By: Michelle Dixon Cultivating your observational skills and listening to your gut is key to honing your intuition. Today Michelle Dixon shares her best tips for developing and using intuition to make your business better. Wouldn’t it be handy to switch on your inner psychic so that you might anticipate the best decisions for your business, […]
By: Amanda Westphal The end of a year is a hectic time for soloists. While our friends and family can apply for leave and not think about work for 14 days, for us it’s difficult to escape. If you own a product-based business I know how it is. Every year, by the time Christmas Day arrives […]
Avoid the risk and become first aid ready! Many businesses believe they are first aid ready for an emergency, however this isn’t always the case. St John’s free resource, 5 Steps to First Aid Readiness, can help you to minimise workplace risks and be better prepared to respond to First Aid emergencies. 5 steps […]
By: Guest Author When reviewing the financial performance of a business, the primary measure I look at is Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). ROCE not only measures the profitability of a business but also the efficiency with which its capital is employed. In Laymen’s terms, ROCE works out how much bang for your buck you’re […]
By: Alexandra Cain The short answer is yes. The long answer is more complex. For a lot of people, putting their business premises inside their super fund makes sense. But what about putting the business itself inside a self-managed super fund? I put this question to Melissa Browne, founder of accounting practice Accounting and Taxation Advantage, […]
By: Fiona Adler Since most business plans are useless, many businesses don’t do them anymore. Fiona Adler shows how to create a really useful, one-page business plan that will actually help drive your business forward. Not so long ago, business plans were given *a lot* of importance. In fact, they were seen as being the first […]
By: Ivan Seselj Throughout the world, the pace of digital disruption is increasing by the day. Business models are being challenged, workplaces altered and career paths brought into question. Change has become the only constant. To survive in this ‘new normal’ world, organisations must constantly strive to innovate. Those that do stand to succeed, while […]
By: Fiona Amarasinghe To succeed in business, we’re told we need to know exactly where we’re going. But if ‘getting your offering just right’ is stopping you from taking action, it’s time to forget clarity and take an aimless leap. Hands up if you don’t really know where you’re going with your business? There’s a lot […]
By: Peter Khalil Businesses must navigate a multitude of risks daily. While large companies tend to have dedicated “risk management” departments, which monitor threats to profitability, among SMBs, risk management often begins and ends with physical risks, including those posed by work health and safety hazards. But what of the risk of competition, market conditions, cyber security breaches and emerging industry disrupters? SMBs can’t afford to take these […]
By: Dinushi Dias Becoming a public company can be a major achievement for a startup and while it’s not for everyone, founders with their eyes set on this path should start planning as early on as possible. If you’re on the fence about whether the stock exchange is the best place for your startup, JCurve chief […]
