Helping small businesses on the Sunshine Coast to fulfill their true potential
By BMN
Does your to-do list never seem to shrink? You’re not alone, but your business will grow only when your list focuses mostly on setting priorities and delegating tasks. The following article gives some suggestions on how to achieve this: https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2017/07/06/stop-writing-lists
This article was suggested by our mentor Julie Piper
By BMN
Nearly 6000 businesses reported being targeted by scams in 2016, according to the watchdog’s Targeting Scams report. Losses totalled about $3.8 million, an increase of almost 31 per cent.
The highest losses were to computer hacking, fake investment schemes and buying and selling scams, according to reports to Scamwatch over the past year.
The following article gives some tips from the ACCC on the top three scams to look out for: http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/business-scams-top-38-million-accc-20170518-gw7vn5.html
This article was suggested by our mentor Trevor Payne
By BMN
It’s all very well to sit back and look at something that we wish was different to how it is, but quite often we will watch from the sidelines and shout out shots to the team.
The following article gives some ideas on how you can be the changemaker in your business: https://www.businessmattersmagazine.com.au/n/-435-786/
This article was suggested by our mentor Julien Cahn
By BMN
The following article tells the story of entrepreneur Karen Lynch, who quit the corporate rat race and helped turn Belu, the UK’s first carbon-neutral bottled water firm, into a success story: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39513159
This article was suggested by our mentor Julien Cahn
By BMN
Research confirms that many executives are likely to make business decisions that may have negative longer-term effects in order to meet immediate earnings expectations or other short-term goals. The following article gives some insight into recognising short-term rather than long-term thinking: https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2016/02/01/why-short-term-thinking-hurts-businesses
This article was suggested by our mentor Trevor Payne