Better Business

A little productivity tip that could really help you to get a lot more done.

Just click on the image below and you can check out my latest Inc.com article on productivity. This little gem works wonders for me – and enables me to get Read More

How did Australian photographer Peter Lik set a record for selling a single image for $6.5M USD?

That’s an interesting question. Since announcing the sale of “Phantom” for $6.5M there has been much discussion in the media. A lot of people congratulating Peter Lik for doing something Read More

The most important month of the year…

It’s great to have a break over Christmas and right about now, we are all really looking forward to it. We get the chance to come back to work in Read More

An interesting infographic on “what makes a good headline” – and I’ve blown everything with this headline. Bummer.

Do you feel awkward and uncomfortable at networking events?

Rest assured, most people do. In my latest Inc.com article I offer 21 suggestions that might just make attending networking events a little easier and that means you will make Read More

Customers really are a major time waster…

I am sure I am not alone when I say that interruptions drive me crazy. It seems like every time I am trying to focus on what I am doing Read More

If you are like most small businesses, you probably don’t charge enough for what you do.

Check out my latest Inc.com article, where I point out 4 clues that could suggest that you are not charging enough for what you do.

Is someone going through your rubbish?

A few years back I was the victim of identify theft. I am not going to go into the details of how it happened, because that just tells people how Read More

Christmas is around the corner – don’t make the mistake of giving gifts that acutally erode your brand.

This month I have received some very cool presents (wow, there are some very generous people out there). Last week I received this fantastic “Travel Wellbeing Kit”, complete with detailed Read More

Christmas party season…..an opportunity or a disaster waiting to happen….

Sometimes we all feel a little alone in our business…

Are your customers outgrowing your business (and leaving you behind)?

There is an old saying that if a business isn’t growing it’s dying. I believe this to be true. There are many ways to measure growth, it’s not always just Read More

Check out this weeks Inc.com article – and ask yourself one very important question every week.

7 ways to stay positive when you just aren’t feeling the love…

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

What exactly does it mean to have a resilient business? And how do we make this a reality?

Here is the fourth and final video in the “Doing Small Business Better” ZDnet/Telstra panel series – where we talk about what it actually means to be resilient and how Read More