Louise Yeandle participated in the Australian Businesswomen’s Network’s MentorNet Program. For more information on mentoring, please click here. The Mentoree: Louise Yeandle Company: Mystery Flights Why did you become a mentoree? To gain knowledge in the areas... read more
We put so much heart into our businesses, nurture them lovingly, thrill at their growth spurts, anguish through their hard times. We’re inventive, creative, adaptable and persistent. Our business is about our life, our lifestyle, the people we touch... read more
There are many things you should plan, but what should you plan for your business? Planning comes in many forms, which combined can provide you with a blueprint to keep your business moving forward. I consider there to be... read more
There have been a few alarming reports of late regarding the shock in store for small to medium-sized business this year. Apparently fewer than half of Australia’s small businesses are adequately prepared to deal with the further round of... read more
At the risk of stating the obvious, we’re already one-eleventh of the way through the year. And if you take into account holidays, December etc, then we’re actually closer to one-tenth – or 10% of the way through 2010.... read more
‘New Year New Career’ is a term well used by employers and recruiters alike in job ads during the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Christmas and New Year period. And there is a simple reason for this... read more
Recently, I had a client tell me ‘your invoices are well laid out – especially your payment terms. Can you improve mine?’ Getting paid. Isn’t that the ultimate goal from each and every sale? It had better be, or you... read more
The Australian Businesswomen’s Network and Citrix GoTo Webinar will soon launch a new lunchtime series with prominent business authors from around the world. Designed to provide lunchtime education (the series is part of Citrix’s Lunch + Learn initiative) each... read more
‘New Year New Career’ is a term well used by employers and recruiters alike in job ads during the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Christmas and New Year period. And there is a simple reason for this... 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
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
