Why do you want to start a business? Maybe you have a great idea for a business, no ideas but a desire to start a business or perhaps you’re ready to take your hobby and make ‘real money’ from it. For the people I have worked with on business training there are a group who…
I had to make a big purchase decision recently – a dishwasher. After 12 great years ours had broken down and let’s face it – life is not so great without a dishwasher – and the 9 and 12 year olds weren’t that efficient! Like me, people are increasingly turning to online reviews and social…
Have you started your year with a full inbox? Messages to be read, to be filed, to follow-up? I am usually really good with managing my inbox but over Christmas it got a little out of hand so I’ve just deleted 1014 messages and it feels great! Clear the clutter – clear the mind! My…
If it’s one thing Melbourne does well, it’s events. Moving masses of people in and out of venues, on and off public transport in a relatively smooth fashion. From my perspective the one thing that consistently lets events down seems to be the inability to predict certain events and make contingencies for them. Too often business…
Some smart business ideas come from combining two things. The ‘cricket cooler’ is a summer invention that combines the need for cool drinks with cricket stumps. The founders from Adelaide, Leigh Warren and Adam Dubrich, created the cricket cooler after suffering the pain of many Australians – dragging all their stuff from the car to…
At this time of the year many of us have already ‘checked out’ of our business. We’ve been too busy to create concrete plans for 2015 (that’s what January is for!) and our thoughts have gone into ‘holiday mode’. Before you hit ‘snooze’ on your business take 15 minutes to review what has worked for…