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Merry Christmas from “Playing for Change”

Invest in your Small Business now to make 2012 your best year yet.

I have just launched two new products that are designed specifically to help Small Business owners grow their businesses and make them more profitable. There are links to both sites Read More

What can a Small Business do as the European Financial Situation gets worse?

Going into Christmas there is a lot of news coming from Europe about GFC 2.0 and its dire implications for the rest of the world. I thought I would just Read More

20 WAYS TO END 2011 ON A POSITIVE NOTE

Here are 20 suggestions to end 2011 on a positive note and to get your business in good shape for a sensational 2012. Start to think about your top 5 Read More

Time to reflect, celebrate your successes, plan for the year ahead and most importantly get excited.

Christmas is about the only time that most of us get at least a few days off to over indulge, pick fluff from our belly buttons, catch up on sleep Read More

Smart businesses are always one step ahead of their customers…

Have you ever been into a business where they seem to read your mind? Just as you have a thought, there is someone ­standing beside you with the exact item Read More

Is your business on track to help you grow rich?

Every business owner needs a simple check list that they can spend a few minutes reviewing on a regular basis (at least weekly), to make sure that their business is Read More

Louie Schwartzberg – Nature, beauty and gratitude.

This is a very moving and visually stunning short film about nature, beauty and gratitude, conceived and produced by Louie Schwartzberg, an incredible time lapse photographer and cinematographer, who has Read More

Anonymous Extraordinaries – an apt description for this incredible young lady.

For anyone who has to put up with people complaining about “kids today” – send them a link to this video. Natalie Warne talks about her experience with child soldiers Read More

To best way to “Give Thanks” is to BLEED WITH A BUDDY

Well it is Thanksgiving in Australia today (in the USA tomorrow – well kind of, we all know that confusing date line thing). Anyway, it is a pretty good day Read More

7 ways ideas for staying positive in tough times

It can be really hard to stay positive in tough times, particularly when the tough times linger around for months or even years. But the reality is we are not Read More

Marketing condoms in the Republic of Congo.

HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condoms. But few people are using them. Why? “Reformed marketer” Read More

Don’t become obsessed with your competitors

I have come across many business owners whose entire life is based on what their competitors are doing. Every decision they make is the direct result of something their competition Read More

Nothing like a young entrepreneur…

Here is a picture and article about Myles Houghton, a 5 year old entrepreneur who has clearly taken the concept of the lemonade stand or car wash to a whole Read More

What is the difference between success and failure?

I often get asked this question and I have to say it’s not an easy one to answer. Sure we can look at a bank account balance but if that Read More