Tag: Opinion

There’s no question that social media is here to stay, the only question is whether or not your business is taking advantage of these global networks.

There is a lot of advice for succeeding in business and if you tried to follow all of it chances are you would run yourself into the ground.

Did you know that annually, businesses typically spend an average of $1,900 to own, run and upgrade each PC in the office?

It used to really bother me when my mother would tell me to ‘count sheep’ when I couldn’t sleep as a child. It was never the answer I was looking for, which of course, was “Alright, you can stay up for another hour”.

Many entrepreneurs and businesses aim for the largest possible customer base, focused on seeing a strong return based on everyday consumers, but could aiming for wealthy customers be the way to go for SMEs?

The list reads the same: sleepless nights, hairpin emotional trigger, eating or drinking too much (or not enough). The only difference, is that it’s your business partner.

Being the emotion-driven person that I am, it’s always more fun to debate the big issues of politics and economics with someone who brings a different perspective, and so my brother makes a perfect sparring partner.

Over the last several years, the little old sheepskin boot has been the centre of a very un-Australian brand name battle between a large American company and small Aussie manufacturers.

For the uninitiated, each and every morning since 1945, the Sydney Fish Market in inner-city Pyrmont, has been home to the biggest daily seafood auction in the southern hemisphere.

It’s well known that a happy workplace is more productive, but it’s far easier said than done.