20 Questions You Need to Ask Before Starting a Business – Part I

Business structure and needs analysis when starting a business There are about twenty questions everyone should ask before starting a business. Most of those questions we cover in our Small Business Management Courses, while others we assume you’ve already thought...

Current unemployment rate highest in Australia than peak of GFC

Is there security in being an employee? The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently announced that the unemployment rate had fallen to 6 percent; news that was probably met with a collective mopping of eyebrows and sighs of relief from the Abbott government which has...

What Makes a Great Work Café?

Is There a Formula? In a post I wrote recently, I mentioned that working from a café every now and then is great for your productivity, particularly if you’re the kind of person who finds working from home too distracting. The key, though, is finding the right café,...

Co-working In Shared Spaces

Teleworking and Working at Home The job market is going through a fair bit of change at the moment. Companies are downsizing and restructuring, and full-time jobs are becoming scarce. But it’s not the doomsday horror some people would have you think it is. In fact,...
Helping You Get Stuff Done: We Review To-Do List Apps

Helping You Get Stuff Done: We Review To-Do List Apps

We talked last time about the benefits of keeping to-do lists and how to-do lists should not be static; how they should be used in conjunction with your work to help you achieve your goals. With this in mind, we have reviewed some of the best to-do apps that will help...
Why We Love To-Do Lists

Why We Love To-Do Lists

As a business owner you generally have a million things to do and the majority of those million things need to be done now, immediately, ASAP! This can be overwhelming, which is why we cover things like setting structure and routine in our Small Business Management...
5 Ways You Can Offer Better Customer Service than the Competition

5 Ways You Can Offer Better Customer Service than the Competition

Simply communicating with your customers to manage expectations can help you beat the competition. It’s maybe the last thing you think about when you’re starting a business, but as a newbie, it’s good customer service that will give you an edge over the...