Today’s media has triumphantly and repetitively trumpeted the fact that forty-something “Dancing with the Stars” host Sonia Kruger has “admitted” to using Botox and having her teeth cosmetically enhanced. This is news? It makes me wonder what we’ve come... read more
One of my favourite presentations at South by South West was called Making Whuffie – Raising Social Capital in Online Communities, presented by Tara Hunt. According to Tara whuffie is social capital, connections (both strong and weak) and influence,... read more
This week the MentorNet mentoring program for women in business started with a national audience representing the far corners of Australia as well as the cities. 20 businesswomen have started the six-month journey of training and mentoring to grow... read more
Found this quote today from R. Buckminster Fuller. Was actually looking for a different one about making a difference… but this one is great too. Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there... read more
The penny-pinching, wheeling-and-dealing, bargain-hunting prospect. As a freelancer, dealing with this type of person is part of the territory. Unfortunately, this is a delicate situation, if you appear defensive you risk losing a sale or a later referral. If... read more
Briefly tell us about your business and how you got started. Started in 1988 – just playing with an idea AND we developed a comprehensive business plan which we followed. We started Corban & Blair as a creative exercise... read more
Did you come back from the New Year break invigorated and inspired to make 2009 your best year yet? Have you just realised that it’s the beginning of April and you still haven’t done anything? Use these five quick... read more
If your company had exhausted all of its marketing dollars and could not spend anything else on lead generation, what could you and your colleagues do to create income? Client referrals – one of the highest sources of leads... read more
The penny-pinching, wheeling-and-dealing, bargain-hunting prospect. As a freelancer, dealing with this type of person is part of the territory. Unfortunately, this is a delicate situation, if you appear defensive you risk losing a sale or a later referral. If... read more
On of the highlights for me from South by South West’s Interactive festival this year was the keynote from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, a $1 billion dollar online business that sells shoes (and quite a few other things).... 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
Chantelle Hodgson and Leonie Jackson have participated in the Australian Businesswomen’s Network MentorNet program. For more information on MentorNet, please click here. The Mentoree: Chantelle Hodgson, Mabuzi Why did you become a mentoree? To get guidance from a mentor.... read more
