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Workington Town to open League Two at London Skolars
Workington Town will open their League Two season at London Skolars – a club now hailing a bright new future.
Is face-to-face dead?
Technology has come a long way since the Nokia 3310. The novelty of playing Snake on your mobile phone is now superseded by superfluous functions which have changed the way that we do business. Smashing out 20 emails in the commute to work is a much bigger achievement than creating the longest snake while in transit.
Digital ways to pay - why should SMEs bother?
If someone had told you 10 years ago that we would be producing invoices on our phones, you would have laughed, especially when we were all working on Blackberries. Roll forward to 2017 and so much has changed! With businesses and start-ups all over Australia looking for ways to compete on the world stage, getting paid faster than you were yesterday will always put you in front. There is no doubt every business needs to embrace the benefits of modern payment technologies into their operation.
6 ways meditation makes you a better businessperson
My path to becoming a social entrepreneur was an accidental one. As a doctor specialising in the field of psychiatry, I turned to meditation to manage the stress of my work. It took a while before I was sold on it, though. Like many people who are driven to create and make things happen, I used to wonder why anyone would “just sit there” doing meditation. As a compulsive doer myself, sitting down to meditate was profoundly challenging. Where was the productivity in that?
The cost of a new website revealed: Tim Barnett, 2BInteractive
“We’re web developers – we’re not business coaches or business development coaches. But at the end of the day, we sometimes are involved at that level because your website is so key to your business.” Indeed, website architecture can be a costly and time-consuming endeavour. Tim joins the My Business team to discuss the importance of having a business strategy and how having a plan in place helps web developers produce an end result that is satisfying to all.
Can’t remember what you forgot? Instant ways to boost your memory
Memory problems are commonly thought of as a problem relating to older age. The somewhat depressing news published in the British Medical Journal in 2012, however, revealed cognitive decline starts in our 40s and 50s, indicating it’s never too early to be putting in place ways to help preserve cognitive function. With stress now identified by 80 per cent of Americans as the most common workplace challenge, identifying ways to boost memory and cognition is becoming increasingly urgent.
Are customers really too busy to give you feedback?
Everyone claims to offer the best customer service in their local area or particular industry. Yet what constitutes “the best” is up to customers to determine – not business owners and their employees. So without capturing customer feedback rigorously and efficiently, how do you really know how your service offering stacks up? Is it really better than your competitor down the road? Are there things you could be doing better but don’t even realise it?
Think hacking doesn’t affect you? Think again!
A Perth-based real estate agency has had its computer systems hacked, resulting in scammers publishing fake rental ads. The fake advertisements and the email address used by the scammers, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , are in the process of being removed online by Perth’s Department of Commerce.
Shark Tank’s Steve Baxter talks tech in business
Speaking with My Business ahead of his presentation at the recent Intuit Australia’s QuickBooks Connect conference, Steve says it is important for businesses owners to be measured in their approach to incorporating new technologies into their business. Some, he says, can be a lifesaver in the financial and time savings they deliver, while others are greatly overhyped in their ability to bring meaningful efficiencies.
The training dilemma: will it deliver a return?
Of course everyone provides basic training on the products and services offered by the business – how to operate internal systems and processes, etc. But more in-depth, detailed – and hence expensive – training is often only reserved for long-term or very senior employees, if at all. Yet as Jules Peacock, founder of high-end Sydney salon Lily Jackson Hair & Makeup, explains, not training your employees well can actually cost you more – through lower sales volumes and poorer staff retention.
Shark Tank judge reveals top business strategies
The serial entrepreneur and investor, who is now a household name thanks to his spot on the judging panel of Channel 10’s hit show about start-up businesses pitching for investment, says the advice he wants to pass on are lessons that he learnt through his first accountant. “He gave me three pieces of advice,” Steve (pictured) tells My Business.
Avoid these 6 common digital marketing blunders
After interviewing more than 40 of my clients, from small businesses through to corporations, I noticed a pattern emerging with the types of problems or concerns they were having with their digital and social media activities. Often the mistakes they were having could have been remedied by being willing to invest in the right channels and strategies to begin with. So, what stopped them from setting their business (or marketing/digital/social) strategies up properly?
Don’t think disruption is a new concept!
Serial entrepreneur and founder of BridgeClimb Sydney, which operates climbs up the Sydney Harbour Bridge, explains that the history of the bridge itself demonstrates that disruption has long been a part of human history and evolution. “When you think about 1926 when we built that bridge, there was only a million people in Sydney.
Tips to prepare a business for sale
If you are in business, you are generally doing everything you can to keep your head above water, service your customers or clients and bring money into your business. Preparing for the sale of your business is a vital aspect of any business owners’ journey through the lifecycle of their business. Yet it is so often something that is missed.
Is the government snatching your dormant cash?
By law, authorised deposit-taking institutions (such as banks) are required to transfer funds that sit dormant for a period of seven years to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). One My Business reader, identified only as Brian, recently commented on a 2016 article titled ‘Govt calls on Aussies to claim lost savings’, explaining how he inadvertently discovered a large sum of money was taken from his account without any notification from either his bank or ASIC.
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