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You can do virtually anything with a virtual assistant Virtual offices and virtual assistants (VAs) are becomingly an increasingly popular choice for SMEs. And at the same time, many people are making successful,...

Managing the (data) growth of your business This post by Adrian De Luca, Director Pre-Sales & Solutions, Australia & New Zealand at Hitachi Data Systems. With 2010 now upon us, most (if not...

The best do not provide customer service! The best of the best focus on how they can provide value to the customer whilst the average retailer looks at the price of the product. Research around the...

Four key strategies to grow your business If there's one thing business owners want, it's to grow. They have lots of ideas, have tried many different marketing activities but at the same time they are...

Get Organised, Get Successful! We recently ran a survey with small business owners and we discovered that over 90% of business owners don’t keep a record of the day to day running of their...

Top tips for establishing credibility with your customers One of the main challenges manufacturers and retailers have is establishing credibility with the customer. According to research the consumer is more likely to...

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 – flawed but still blows away iPhone Microsoft has demonstrated their next generation of their Windows Mobile (now branded Windows Phone) operating system firing a shot across the bow of Apple and...

Tips and tricks to finding new hires online It's a sneaky method, but it's gaining more traction: Spotting star quality hires online. Unlike resume boards that are overcrowded with this recession right...

5 Points To Consider Before Jumping Into The Cloud You’ll have no doubt heard about ‘Cloud Computing’: having your data and applications at the other end of ‘the cloud’, available over the internet....

Develop an entrepreneurial mindset for business success As the creator and producer of a television series on business success, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to interview over 120 of Australia’s leading...