by Michelle | Oct 30, 2012 | Building a business, Business Start-up, Small Business, Small Business Planning, Women Business Owners
Last post I wrote about the 7 benefits of working from home – and I’m sure I missed many more benefits. However, in the interests of balance – I thought I’d also point out the downside of working from home. You’re the first (only) one called if your children (or other...
by Michelle | Oct 23, 2012 | Building a business, Business Start-up, Outsourced Admin, Small Business, Small Business Planning, Women Business Owners
Today I wanted to talk about quitting. There seems to have been quite a bit written about trying something and quitting quickly and often if it’s not working out. Even more so in a business setting. That, my friends is a furphy! Succeeding in business, despite what...
by Michelle | Oct 11, 2012 | Business Start-up, Customer Experience, Great Service, Phone Answering, Small Business, Women Business Owners
Over the last 12 months or so the string of poor profit results seen by the retail sector and the resulting wailing by behemoths David Jones and Myer and the like might lead one to believe that ‘retail’ in Australia was dying. And yet, there are droves of European...
by Michelle | Oct 9, 2012 | Building a business, Business Start-up, Small Business, Small Business Planning, Women Business Owners
Technology is a wonderful thing! Where once we were confined to the four walls of corporate offices and by being geographically close to our clients, team and/or suppliers, now we can work from almost anywhere, with almost anyone with a minimum of fuss. So if you’re...
by Michelle | Sep 20, 2012 | Building a business, Business Start-up, Outsourced Admin, Serviced Office, Small Business, Women Business Owners
Someone once said the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, or now. The same can be said for starting, building or growing a business. it’s easy to bemoan that you should have done x or y last week, last month or ten years ago and hindsight has always been a...