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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.
Money
Do you have questions about raising private equity or venture capital? Then this column could give you the answers. When it comes to winning over tricky investors you need all the help that you can get. Lead writer, Gail Geronimos, is the founder of Achaeus, which helps entrepreneurs develop their businesses, provides you with powerful presentation tips and investor secrets that will make a big difference to your efforts in raising equity capital.

 

 

Leadership ethics

Author: Michel Hogan on
The US Navy helps us find out more about ethics and how they impact our decisions. Try the Ethics Simulator for yourself.

How to make your customers love you

Author: Michel Hogan on
In today's times there is not much more important than giving your best customers a little bit extra to keep them coming back for more. But many companies struggle with how to add value to products and services in a meaningful way.

Brand versus name

Author: Michel Hogan on
There is a common misconception that my name is my brand, but in reality while your name is the face of your brand, one of the points of connection with it, your brand is something else.

A name to remember

Author: Michel Hogan on

The period after the dot com collapse and 9/11 attacks was a highpoint in new businesses starting up with more people choosing to go it alone than ever before. Much of it was possibly necessity - after being laid off you have a couple of ways to go. You can get on the bandwagon and start looking for your next gig, or get off it and do your own thing.


Look under the yellow hat

Author: Michel Hogan on

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain


The myth of greed

Author: Michel Hogan on

At a lunch last Friday, our discussion about the state of capitalism took an interesting right turn and ran headlong into a wall of differing opinions on whether the "self-interest" of corporations (or more specifically the people who work in them) makes it impossible for things to change. Thought provoking stuff.


Great to fallen (and back)

Author: Michel Hogan on

A couple of weeks ago Amanda Gome pointed us all to an article in Inc Magazine interviewing "Good to Great" author Jim Collins. This week I want to point everyone to another one in Business Week that is a primer to the topic of his new book - How the Mighty Fall. 


War and (Green)peace

Author: Michel Hogan on

We can all learn a lot from the recent stupid decision made by Greenpeace here in Australia.


Brand chatter

Author: Michel Hogan on

It used to be much easier to get the word out about your brand and connect with your customers. You just ran an ad, or put out a press release. Tick. Next.


Identity of work - the role of personal brand

Author: Michel Hogan on

By way of full disclosure - I work with people to help them understand and uncover things that make up their personal brands. But where I draw a rather firm line is telling people what their jobs should be.  


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