In life, as in the dictionary, startup follows on from shoestring. No matter how much capital you've raised to launch a business, you'll quickly discover there's not nearly enough to go around, necessitating a laser-like focus on controlling startup costs. Here are three tips for keeping them to a minimum ...
Think there's no room to barter beyond hawker's stands and street markets? You may want to reconsider. Understanding the power of bargaining is an underrated small business skill - one that can help you forge profitable customer relationships and ensure that your company's transactions are helping you grow. Here are five bartering rules to live by ...
It's estimated that 145 billion emails are sent every day1. If you suspect that a disproportionate number of them are ending up in your inbox, you're not alone ...
There are very few free lunches in life, but Australian governments do provide various forms of assistance to small businesses (admittedly in the hope of generating more tax revenue down the track). While there are literally hundreds of sources of 'free money' available to assist small businesses in achieving everything from cracking the US market to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, here are five grants that appeal to the small business masses ...
Process: it is the one thing that can make a business successful, or drive employees and their bosses mad with frustration. How can owners find the bottlenecks and help optimise business processes ...
How can you risk-proof your business investments to ensure a healthy financial future? ...
Higher insurance premiums are forecast in 2013 as insurers seek to recover the cost of recent severe weather events such as bushfires and floods. With few small businesses having the financial resources to cover every contingency, how can owners get maximum insurance at minimal cost? ...
Australians reportedly work some of the longest hours in the Western world, yet businesses often miss out on efficiency gains ...
It's the curse of economists everywhere: the business cycle that constantly moves from peaks to troughs ...
Australia's resource sector may be a victim of its own success, with spiralling costs and a strong currency making it the world's most expensive place to mine. Is the boom over? How might it affect the rest of the economy ...