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Boss Lady

Time to get aggressive
Amanda Gome News imageThe next six months are a crucial time to be aggressively attacking the marketplace. You need to start now to get those order books filled up for 2009/10.

The Futurist

Go the extra mile for your customers
Colin Benjamin News imageExpect to be asked for smaller orders, delayed orders, faster response times and requests to carry more costs to end customers.

Get Out Of My Way

10 Questions to test your scruples
Naomi Simson News imageHere are 10 questions to test how scrupulous you are or if there are grey areas.

Entrepreneur Watch

The fall of Tom Hedley
James Thomson News imageCarins-based pub and property baron Tom Hedley was a classic rags-to-riches story, but like so many property entrepreneurs he was caught out with too much debt when the market turned....

Gen-Y Millionaire

Are you creating the magic?
Kirsty Dunphey News imageWhat are you doing to create the magic in your life and business?

Internet secrets

Is iPhone ringing the death knell for Yellow Pages?
Craig Reardon News imageWhich new era marketing combination is right for your business?

The Digital Bottom Line

Words from the wise
Brendan Lewis News imageWrite down quotes and pieces of advice that resonate for running a business.

Cultural leadership

Leadership ethics
Michel Hogan News imageA downloadable simulator gives modern scenarios of how ethics can be shaped in your business.

Ask the Experts


Online sales

Why has my site’s Google rank dropped from 1st to 2nd ?
Chris Thomas News imageBy checking a competitor's back-link strategy you'll soon get an idea if they are using any dirty SEO tricks.

Executive Coach

Should a manager go into the personal issues of an employee?
Tim Sharp News imageBosses can learn to diplomatically and compassionately broach personal issues, ensuring staff get help when needed.

Teams

How do I change from team member to team leader?
Pollyanna Lenkic News imageWorking relationships need to be redesigned as the team dynamics will inevitably change with your promotion.

Tax advice

Have I spent enough to get the 50% tax allowance?
Greg Hayes News imageWhen buying more than one computer you can group them under another provision.

Profitable growth

How do we make sure we learn the lessons of 2008-09?
Julia Bickerstaff News imageUsing the GFC to justify results for FY09 won’t help build a brilliant FY10.

Entrepreneurship

How do I deal with the elephant in the room?
Marcia Griffin News imageResolving an unspoken issue lurking in the business frees you up to focus on more important tasks.

Money

What else do I need to know about pitching?
Gail Geronimos News imageTrust is imperative with investors, but choose the right time to reveal any skeletons.

Selling

How do I get prospects to talk to me?
Sue Barrett News imageProspecting calls need to be efficient, clear and delivered in ways that attracts the customer to what you are selling.

Cashflow advice

What do you do with customers that say their payment terms are 45 days?
Christine Christian News imageSetting and signing clear policies at the start makes all the difference.
Smart Company Blogs

 

 

At times in the last six months it has been awfully quiet. Many business owners hunkered down, and surveys showed us that they have been focusing on their core customers and shoring up those relationships. They are also reviewing, retrenching and building their teams and cutting costs to become lean machines.


Go the extra mile for your customers

Author: Colin Benjamin on
The new financial year begins with falling stock markets at half the levels of the previous year, rising levels of unemployment, massive ponzi schemes, liquidation of MIS companies, huge mergers and acquisitions of failing companies and extended demands for forward planning by lenders.

I’m scared my start-up is going to fail. Help!

Author: Aunty B on
Dear Aunty B,

I know 80% of start-ups fail, but when I started my business, I was sure it would be a success. Now three years on, I don't feel sure at all. It's been very hard and I feel scared all the time that I'm going to fail.


Why has my site’s Google rank dropped from 1st to 2nd ?

Author: Chris Thomas on

Hard to believe I've been blogging and answering your questions here at SmartCompany for two years now! I'm still loving it and hopefully helping you with your online sales strategy along the way. There's always a mad rush on a Thursday afternoon to respond to your questions and write something interesting, but please keep them coming!


10 Questions to test your scruples

Author: Naomi Simson on

We all want to be doing business with people we trust. This sort of sounds obvious doesn't it? We like doing business, or working with people that we know we can count on. Does it really matter?


During a recent workshop, in which I was working with a leadership group to increase their understanding of mental health issues in the workplace and enhance their ability to manage any warning signs quickly and effectively, a participant raised several concerns about dealing with his colleague's "personal issues" and queried where and when he could "cross the line".


 There is something very familiar about the collapse of Tom Hedley's pub, property and construction empire, which was placed in the hands of receivers KordaMentha yesterday.

Hi,

My boss is a tight arse. We have old computers, our server keeps crashing and our systems are under huge strain. Fortunately things have been a bit slow, but as things pick up I predict wholesale disaster.


Have I spent enough to get the 50% tax allowance?

Author: Greg Hayes on
I just purchased a work laptop and it came to $1031. Am I able to get the 50% rebate? I have been told it needs to be $1000 plus GST, or $1100 in total.

Are you creating the magic?

Author: Kirsty Dunphey on

I have a budgie named Walt (Walt Disney), I honeymooned at Disneyland, I've written articles and more about them - you could say I'm a crazy Disney fan. Why? Because of the magic.


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