7 Reasons Your Business Needs Directors and Officers Insurance

Although it might be tempting for your company to forgo directors and officers insurance coverage, it is an executive liability that all businesses should take a serious look at. Most businesses, large and small are aware of the reasoning behind coverage... More...

5 Ways to Express Owner Honesty

An honest salesman? Who ever heard of such a thing? Believe it or not, the old notion that all salesmen are slick and dishonest has gone the way of cassette tapes and VCRs. There might still be a few floating around, but being honest is the “in”... More...

5 Tips to Build a Safe Workplace Environment

Unless you’re operating a construction company or other high-risk field, it’s unlikely that safety is at the forefront of your mind as you get your business off the ground. Nonetheless, an emphasis on safety should always be an underlying... More...

7 Ways to Increase Productivity in Your Home Office

Your home office can be a haven; it allows you to focus on just your work. If you work from home full-time, you need a space that separates you from the distractions of home. If you work at home in the evenings, your office can help you focus on your... More...

Diagnose the source of your cash flow problems

The major reason for small business failure is the lack of cash. For a business to be successful you need to discover and address the underlying causes for the poor cash flow. Trying to fix poor cash flow without diagnosing the cause is the same as the... More...

Essential Business Tax Deductions

You’ve got to spend money to make money, right? And if you spend it to produce ‘assessable’ income, then your business will usually be entitled to a tax deduction. There are of course the deft and nifty tax deductions that some are... More...

When Do You Need A Workplace Lawyer?

When Do You Need A Workplace Lawyer? Businesses in Australia are facing one of the most complex and volatile times in workplace relations law. From July 1 2010, 85% of Australia’s employers need to increase minimum wages and comply with new allowances,... More...

Are Refunds Really Necessary?

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...

Essential Work from Home Time Management Tools for Small Businesses

Without effective time management, your small business can: a) lose clients, b) lose sales and therefore, profits, c) become an inefficient venture and d) be considered as a total waste of your efforts and… well, time. So, what essential time management... More...

The Outsourcing Phenomenon Part 2

The Unaffordable Becomes Affordable In Part 1 of The Outsourcing Phenomenon, we looked at how technology has opened up access to a huge international resource that was only previously available to large organisations. In doing so, this technological development... More...

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