late with the Prime Minister’s discussions about health reform … or more accurately, with his attempts to ‘win-over’ the Premiers during heavy-duty negotiations. Watching the commentary about these negotiations got me wondering …... read more
Given that I spend much of my day talking to employers and job seekers about their current job placement activities, I guess I hear more than my fair share of – let’s call them interesting – approaches to the... read more
Winter is almost here and for some that equates to a merry go round of colds, flu, antibiotics and time off work. If you are having antibiotics more than once every five years then your immune system needs some... read more
If just the mention of the word budget makes you go into blank stare – don’t worry. Take action and take control of your finances. For the first three years of business I operated without budgets. I was so... read more
One item that can be imperative to your success in business is your cost of sales (COS). So can this figure be improved upon? Absolutely, you just need to work with what you have. Your business type will influence... read more
Running our own business means we wear several different hats. One day we are strategising our business plans. The next we are busy developing our business or devising innovative marketing campaigns, sometimes networking. And, on other days when... read more
