Author: bluemercury
Nickame: bluemercuryconsulting
Real Name: David Bartlett
Profile: Blue Mercury Consulting are compliance and risk consultants for small business. They publish a free e-magazine called Queensland Compliance Monthly for small and medium-sized businesses to keep up to date with their regulatory compliance obligations.
Website: http://www.bluemercuryconsulting.com.au
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Posts by bluemercury
Buying a Business: How to avoid nasty surprises
Filed under Beginning
If you are looking to buy a business the term ‘due diligence’ should be familiar. Due diligence is the process of thoroughly investigating the business to substantiate the claims made by the vendor (and broker) and ensuring that the business... More...
Email Marketing Rules
Filed under Marketing
Email can be one of the most powerful and cost effective forms of marketing for small to medium business. But there is more to email marketing than crafting the right message. Since October last year the Federal Court has imposed penalties totalling $22.46... More...
Are Refunds Really Necessary?
Filed under Managing
Sales might have been down this Christmas. But one thing is for certain – a good number of people received presents they don’t want, that don’t fit, that aren’t the right colour, or that they’ve now got two of. If they don’t... More...

