How hosting a podcast helped this bookkeeper develop active listening skills | Alexi Boyd
Today I’m speaking with Alexi Boyd Director of a Bookkeeping business and host of the Small Biz Matters podcast.
How outsourcing can save the world : 5 sites for finding virtual experts
If you’re open to the concept of a virtual outsourcing, and want to find an expert or sell your own expertise here are five online marketplaces you can turn to: Elance: Reportedly you can access over 2 million skilled freelancers and find freelance jobs from around the world. It’s free to join, post jobs, and ...
5 Business lessons from Cédric Klapisch film Chinese Puzzle
This is not a movie review; this is a movie write-up so may contain some spoilers — you’ve been warned! Continuing with my theme of attributing business lessons to the plot lines of movies, I’ve taken a deeper look at Chinese Puzzle distributed by Transmission films. Chinese Puzzle is a French language film following the ...
5 Business lessons from the Wolf of Wall Street
Hey! This is not a movie review; this is a movie write-up so may contain some spoilers — you’ve been warned! Wolf of Wall Street had some questionable business lessons, and for a bit of fun, I identify them here for you now, in the hope you can justify going to the movies to the ...
5 reasons why ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ could be considered a tax deductible movie
One of my passions is the movie industry. I’m interested in the creation of movies and who starred where, and who produces what. My favourite actress is Katherine Hepburn, and favourite living actress is Sandra Bullock. My favourite movie is Gone With The Wind. I’m not interested in gossip, and this really detracts from the ...
What add-on inventory solution will work with Xero and my small business?
So you're a small business and you want an inventory solution, or you're a consultant or cloud integrator and you need to find a suitable inventory solution for your client. If you're not closely affiliated with a particular solution (which I'm not) you need to look at the options available on the market = time drain! ...
Factors that determine the cost of business liability
Business liability insurance is the best form of risk management. Several policies are set to address the different risks a business can suffer from. All these policies are set to manage things like employees or customers insurance, fire damages, theft or insecurities among others. Geographical location This is one of the factors most businesses need ...
Slogan Creator – slogans that sell
Sammy the Slogan sniffer dog My friend Lucinda Lions has launched a new concept ‘SLOGAN CREATOR’ ~ slogans that sell. I know Lucinda from Flying Solo, we both write for the site, and help out at the Flying Solo Live events. I don’t actually have a slogan for my own business – but ...
8 tips for running a lean startup business
I encourage you to launch and run your business as leanly as possible: bootstrap the business, invest your own funds in the business, live frugally and watch every penny you spend. The less money you spend, the less profit you need to generate to turn your business into a success. The less money you borrow, ...
10 Business Trends for 2014 and WIN $100 Officeworks voucher
The fab people at Officeworks have given me a $100 AU Officeworks voucher to give away to a lucky reader....read on to find out more details...[This competition is now closed and I'm excited to share with you Ross Dawson selected Grant Steele as the winner. Dawson remarked there were a number of excellent comments. Thank-you ...