by Online Business Training Courses | Monday, May 12, 2014 | 02 Market the small Business (Business Planning), 05 Researching the Market, Business Secrets, News, small business management, training courses
Part of writing a business plan in our Small Business Management Course, is that you have to research the market, and by doing so, you come to learn a little bit about the other businesses in the marketplace that you’ll eventually come to compete with. Is Competition...
by Online Business Training Courses | Thursday, May 1, 2014 | News, small business marketing
We were recently at a breakfast meet up of small business owners networking with other like-minded people; sharing their tips and secrets to their success, and their advice for other entrepreneurs. The discussion turned to networking and what makes some people good...
by Online Business Training Courses | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | News
If you’ve recently completed our Small Business Management course, written your business plan (and had it reviewed) and feel ready to take the plunge and secure finance for your start-up, getting a bank loan might seem like the logical option, but sometimes it’s not....
by Online Business Training Courses | Friday, July 5, 2013 | 01 Originate & Develop Concepts, News, small business management, training courses
The Australian Small Business Centre strives to help new businesses get their ideas off the ground — and existing businesses to grow. And one of the first steps anyone has to take when branching out on their own is deciding on the business name. I recently started my...
by Online Business Training Courses | Wednesday, July 3, 2013 | News
When the Australian Government introduced the carbon tax in 2012, it forced many small businesses look at just how energy efficient (or inefficient) they were. For the first time — and often for less than altruistic reasons — business owners wanted to know exactly how...
by Yvette | Monday, July 1, 2013 | News
As we provide our Small Business Management Course, and with so many of those who complete our MYOB Course running their own businesses, many of our readers will know that the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate today increased to 9.25% in a government scheme that will...
by Angela | Friday, June 14, 2013 | News
In a recent post we talked about what makes an entrepreneur, or more specifically, how good leadership is essential to being successful. But could it be that there are also a prescribed set of attributes guaranteed to make you successful? As I thought about this I was...
by Online Business Training Courses | Tuesday, May 7, 2013 | 08 Undertake Marketing Activities, News, small business marketing
If you network with other entrepreneurs, but you’re not using LinkedIn, then you need to be! We’ve talked about the networking powers of LinkedIn before in a previous post, particularly if you’re in the process of marketing a new business. But there are a...
by Angela | Friday, April 5, 2013 | 12 Customer Service, Become a Virtual Assistant, Business Startup Help with starting a new business, Customer Service Training Course, Digital Assets, News, Online Business, Small Business, small business management, training courses
Good customer service = sales We all know good customer service when we see it, and we all know bad customer service when we see it; but what exactly makes good customer service? We’re going to compare two local coffee shops in Manly, Sydney to highlight the...
