As a small business owner, you have a lot on your plate, and it can become easy to neglect your books. Lots of small business owners view bookkeeping as a weight over their head—and come tax season, this weight becomes tangible. In order to file accurate returns and...

Everyone experiences stress at some point, but when it occurs in the workplace, the effects can become dangerously widespread. Job performance is diminished, productivity lessened, and if left unchecked, stress can dominate the entire environment and impact a...

The standard corporate definition of productivity usually refers to getting more done in less time. And strategies like streamlining your meetings or investing in technology are common solutions. But smart business owners are going beyond making processes more...

In my work with business owners, many of them have expressed a desire to transition a certain employee to a more senior role at their company. However, this promotion sometimes doesn’t happen because the owner is not sure what steps to take to help this individual be...

You don’t need us to tell you—the goal of hiring talented, qualified job candidates is now a lot harder to achieve than it once was. Businesses are pursuing a wide range of strategies in order to replenish their workforce, and to build new talent for the future. At...

Every new hire is important to your business, but probably none are as vital as a quality salesperson. This individual is responsible for generating leads and closing sales, which translates into revenue-generating activities for your organisation. That’s why it’s...

Solid leadership is critical during every phase of a company’s evolution. This is probably most important during a time when a business undergoes a period of rapid growth. According to serial entrepreneur Firas Kittaneh, the challenges that occur during this phase...

Do successful business leaders and CEOs exhibit the same qualities across the board? Generally speaking, the answer is “yes.” Specific personality and character traits can be identified as essential components for virtually every business leader, whether they were...

It’s a well-known fact of business life, but one that still takes some entrepreneurs and business leaders by surprise. At various stages of a company’s growth (but especially in the earliest stages), business expenses are likely to outrun product revenue. If left...

Without sales and incoming revenue, a business can’t grow. But it’s equally true that outgoing expenses, if left unchecked, will keep a business from thriving as well. Cash flow and expenditures aren’t the most exciting aspects of leading a business, but they’re the...

Advances in technology have significantly leveled the playing field for small and mid-sized businesses. They now have access to much of the same technological resources previously available only to larger companies and these resources enable them to become more...

You may have the best product or service out there, but if you lack a high-performing sales team, chances are your business will suffer. As anyone who’s ever been in (or dealt with) sales knows, it takes a combination of locating a person with the right sales traits...

Many business professionals utilise LinkedIn to generate connections with other business leaders, promote their current ventures, strengthen their contacts and share news about respective industries. Strategic use of LinkedIn enables CEO’s and Business owners to...

Being active and increasing your engagement on LinkedIn can be an excellent lead generation strategy. Find out how to add value when engaging with potential prospects by following these necessary tips!   Convey your value! Before communicating with your LinkedIn...

It takes a combination of factors to ensure the continual success of your business. Even if you have the best product or service out there, the lack of a high performing sales team might mean that your business will suffer. Locating a person with the right sales...

There are over two million businesses in Australia and over 70 per cent of these businesses are family owned and operated. Less than five per cent of all businesses are franchised business. Franchised businesses tend to be smaller employers and because of the...

What key things can a new franchisee do or establish to ensure profitability? There’s no one silver bullet to ensure new franchisee profitability but there are a number of factors that need to be considered that will assist all franchisees with ensuring that they run...

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of female led businesses in Australia, as a result of advances in technology, home based, mobile friendly, and family friendly work environments. This new era in business has seen women today owning more than a third of...

Making up close to 60% of our nations Gross Domestic Product currently, SMEs are leading the way for innovation, change, adaptability, and growth. According to Kate Carnell, AO Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman "Tens of thousands of small...

Article by Deep Patel as published on Forbes. Too often, people step into leadership roles before they’re ready. Sometimes it’s by necessity: An organization loses a key member and suddenly needs someone to fill the role—so they promote a junior employee to a...

Have you implemented a formal employee wellness program in your business? If not, there are compelling reasons to consider moving forward with a program that emphasises the value of a healthier lifestyle and that offers resources for employees to pursue this admirable...

Article by: Andrew Arnold as published on Entrepreneur Middle East There’s an emotional toll to entrepreneurship that many people don’t talk about. Many entrepreneurs struggle to create a proper work/life balance. They feel pressured constantly, and even suffer from...

Business owners may understand intellectually there are only 24 hours in a day, but the frenetic pace at which they lead their lives suggests they hope, somehow, to find more. This is often the case with leaders who don’t manage the time they have, either because they...

“How do I make my business more efficient?” is a question business owners or CEOs might ask themselves every day. While what constitutes “efficiency” might differ from one industry to the next, generally speaking, an efficient business is one that manufactures (and/or...

Sooner or later every business loses a valued customer. Needs change, problems occur, personalities differ. But nowhere is it written that a lost customer must stay lost. In fact, the mark of a successful business is its ability to determine why customers stray and to...

All businesses, and especially small/medium business owners, struggle with priorities. The Tyranny of the Urgent ensures that the important and urgent get done. Otherwise, the business would not exist. The key to the more successful businesses is that they also figure...

Do you remember when you first heard of it? “There’s this company in America. Only sells books. And only sells them online.” “Really? What’s it called?” “Amazon, I think.” “Right. Well good luck with that. I read somewhere that people aren’t reading books any more....