Having a strong online presence is imperative for all businesses. Increasingly, Australians are turning to the Internet, and search engines particularly, as their first point of call for researching businesses, products and services. Over 11 million Australians are now... read more
Whether you are offering a product or a service, the Internet enables you to reach customers all over the globe, who can conveniently order from your online store 24 hours/7 days a week. The primary difference between a regular... read more
Tell us about your online business and how you got started. I created Wedding List Co in 2003 following a less-than-inspiring experience with a department store registry. We were handed a clipboard and sent off to write down 13-digit... read more
Briefly tell us about your business and how you got started. Presents For Her is an online gift shop that targets males who are looking to buy gifts for females. Annette’s background in the study of human behavior and... read more
How do I increase my sales? Whenever I talk to people and tell them what I do (sales is my ‘thing’) they inevitably ask me “how do I increase my sales?” My response is simple “Employ a sales person!”... read more
Sales today are about building rapport and engaging your customer. You can still do this in a cold call, you just need the strategies to make these calls successful in your pursuit for new business. Business Owner: “Hello, I’m... read more
Amazon in the US is having a sale til the end of the month. Taking into consideration both exchange rate and discounted prices, I think there are still good deals here on books that you may or may not... read more
Balance. Harmony. Prosperity. We could all use more balance, harmony, and prosperity in our careers as well as personal lives. Rina Lee, founder of Strategic Feng Shui, employs a combination of classical Chinese Metaphysics systems to improve the working... read more
“My business was created out of a necessity to survive after the death of my first husband five years ago,” says Meredith Marshall, owner of makeUwell. “As a widow at age 33 with three boys to bring up on... read more
Danny Mazevski and Annalisa Holmes have participated in the Australian Businesswomen’s Network’s MentorNet Program. For more information on mentoring, please click here. The Mentor: Danny Mazevski Company: Amco Public Accountants Why did you become a mentor? A... read more
For the past two decades many SMEs have been advised to adopt a ‘client-service’ model to build their business. On the surface, this sounds reasonable, but in reality, it might be sending those same SMEs broke. Today, probably more... read more
The other night Jay Leno ended his interview with Barack Obama by saying: “This has been one of the best nights of my life.” No doubt, being the first host to have a sitting president on your show was... read more
