On today’s podcast, we have our first international guest, and it’s such a pleasure to have Tracey from Bissett Financial Fitness, who was amazing to interview, being that we both work in the business finances world, right across the globe.

Tracey brings amazing insights for young adults and budding entrepreneurs with positioning themselves in their finances and business finances, giving support to those who are feeling lost or confused.

If you enjoyed today's episode, we would love to hear from you, please leave us a rating or review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

Time Topic

1.09 Introduction of Tracey Bisset

2.36 Where do we place our attention in our finances

5.10 How do we keep ourselves accountable in our finances

TRACEY‚ÄôS GIFT FOR YOU - ‚ÄúA Money Meeting Agenda‚ÄĚ - see link below

6.30 Pricing our products and services

10.30 Tips for working through the insecurities

14.46 How not getting paid, impacts your cash flow

17.33 Methods of cash flow payments with your clients

18.07 Establishing your credit rating in your business

21.03 Tracey’s final insights and tips

How to find Tracey:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceybissett/

GIFT - ‚ÄúA  Money Meeting Agenda‚ÄĚ https://cashcoach.biz

Website: https://www.bissettfinancialfitness.com/

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

ÔĽŅInformation contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.

On today’s podcast, I’m going to chat to you exactly what the title states, and also tell you how it’s absolutely possible to DIY and even speed up the process that many business owners hate!

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

ÔĽŅInformation contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.

On today‚Äôs podcast, we are joined by Rowena, the Founder of The Salt Box, an online retail and wholesale store specializing in 100% natural gourmet food and bath salts. 

Prior to The Salt Box, Rowena felt in her elements of the Corporate world with management positions in corporate strategy, product and channel management in Australia, the USA and Canada. 

Rowena left the corporate world on the back of a life changing event and her passion now rests with small business and all the ups and downs on the roller coaster ride!

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

Time Topic

1.18 What is The Salt Box

2.40 What inspired you to start the business

3.57 How did you transition from the corporate world

5.24 Realisation of doing everything in a small business

6.06 Side hustle and think of what the future in growth

7.26 The portrayal of the young start up company

8.58 How has the business responded throughout 2020

10.15 Amazon - getting this up and running

12.40 Inventory/stock level juggling

14.15 What's your key learning journey take away

17.28 ROI improved as a result of self education

19.30 Learning SEO bases

21.00 Transforming a 3rd party service to work for you

21.52 What's next on the learning list

22.55 Sometimes we need to be honest with yourself

23.57 YouTube and finding a trusted resource

24.40 Changing rules on platforms

Where you can find Rowena & The Salt Box:

Website: https://www.thesaltbox.com.au/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSaltBoxAu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesaltboxau/

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

ÔĽŅInformation contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.

Today I want to start something different - call it my Podcast 2021 new years resolution!

I want to give you a quick burst - and what better way to start than by introducing the BizNation - Micro Pod.

These will be featured throughout 2021 as short shots of awesome business information to listen to when commuting or even doing those pesky house chores.

Take your pick!

Let’s talk about goal setting for 2021...

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

ÔĽŅInformation contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.

Last week we hit Christmas with our wonderful quests and this week we have round 2 - our previous guests share their stories. Continuing our theme into this episode and we hope you enjoyed this one and if you haven’t checked out part 1, head over to that one and enjoy a laugh with us for Christmas 2020. And don’t forget we step into Hot Cross Bun speak and our preferences.

Join us in this mashup with the awesome Jon from Microkeeper, Anne from Effective Behaviour Management, Dan from Organik Digital and Jo from Expand Career Consulting . Another amazing bunch of guests for part 2.

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

Here is the episode breakdown:

Due to the nature of this episode, time and topics have been dropped, it's just the episode to throw it all out the window and just enjoy the show.

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

ÔĽŅInformation contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.

Let’s change the pace - Christmas is almost here and what is one of the best things about Christmas? Getting together with family and friends and sharing a laugh. This is exactly what we wanted for our Christmas episodes. How better to do this than invite our past guests back to join me and talk all about Christmas, what it means to them, their traditions and even stepping into Hot Cross Bun speak.

Join us in this 2 part mashup with the amazing, Jenn Donovan from Social Media and Marketing Australia, the hilarious David from Sixgun and the lovely Jacquie from Senior Dental Care. I couldn’t have asked for a better bunch for part 1.

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

Here is the episode breakdown:

Time Topic

Due to the nature of this episode, time and topics have been dropped, it's just the episode to throw it all out the window and just enjoy the show.

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

ÔĽŅInformation contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.

Today we are going to talk about careers! Jo Pilon from Expand Careers Consulting joins me and we really have an amazing discussion about career planning. We dive into career planning for your team. It’s a powerful episode with key takeaways for you in your business and how to build your team members up and support them for their long term career goals.

Today‚Äôs episode is sponsored by ‚ÄúSpend with us‚ÄĚ, THE platform to purchase your Xmas gifts from over 600 rural and regional businesses from Australia‚Äôs premier online marketplace for rural and regional businesses. Giving you great options for some or all your Xmas gifts, including site wide gift cards! Visit spendwithus.com.au and link is also in today‚Äôs show notes.

Here is the link: https://www.spendwithus.com.au/

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

Here is the episode breakdown:

Time Topic

2.10 What is career planning

4.10 Businesses may not even be aware of career planning

5.10 Identifying skills and areas to improve

5.45 What tools and processes are used for career planning

8.05 Psychometric tests, personality testing, and Disc Advanced

9.05 What results can we expect from these tests

11.50 After testing we can start planning

12.30 Touching on performance appraisals 

13.25 Skills building in small business for now and their future

14.25 Staff moving on from your business being a positive

15.20 How does career planning help employees

16.56 Build confidence and resilience

17.38 Transferable skills from the skills audit

19.10 End of career planning - the last 10 years of working 

20.29 Options for business owners when hiring, EQ over IQ

22.40 Different adaptability needs and younger generations

23.35 Have a go to help find what you like in working

24.35 How does career planning help in your business

26.47 The learning journey, as people, and business owners

28.05 Internal or External, what’s the best option

29.30 New set of eyes across the business, benefits you can learn

31.00 Performance reviews for action

32.22 Is career planning suitable for small businesses

34.20 What do you want to achieve as the business owners

From today‚Äôs show: 

Find Jo and Expand Careers Consulting

Website: https://expandcareers.com.au/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpandCareers

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jopilon_expandcareers/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopilon/

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

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As we all head into December at a rapid rate, it's a great idea to start planning, if you haven’t done this already, now is the time.

Today‚Äôs episode is sponsored by ‚ÄúSpend with us‚ÄĚ, THE platform to purchase your Xmas gifts from over 600 rural and regional businesses from Australia‚Äôs premier online marketplace for rural and regional businesses. Giving you great options for some or all your Xmas gifts, including site wide gift cards! Visit spendwithus.com.au and link is also in today‚Äôs show notes.

Here is the link: https://www.spendwithus.com.au/

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

Here is the episode breakdown:

Time Topic

1.14 Have you started or completed this, or about to start?

1.35 Think about your 2020 and what you can repurpose into 2021

2.20 Tools to use for planning

3.05 Time frames of planning

4.11 Don’t forget to include yourself in your plan

5.05 Including your team members and digital tools

6.30 Think about all aspects of your business

7.55 Be realistic in your goals and plans

From today’s show: Coogle, timeline and project planning tool - https://coggle.it/

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

ÔĽŅInformation contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.

I’ve been hanging to do this episode, I knew the day was coming. Victoria is back in business and it’s been a massive week, last week for many small business owners. The doors to many have reopened, and with only 5 weeks until Xmas, this is going to be one EPIC time to cherish and drive us forward into 2021.

Today‚Äôs episode is sponsored by ‚ÄúSpend with us‚ÄĚ, THE platform to purchase your Xmas gifts from over 600 rural and regional businesses from Australia‚Äôs premier online marketplace for rural and regional businesses. Giving you great options for some or all your Xmas gifts, including site wide gift cards! Visit spendwithus.com.au and link is also in today‚Äôs show notes.

Here is the link: https://www.spendwithus.com.au/

If you enjoyed today's episode, we love to hear from you, please leave us a review, don't forget to subscribe and we hope you can tune in next time as we continue to unpack all things business!

Here is the episode breakdown:

Time  Topic

1.03  Bouncing back in business - Victoria is alive again

1.56  5 weeks until Christmas

3.10  Having your customer service on point

5.20  Online presence and customer service continues

6.52  Check all your social channels, check your website links

7.59  Last week‚Äôs episode 30 - ‚Äúyou can‚Äôt sell a secret‚ÄĚ

9.00  Remember the new customer acquisition cost

9.48  Don‚Äôt forget your why, why you started your business

10.29  Social media chat opportunities, questions and enquiries

11.48  Don‚Äôt forget to look after yourself

How can you find me:

Website - https://kerryzarb.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kerryzarb/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryzarb/

Clubhouse - Kerry Zarb

Information contained in this segment should be taken as general advice only and your personal circumstances have not been taken into account. It is recommended that you seek financial advice from a professional who is licensed to do so. If you choose to act upon the general advice shared in this segment you do so at your own risk.