Whether we're entrepreneurs, employees, parents or partners, we spend our days trying to move others. We're all in sales. But why we do the things we do? In his provocative book, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Daniel H. Pink offers a fresh look at the art and science of persuasion. Daniel [...]
How can building your personal brand help you achieve your goals? A strong personal brand allows you to network more easily and to connect with more people (and have them connect with you). Join us on 29 May when Marny Lifshen, author of Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Women presents a new webinar: [...]
Life as a startup can be a roller-coaster ride. But, you don’t have to ride it alone. Thousands of Australians start businesses every day, for many different reasons. But, starting is just a small part of the journey. What does it take to make a great business? What challenges will you need to overcome and [...]
Starting this May, the Australian Businesswomen's Network presents the Social Media for Small Business webinar series, which is designed to dispel the myths about social media and arm small business owners with skills and know-how to make social media a powerful force for business development and bottom line results. Each 90-minute webinar will include relatable [...]
Social media is a helpful communication tool for businesses as it allows them to communicate directly with customers and engage them in conversations. Social media can also help you to increase your customers’ brand awareness and find new contacts or business opportunities. If you want to become active on social media, but don’t know [...]
When we think of business travel, our immediate thought may be of overnight trips interstate or perhaps a week long international stint. But for thousands of women each year, a business trip involves being away for home for much longer, and often, travelling alone on these extended stays. This situation is one that occurs more [...]
Collaboration is an essential ingredient for teams to operate in the high performance space, yet few people really experience it. Most people experience compromise and mistake it for collaboration - people hang on to their own agendas when they engage in conversations or participate in meetings and the result is political game playing and manipulation. [...]
Are you looking for another way to share your knowledge, showcase your expertise and promote yourself or your business? Writing an eBook might be the answer! Writing an eBook can give you instant credibility and allow you to position yourself as an expert in your industry. Your eBook is also a great way to [...]
Mandy Holloway draws on personal experience, in-depth business understanding, real business application and passion to inspire others to be Courageous Leaders. This passion translates into the commitment to model courage both personally and professionally inviting others to develop confidence and conviction to do the same. Mandy’s continuing personal leadership journey from emerging leader to partner at KPMG and for the last 9 years inspiring courageous business leaders, while juggling the roles of wife and mother, means she shares many stories and experiences to bring leadership alive with the reality of what people are facing every day.
You no doubt know the feeling of starting a new sport or hobby. When getting into a new sport having the right shoes, bicycle, racket etc. are an essential part of being 'the real deal'. You need the tools that tell the world that you are part of the sport and you are a Crossfitter, [...]
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan handed down his sixth federal budget last night and unlike most pre-election budgets, this one lacked splashy spending sprees and tax cut incentives. It’s early days in the analysis of the 2013 federal budget, but on the surface it appears small business’ wish list was largely ignored. The Australian [...]
NSW Small Business Commissioner website The NSW Government says its Small Business Commissioner Bill 2013, passed by the Parliament on 2 May 2013, will even out the playing field for small business and bring business practices in NSW into a new era. The passing of this legislation makes the NSW Small Business Commissioner an independent statutory [...]
Years ago, generating new business meant sending direct mail, cold calling, or good old newspaper advertising. Marketing has moved on (significantly!) and today without a website, and a good understanding of how to market your business online, will mean a real struggle for the business owner. Here are some of the best ways to use [...]
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Congratulations to ABN Member Eleni Mitakos of Galmatic who this week celebrated four years in business and who was recently interviewed on SpeedFM - The Voice of Motorsport. Galmatic runs fun and interactive Car Care Workshops for women and is a gals one stop shop for car care products and information. We are big fans of [...]
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Your first Business Activity Statement (BAS) is due for lodgment on 11 November 2000. Following are 10 things you must remember to do in relation to its preparation. 1. Record Keeping The Commissioner has advised that everyone who lodges a BAS will eventually be audited. The audit will be for an individual BAS for a [...]
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