7 Winning Ways to Work Productively From Home

Guest Contributor: Lorraine Pirihi

One of my clients used to run his own successful accounting practice from home. With pre-school children and trying to grow his business, he and his wife used to get very frustrated with the fact that they could never remove themselves from the workplace. They felt their business totally overwhelmed them and caused many challenges which affected their personal relationships. We were able to identify exactly where their time was being spent and found that there were simple ways they could do more in growing their business and still have a life. Three years later with the growth of their practice they have had to move their business to new premises.

Here are seven ways you can successfully work from home and enjoy the benefits… Read the rest…

Contributed by Lorraine Pirihi .   Lorraine Pirihi, The Productivity Queen, is Australia's leading Productivity Specialist and creator of "The Productivity and Profit System ™" the complete one-on-one training program for solopreneurs and small businesses that shows business owners exactly how to work less and earn more! To receive your F.R.E.E. CD & Report "3 Steps to Dramatically Reducing Your Workload and Stress While Maximising Your Profit$! ($77 value) go to http://www.productivityqueen.com

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Imitation book lacks two vital ingredients

Recently, whilst shopping in K-Mart, I was a bit surprised to see one of the oldest and well known national women’s magazine’s name appearing on the cover of a book titled ‘Just Four Ingredients’. Now I might be wrong but didn’t the concept and idea of cooking with 4 Ingredients originally belong to bestselling authors from Qld’s Sunshine Coast, Rachael Bermingham and Kim McCosker? It’s also the concept behind their new TV cooking program currently showing on the LifeStyle Channel. Read the rest…

Encourage Social Sharing of Your Content

Guest Contributor – Heather Maloney

If you are going to put the effort into writing content, you may as well make it work for you. If you’re sending a weekly, monthly or quarterly e-newsletter, don’t let the reach of your message finish at the inbox of your contacts (and hopefully their friends and colleagues when they pass it on).  Help encourage your contacts to share your message even more broadly through the use of Social Networking Sites. Here’s 3 simple steps to make that easy for your contacts: Read the rest…

’9 Ways to Make Your Meetings Productive and Profitable’

Guest Contributor: Lorraine Pirihi

Some time ago I facilitated a VIP Planning Day for a small accounting practice. During the course of the day we reviewed the progress they had made since  the Planning Day we had the year before. As we were reflecting on their achievements before planning the future, one of the partners made the comment on how crucial their weekly meetings were. Read the rest…

Build Your Brand: It’s your competitive advantage

Guest Contributor:  Jane Toohey

A great brand can set your company apart, give you a competitive advantage and encourage loyalty from your customers and staff. In current times, it is even more important! Small business owners can be forgiven for being confused about where all this fits with growing their business and getting leads in the door. The most important thing to realise is that the brand is much more than a logo, it’s: Read the rest…