In a special guest post for Dynamic Business, Unimail’s Andrea Culligan looks at how she dealt with the rapid growth of her small business, and the lessons she’s learnt which allow her to see growth not as frightening, but exciting.
Talking about reducing business communications costs inevitably leads to talk of ‘IP communications’ or ‘cloud technology’… but don’t space out just yet, the benefits and savings are real as increasing numbers of business owners are discovering.
The importance of a quality website cannot be underestimated when running a business. A website can be seen as a digital shop-front, as it’s often your customers first interaction with your business; so it’s vital to get things right!
Kellie Hill’s story lies at the very heart of Australia’s mining boom. Her business, Kellie Hill Consulting (KHC), is a legal consultancy specialising in native title and heritage approvals for mining projects and it’s enjoying rapid growth. Here’s how Visa Business helps her run a business from the remote north-west of Australia.
Cloud accounting enables small business owners to keep their finger on the financial pulse of their business in the same way a large corporation would – and better still, it’s available anytime and anywhere they’re online.
One can easily describe the current retail market as “it was the best of times; it was the worst of times”. On one hand, retailers are being slammed from a number of directions, but on the other, internet activity has doubled in the last 4 years and will directly contribute $70 billion to the economy within 5 years.
Cashflow remains a key priority for small businesses, with Dun & Bradstreet’s latest trade payment survey showing payment terms have reached three-year highs, with the average time it takes a debtor to pay a bill jumping more than five days in the first quarter of 2011. With cashflow back on the agenda, there’s evidence more businesses are reviewing their payment options to bring cash into the business faster.
If you’re scared that the latest financial shake-up may lead to a second GFC, you’re not alone. Fortunately there are strategies you can employ to run a business in an uncertain economic environment.
You know you have a winner: your business is expanding, your competitors are copying you, you’ve got ideas to take it even further and investors are smiling. But have you implemented systems in your business? If not, you’re in danger of capsizing.
With cloud computing increasingly being seen as the simplest and most affordable way to gain access to business software and applications, you might be asking what’s in it for you?
