Business Building Blog

Business owner slugged with super penalties

Terry Dewing - Friday, March 16, 2012

Is a contractor really an employee? What are the dangers associated with not getting the paper work right? Robyn, a dentist, contacted me recently. She was "employed as a contract dentis ..

Using A Board of Directors

Terry Dewing - Monday, December 12, 2011

Would you run a mile at the thought of holding regular Board Meetings with a Board of Directors, cringe at the thought of being accountable to a group of people about your business, gasp at someon ..

Profit is for keeps

Terry Dewing - Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Do you ever sit back at the end of a hard week of work and ask yourself “why am I putting myself through the wringer each week?” Well if you do, the answer to yourself is probably tha ..

Help me plan for the future of my business

Terry Dewing - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

At some stage every business owner must sell or pass on - transition from - their business. Many business owners have predicated their post exit plans on having a nice nest egg from the sale of th ..

Never Forget the Importance of Profit

Terry Dewing - Monday, August 08, 2011

Imagine you are a juggler with 5 balls in the air. This is something like what a business owner must feel when managing their business. Four of the balls are the same colour representing product,  ..

Cutting Prices is Not the Answer

Terry Dewing - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The other day I was reading Alan Weiss’s eUpdate. He was saying there are no “bad seasons” or “poor economies” in terms of the promotion of your business and its product ..

Would you like a Government Grant of up to $5,000?

Terry Dewing - Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The NSW government has a Business Growth Program available to assist business to grow, improve their competitiveness and assist development. Grants will be given to businesses who wish to engage  ..

Why do sports people set goals?

Jennifer Palmer - Tuesday, June 21, 2011

I was listening to an interview with Kerrie Pottharst, the Australian Volleyball gold medallist, on the AMI Business Essentials monthly June 2011 audio CD. Kerrie spoke about setting goals, short ..

How not to go broke....

Jennifer Palmer - Wednesday, June 01, 2011

3 Things every business owner should be doing. It doesn’t matter whether you are BHP or the suburban retail shop. The following rules apply to you. It is just the depth of information that  ..