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I told you so…

Lots of people being sacked, redundantised, etc… due to the GFC (allegedly). In the past those who are regulars will realise I have been an advocate for cooperative business models. So ask yourself this would a coop put off a staff member for no good reason? short answer no.
So is the answer to make all […]

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Marketing Mix - How Powerful Is It?

I’m sure you are wondering “can the marketing mix really be held accountable for my success?” You bet it can. You see, the marketing mix is the foundations of any business promotion. Read on to find how it works…
Not many people know of the Marketing Mix, or if they have heard of it, what it […]

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Are you Yammering?

https://www.yammer.com/
This is like Twitter, but just for your organistation. If you have a bunch of people with intra company email addresses, they can connect and chat, just like twitter does on a global scale. It works on the premise of “what are you doing now?” as the main question. Then as people use it they […]

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Warren Buffets guide to investing, my view…

The American Warren Buffet has been in the investing game and winning for a long time, here is his guide to investing and my take on how to go about doing it…
• Hard work: All hard work brings profit; but mere talk leads only to poverty. 
- If the hard work you do does not bring […]

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Arts based recovery?

Years ago when the “recession we had to have” was on (late 80’s) there was a push at one stage for an Arts Led Recovery. Perhaps it’s time to look at it again and try a fresh tack in the “G.F.Crisis”.
Locally there is a small Arts following with a few commercial galleries and a regional […]

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Free Training YAY! ??

Local paper, classified training section, courses on offer with local accredited training org’s there are free courses in pre apprenticeship training, and various others to assist to up skill people… seems good, fairly non eventful stuff. It looks like the government and trying to boost things along with the freebies (have done for some time […]

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Companies shirk responsibilities

Ok so this is my view… but how dare a company employ people and not cover their entitlements when the whole thing goes belly up…
Here’s an example from our local newspaper, on Melba Industries.
The company does not have the funds to cover their staff entitlements now they are being liquidated. As business go along they […]

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Always make the “little bit extra”.

Business, Enterprises, Co-operatives, not for profit groups etc… I implore you to ALWAYS make that little bit extra, that “profit” that “margin”, that bit on the end left over after EVERYTHING is paid for.
Here’s why… In tough economic times, those who can stand the test of time are those who put away for a rainy […]

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Sustainability, a thought or two.

In tougher economic times the idea of sustainability may take on a fresh meaning, the big car guys didn’t get it, they have put their hands out… many other companies are down the tubes to, they also have their hands out.
Before a revolution kicks in and angry mobs demand “jobs and justice” I am reminded […]

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