Business Essentials

You probably wouldn’t think twice about consulting a real estate agent when selling your house - so why wouldn’t you seek the advice of experts when it comes to selling your business? John Blight makes that analogy as he describes the financial and emotional toll to business owners who decide to go it alone when selling up. Seek advice, he suggests, because a problem shared is a problem solved.

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If you're hiring new sales staff – or anyone for that matter – don't be lax with on-boarding them, insists sales expert Colin Pearce. A proper induction process is important to get the best out of your sales team, and it's one of the training programs that Colin provides through his Colin Pearce Academy.

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It’s certainly hot! But is the property market getting too hot to handle – at least for those now losing out because prices have gone bananas? Where are the watchouts as buyers, sellers and investors all search for the best opportunities? And how long is it all going to last anyway? Nic Don casts his experienced eye across the sector.  

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Becoming an authority in your field of expertise and making a heap of money in the process – now that’s not so easy. Why not shortcut the process and learn the lessons of a master at the game? Tom Matzen has spent years perfecting the art of guaranteed scalable success and he loves sharing his lessons with other aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Who doesn’t want to grow their business? We all do, right? But with so little spare cash for marketing activities, are there any cheap or no-cost ways to add to the bottom line? Julie Hyde, Director of Julie Hyde Consulting, offers five practical tips to grow your business – and all of them can be achieved without having to borrow or dip into cash reserves.

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For many companies, transitioning to more digital processes was something they were considering but not rushing into. COVID has accelerated a digital transition by an average of 6 years, with businesses rushing to incorporate digital strategies, to mitigate for future pandemics or disasters. But what about hospitality, one of the hardest-hit industries? Well Paul Hadida, General Manager at SevenRooms explains that rebuilding begins with data and automation.

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Imagine setting yourself the challenge to run 250 km in the searing heat of outback Australia. What lessons would you learn about yourself that you could apply to other aspects of your life, like your business? That’s what Kay Bretz set out to discover with his first ultramarathon – the Big Red Run in Birdsville – where he beat the race record by five hours. He’s since run multiple ultra-distances and was awarded the Australian Ultra Performance of the Year in 2019. The challenges he’s faced in his sport of choice has helped in many ways with his business success.

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The tough road out of mental ill-health is not to harden up and soldier on. Joel Clapham found that out in the saddest of ways when at the age of 35, his father took his own life. Joel was 16 at the time and severely impacted by his dad’s death. His biggest fear was that he would “follow the same script”. Instead, he’s taken a different road and has founded Hearten Up – helping others, and himself, by being open about mental ill-health. And now he’s taking it to the workplace.

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You can find out more about Joel and Hearten Up at www.heartenup.com.au

 

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A reminder to employers: super guarantee payments are going up by 0.5% in July. Simple enough? Well no, actually. There are complexities in the rules and there’s also an additional charge against employers who get it wrong. So seek advice if you’re unsure about how to comply, suggests HR and industrial relations expert Cheryl-Anne Laird, of Mazars.

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Being a coach and umpire at the highest level of elite AFL sport has taught Jeff “the Giesch” Gieschen a thing or two about leadership and the nurturing of star performers. Now he’s transferring those lessons to the business world. Leadership’s tough, he’ll tell us, but fairness, empathy and team spirit are paramount if you want to move from good to great.

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