One of the hardest parts of starting to work with a virtual assistant (VA) can be figuring out how to hand your tasks over. Often, a barrier to even handing tasks over can be knowing that they won’t be done the way you currently do them. This is not necessarily always...
Sometimes in business – as in life – things don't go to plan. The cash flow is just not flowing, you may face an unanticipated family crisis, or be thrown a curve-ball by mother nature. It can be tempting to find a rock to hide under. But burying your head in the sand...
As the end of the financial year approaches, you are probably thinking about hiding under the desk from your tax return. Unfortunately, you might have to crawl out from under there as that return won’t submit itself! While your bookkeeper and your accountant can do a...
Do you ever get to the end of a day with only half your to-do list ticked off and wonder where on earth your time went? Surely there is some little leprechaun hiding somewhere stealing your time! Well, chances are, there is no leprechaun. In reality, you probably...
Cashflow is the life force of your business. It sounds like a drastic and bold statement, but it really is the truth. It is the virtual air that breathes life into all the tasks you do and keeps your business functioning. To succeed, you want to bring in enough to...
When you want to achieve anything in life, you must be consistent. Whether you aspire to gain a degree, run a marathon, or learn a new language, the secret to success is showing up day after day and working towards your goals. Running a business is no different....
Email newsletters are one of the most powerful ways for businesses to connect with and engage their customers. Regular newsletters are your direct line to a willing audience. Your customers have opted-in because they want to hear from you. That is great because it...
Why should you consider automating your customer contract process? Do you frequently send out proposals or quotes to customers by email and wonder if there’s a more reliable way to get them accepted and your contract signed? As a commercial lawyer, I’m often worried...
So, you are ready to get your systems sorted and your business running smoothly? Excellent news! Great systems are the key to productivity. However, we hate to break it to you, but in order to be organised, you have to do a whole lot of organising! A business that...
We live in a visual world - every day we are bombarded with hundreds of images almost from the moment we open our eyes in the morning until we close our eyes at night. So it makes sense that having stand out imagery in our businesses is super important in order to...
GST is undoubtedly a bit of a minefield for a number of small business owners. The biggest concern we hear regularly is that people just want to get it right. Some small business owners even purposefully limit their sales so they don't have to register for GST as they...
Time is money. It is an old fashioned cliché, but there is a reason that sayings become so popular in the first place. It’s because they are true! Every minute you waste being unproductive, performing tasks inefficiently, or handling jobs that are best delegated to...