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Low carbon – what’s in it for business?
Being low carbon isn’t just about being green. There’s also an extra incentive for savvy business owners to market their efforts towards an increasingly environmentally conscious customer.
Innovative global event will inspire soloists
Many female entrepreneurs are limited because they underestimate their potential to grow a solo business. In an effort to inspire and empower solo entrepreneurs, the international telesummit ‘Startup Small—Dream Big—Grow Fast’ will provide women with strategies to reach solo success.
4 ideas for better business execution
Finding business tough and struggling to get ahead? Want to achieve more but don’t know how? If this year feels like a repeat of the past, these four ideas will help you better your execution and drive business growth.
5 things to know before starting up
So you’re keen to run your own business. You’ll be leaving behind all the securities that come with a full time job to meet a host of new challenges, so here are just some of the considerations you should look into before going it alone.
How good fleet management makes for happy customers
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the number of light commercial vehicles has increased in the past year accounting for 15.5 percent of all vehicles registered, just behind passenger vehicles. This means more SMBs are looking to leverage their vehicles and optimise operations – to gain a competitive edge and maintain superior customer service.
A dead simple way to green your office
Did you know commercial lighting can attribute to up to 25 percent of a company’s total energy costs? It can be overwhelming to consider all the options out there to make your business more energy efficient, so here’s a simple idea to get you started.
Debunking the $2k insurance myth
Call it an insurance misconception, but many business owners have a fixed idea of what they believe is an appropriate amount to pay for insurance. If they paid $2000 last year, they think $2000 will do for this year. But when every other aspect of your business could have changed, why would the same amount still be valid to protect you into the future?
Become the ‘irresistible stranger’ in the room
Did you miss this week’s webinar but want to learn how to master the art of making instant and genuine business connections? An on-demand recording of the session is available now.
Start-up? This checklist’s for you
Given all you need to start a business these days is a computer and an internet connection, why has the number of businesses registering for GST almost-halved? If you don’t know where to start with your start-up venture, this checklist’s for you.
6 bad SEO tactics that hurt your search ranking
A lot has happened with search engines over the last six months. New features have been added, algorithms have been updated and many high ranking websites have been banished into obscurity. Here’s why your website’s organic traffic may taken a dive or why it might take a hit in the near future.
Improve sales by taking a coaching approach
Using a sales coach is a proven method of increasing sales and performance as a coach supports staff to reach their goals, or targets, using the GROW model approach. Here’s how to GROW the performance of your sales team.
10 steps to more powerful email subject lines
An email subject line is an invitation to communicate. Any email that doesn’t get opened is a message that has not been delivered. So to increase your chances of your emails being read and messages received, here are some important tips on the effective use of subject lines.