Tag: Small Business

Sydney Business Month will be returning again in May 2013 with 50 new workshops run by Sydney’s leading experts, business speakers, coaches and trainers.

There is a common misperception that small businesses can secure the cheapest business travel by booking on the internet directly with hotels, car hire companies and airlines. But as time-strapped CEOs, personal assistants or in-house travel bookers spend countless hours trawling the internet for fares, running cost comparisons then booking, buying and reconciling travel expenses, are the benefits really what they seem?

With the new year looming and businesses everywhere grappling with change, now is a good time to consider some ideas on how you can work on your business, setting yourself up for a stronger year in 2013. It’s time to work smarter not harder.

How to deal with customers who drag their feet when it’s time to pay up.

Strategy is a difficult thing for small business. We always believe that we have found the perfect niche in the market and that we will make the most of it. But sales don’t always come as quickly as you hope and you start to spread the service offering to get more customers through the door.

Organisations often use software that is completely inappropriate for the size of their organisation. Frequently there is a belief within organisations that they need one of the big players (SAP, Oracle, etc) to deliver their solution because “that’s what everyone else is doing”.

What are the processes that small businesses need to adopt to take their websites to the next level? Here are some ideas from a digital expert.

Social media has presented many SMEs with the opportunity to promote their products and services to a larger audience. One growing theme that many SME owners experience is this: How can I keep up with social media when I’m too busy running a business?

Not only do SMBs now have access to the same new technology as large organisations, they’re also able to embrace and react to it more quickly, nimbly and cost-effectively. Here’s how you can take advantage of your pole position to steal a march on the big guys.

New research from the University of Technology Sydney has revealed the state of play in small business, and offers some lessons for SME owners to learn from.