There are times when, as a business owner, you need help—this is where a business consultant comes in. American expert Dr Alan Weiss tells us how Australian businesses can benefit from outside consultants and how to choose the right business consultant.

As every smart business owner will tell you, your business is only as good as your team. We sit down with John Buchanan, former coach of Australia’s most successful cricket team, for his tips on managing a star team.

With his enormous footy boots hung up for good, John Eales is applying his winning savvy to mentoring. Camille Howard catches up with the former rugby star who is now passing his experiences on to the business arena.

Question:
I’m in the wellbeing industry and I am looking to expand my business by taking on more practitioners. I read your articles that talk about getting the processes and systems in place to manage growth, but what do your experts recommend I should be looking at – what are the areas that have been most important in your businesses? And did you get outside help?

While stress and work seem to come hand in hand, they don’t have to. Peter George shows us how to identify the signs of stress, and offers a mix of tried-and-true and quirky techniques to help keep the workplace stress-free.

Rebecca Spicer looks at how business coaching can improve business performance, whether at the startup, growth or mature stage. And, how to find the best one for you.

His Communique Television Company may seem a long way from the steak knives he is most remembered for, but Tim Shaw’s experience in selling on those famous infomercials makes him the perfect candidate for sales and marketing advice for SMEs. Camille Howard reports.

We no longer need to be swamped by information or restricted by cost, distance or time when we want to learn new skills - thanks to technology, particularly the internet, we can now select what, when or how we want to learn new skills and where- in the office, at home, on the train.

With the skills shortage raging, finding the right employees is more crucial than ever - Cameron Bayley looks at how you can upgrade your recruitment process, whatever your budget.

Adopting ethical business practices is about more than just sleeping well at night; it also makes good business sense. Domini Stuart talks to business owners who regularly take stock of their ethical obligations, and finds that doing the right thing can also be profitable financially.