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Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog

Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog

The Profit Frog is The ASSET and CASH FLOW MAXIMISER for SMEs, searching for cash flow problems at their source, helping create cash flow budgets a... Read more

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon specialises in creating business websites for small to medium sized businesses that bring in fresh leads, new customers and make money. Read more

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot is a small business coach in Sydney who works with small business owners who want to make a big shift in their business and turn i... Read more

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria is an experienced bookkeeper organising small businesses. She assists clients with setting up their new business ensuring they have applied ... Read more

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Nominal Accounting Software develops, sell and supports a micro business management software. Read more

Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration

Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration

Pace Administration offers administrative services to micro and self-employed businesses in Adelaide specialising in services for self-employed psy... Read more

Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy

Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy

Tony Cosentino builds WordPress websites, trains businesses how to manage a WordPress site and provides long term fanatical support for WordPress s... Read more

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Black Coffee Communication helps clients increase sales and improve brand recognition through compelling business writing. Read more

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Bubbling With Energy provides entertainment and amusements for corporate events and private parties including jumping castles, mechanical bulls, su... Read more

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Infinite Growth works with individuals and businesses to improve their communication skills so that they can professionally present their products ... Read more

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Shelcom Corporate Services help make the government registration process of starting up a company simple, fast and faultless for new business owners. Read more

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Golden Days Images preserves old photos and places them on DVD and CD. They are also branching out into capturing small events involving filming an... Read more

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Pendle Party and Event Hire is a family business that offers party and event equipment for hire to south east Queensland. Read more

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones provides property maintenance services within Ringwood, Ringwood North and Warranwood. Read more

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner does graphic design, for any application - print, web, packaging, shop fronts, signs... anything that requires text / images arrange... Read more

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton helps people make their events exciting and memorable with performances of the mysteries of the mind. Read more

Michael Vincent, Sports Partners

Michael Vincent, Sports Partners

Sports Partners is a free, fun site where people can find other people, clubs, or businesses for sports and hobbies. Read more

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Presentation Studio offers a complete presentation design service, from PowerPoint Templates and Design, and Training to Public Speaker coaching. T... Read more

Kate James, Total Balance

Kate James, Total Balance

Through her business coaching and life coaching, Kate James works with the concepts of mindfulness, creativity and authenticity to help people chan... Read more

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Specialising in editing, proofreading and copywriting, WordLaundry takes the froth and bubble from communications, leaving them crisp and squeaky c... Read more

Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog
Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au
Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp
Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions
Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting
Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration
Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy
Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication
Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment
Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth
Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services
Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images
Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire
Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood
Richard Jenner, The Type Shed
Simon Paxton
Michael Vincent, Sports Partners
Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio
Kate James, Total Balance
Jane Woolard, WordLaundry
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Make report and proposal writing easy with an outline

16 May 12 | Maria Pantalone

Creating an outline for writing reports and proposals can save you time and effort. Here’s how. Read more

Comments: 3
  • Let’s get personal
  • WorkSmart: Why moving fast can equal failure
  • Podcast: What happens when passion takes over
  • How smart sourcing can help your bottom line

Let’s get personal

15 May 12 | Jayne Tancred

Whether you’ve put conscious thought into it or not, your business already has a brand personality – and if you’re a soloist, it’s probably closely aligned to your own. Read more

Comments: 19
  • WorkSmart: Why moving fast can equal failure
  • Podcast: What happens when passion takes over
  • How smart sourcing can help your bottom line
  • Make report and proposal writing easy with an outline

WorkSmart: Why moving fast can equal failure

14 May 12 | Robert Gerrish

Recently I've heard of a couple of instances where hurried behaviour very nearly resulted in the loss of a sale…and that can't be good. Read more

  • Podcast: What happens when passion takes over
  • How smart sourcing can help your bottom line
  • Make report and proposal writing easy with an outline
  • Let’s get personal
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Podcast: What happens when passion takes over

13 May 12 | Tim Reid and Luke Moulton

In this podcast, Tim and Luke interview Hana Tolhoek, the creator of Strom, a high end spirit retailing at $110 per bottle. Hana is a true marketing go-getter. Read more

  • How smart sourcing can help your bottom line
  • Make report and proposal writing easy with an outline
  • Let’s get personal
  • WorkSmart: Why moving fast can equal failure

How smart sourcing can help your bottom line

12 May 12 | Michelle Kvello

Smart sourcing is the big brother of outsourcing: it’s not just about cutting costs; it’s about sourcing the optimum solution for your business, making sure that it stays agile and flexible. Read more

Comments: 0
  • Make report and proposal writing easy with an outline
  • Let’s get personal
  • WorkSmart: Why moving fast can equal failure
  • Podcast: What happens when passion takes over

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Let’s get personal

15 May 12 | Jayne Tancred

Whether you’ve put conscious thought into it or not, your business already has a brand personality – and if you’re a soloist, it’s probably closely aligned to your own. Read more

Comments: 19

WorkSmart: Why moving fast can equal failure

14 May 12 | Robert Gerrish

Recently I've heard of a couple of instances where hurried behaviour very nearly resulted in the loss of a sale…and that can't be good. Read more

Hana Tolhoek

Podcast: What happens when passion takes over

13 May 12 | Tim Reid and Luke Moulton

In this podcast, Tim and Luke interview Hana Tolhoek, the creator of Strom, a high end spirit retailing at $110 per bottle. Hana is a true marketing go-getter. Read more

How smart sourcing can help your bottom line

12 May 12 | Michelle Kvello

Smart sourcing is the big brother of outsourcing: it’s not just about cutting costs; it’s about sourcing the optimum solution for your business, making sure that it stays agile and flexible. Read more

Comments: 0

Startup

How perfection prevents action

03 May 12 | Deborah Jackson

Do you let perfectionism hold you back from marketing yourself? If you wait for that perfect moment, if you wait until you’ve learnt it all, if you hesitate for any reason, then you lose. The perfect time to market yourself is today. Read more

Comments: 3

Armageddon in the dojo

01 May 12 | Jodie McLeod

Is your home office equipment letting you down? Mine did, and on my first day on the job with Flying Solo, no less. Read more

Comments: 18

Podcast: The ‘cover some serious marketing ground’ episode

11 Mar 12 | Tim Reid and Luke Moulton

In this podcast, Tim Reid and Luke Moulton cover more marketing ground than Michael Schumacher on race day! Read more

Marketing

  • Podcast: Those 11 forgotten marketing concepts explained
  • Five easily avoidable marketing mistakes
  • Podcast: LinkedIn’s MD on how to use LinkedIn for business
  • Presentation skills for beginners
  • Podcast: Roger Hamilton – Futurist, Social Entrepreneur, Wealth Dynamics creator
  • How self-discipline brought in big bucks
  • Developing your communication strategy
  • Sharpen up, soloists!
  • Podcast: How To get 500 bums on seats. Fast!
  • Four free tabs to make your Facebook page POP
  • How to get your expert opinions flowing
  • Podcast: How To Learn Faster
  • Media campaign mistakes: what not to do

Make report and proposal writing easy with an outline

16 May 12 | Maria Pantalone

Creating an outline for writing reports and proposals can save you time and effort. Here’s how. Read more

Comments: 3
  • Let’s get personal
  • Podcast: What happens when passion takes over
  • Media pitch writing tips
  • Do I have to do everything?

Work smart

WorkSmart: Why moving fast can equal failure

14 May 12 | Robert Gerrish

Recently I've heard of a couple of instances where hurried behaviour very nearly resulted in the loss of a sale…and that can't be good. Read more

How smart sourcing can help your bottom line

12 May 12 | Michelle Kvello

Smart sourcing is the big brother of outsourcing: it’s not just about cutting costs; it’s about sourcing the optimum solution for your business, making sure that it stays agile and flexible. Read more

Comments: 0

When is it time to hire an employee?

11 May 12 | Brad Callaughan

If you are planning to bring on an employee in order to help grow or support your business, just how should you go about it? Read more

Comments: 1

WorkSmart: Are you sabotaging your success?

30 Apr 12 | Robert Gerrish

Diligence and attention to detail are great qualities in a small business owner. But a preoccupation with perfecting process and too much fine tuning can sabotage our success. Read more

Live smart

  • What would you tell yourself a decade from now?
  • Indoor air quality: Breathe easy in your home office
  • Is giving away free advice a thankless task?
  • Why mindfulness matters
  • Which of these are you?
  • My work-life blend experiment
  • Switching off from work
  • Risky business
  • How soloists can make the best music
  • The resolution solution
  • Your number one priority
  • You shouldn’t keep it a secret
  • Keep calm and carry on

Tips for staying calm under pressure

07 May 12 | Maria Pantalone

Being a soloist is sometimes stressful, and high stress levels can impact on your communication style, which may ultimately damage your relationships. Here are some tips for staying calm under pressure. Read more

Comments: 4
  • How to be believable
  • Your business needs breathing space
  • Designing a healthy office
  • Coping with business when you’re feeling down

Tech

Is cloud computing best for my business?

05 May 12 | Heather Cox

There’s been a lot of talk recently about how the cloud will revolutionise business computing. But how is it different to what you’re doing now, and what’s the benefit? Read more

Comments: 7

Why the cloud is safer than your desktop

20 Apr 12 | Sholto Macpherson

One of the greatest concerns about cloud-computing services is security. Is it safer to put important information on the web, or should you keep it on your desktop or server under lock and key? Read more

Comments: 5

Essential technology for working from home

31 Mar 12 | Heather Cox

A productive home workplace needs a few basics in place. Here are some technology essentials to consider when working from home. Read more

Comments: 6

Finance

Manage your cash flow and get paid on time

10 May 12 | Jo Ucukalo

Getting paid on time is essential to minimising cash flow problems, especially for new businesses. Here are seven simple techniques to help you avoid cash flow roadblocks. Read more

Comments: 5

Pricing for wimps: your minimum hourly rate

04 May 12 | Julia Bickerstaff

As a soloist, how do you determine what your hourly rate should be? Use this simple three-step formula to help you work out the minimum you should be charging. Read more

Comments: 6

Are you undervaluing what you offer?

28 Apr 12 | Deborah Jackson

Undervaluing what you offer could be costing you both clients and money. Here’s how to spot the tell-tale signs and start turning things around. Read more

Comments: 3

Good record keeping

25 Apr 12 | Michael Quinn

Keeping good records involves more than just knowing which records to keep and for how long. It could mean the difference between the failure and success of your business. Read more

Comments: 0

 

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