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You’ll attract and win more clients over by giving them security. Customers like to deal with businesses that are willing to stand behind their products with solid guarantees. This is even more relevant for businesses offering their products and services online. Look at how you can turn lookers into buyers by simply offering powerful guarantees.
That’s the good news, now do you want to hear the bad news? Rhondalynn Korolak shares with you why not failing in the first 12 months doesn’t necessarily mean you’re running a successful business.
The answer is simpler than you might think and it applies to all businesses big and small. Rhondalynn Korolak explains why profit is pointless and cash flow is king!
A sales pipeline is simply a forecast that you or your salespeople prepare monthly which lists the customers that are likely to buy in a given time frame, the value of the sale and when it is likely to close. Karen Andrews explains why it is an essential tool for business owners and sales managers in identifying where you are and where you need to be in order to meet budget…
If Financial Ignorance = Bliss. You’ll Be Blissfully Broke
The new tax year is off and running and we’ve found a new online tool being offered by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) which could make life so much easier for small business owners in regards to organising their tax obligations for the year ahead.  If you’re sick of not knowing when everything for [...]
Well the Federal Budget has now been handed down and the most significant aspect for women in business is the 50% Tax Allowance for the purchase of business assets. So if you need any additional goods/equipment or want to replace existing assets, now is the time to bite the bullet and make your purchase.
Ask any business owner to nominate the most frustrating thing about running their business and cashflow quickly comes up in the conversation. Running any business successfully entails maintaining a positive cashflow. Even in the most buoyant economy, let alone one that’s floundering, cashflow can be a challenge. Considering the poor current financial climate we asked [...]
I have received hundreds of emails agreeing with my lack of enthusiasm for the Government’s proposed stimulus package. The consensus of opinion is that one off bonuses are not the way to go, but rather a combination of infrastructure projects, tax cuts and one off payments going only to those crippled by the economic fallout. In [...]
The only consistency at the moment seems to be upheaval and change. Women are relaying to me about their unexpected job losses, business closures and the effect the sudden down turn in trade is having on them both business wise and personally. For many the increased emotional strain and constant fear of what the future holds is [...]