Communication skills
Try these five strategies to deliver more effective presentations
If you’ve ever been guilty of subjecting your audience to death by PowerPoint, these five strategies for delivering effective presentations will help.
Health + wellbeing
How to master homeschooling and the work-life-juggle
Trying to effectively support the kids in homeschooling while working on your business or holding down a job can be a challenge, Cluey Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Selina Samuels, shares her advice for struggling parents. If you’re wondering how much you need to monitor your kids’ homeschooling or how to juggle your work demands with… Read more »
Productivity
Can you say no to a quote? How to decline gracefully
You’ve put a call out for some work. The quotes have flooded in – but not all responses are created equal. When it comes to saying no to a quote, is there a nice way to decline? Robert Gerrish shares his expert tips. How to say no to a quote Saying ‘no’ sounds so straightforward.… Read more »
Financial management
8 tips to save on energy costs this winter
As lockdown and homeschooling continue across a number of states and the pandemic pushes a switch to remote work, it’s understandable many Aussies are concerned about rising energy costs this winter. Recent research commissioned by Oodie reveals 74 per cent of Aussies are staying home more often than before and 40 per cent are concerned… Read more »
Health + wellbeing
5 key ways to unlock your creativity
One of our greatest gifts of being human is our creativity. But in our fast-paced world, it’s often pushed aside. Forget what you were told at school – every single person in this world is creative, writes Karyn Sepulveda, author and creativity mentor. You don’t have to be ‘good’ at anything in particular to be… Read more »
Getting started
How I built a million dollar micro-business and how you can too
I have been in education for my whole adult life. I started my first business at 20 years old to pay my way through my Primary Teaching degree with a tutoring centre and educational toy store. The combination of education and business is the perfect mix for me, confides author, educator and micro-business expert Tina… Read more »
News
Government drops $750 million a week in support for NSW businesses
The federal and state governments will be dropping a quarter of a billion in support to NSW small businesses to assist them through the extended lockdown. Lockdown in Greater Sydney will now continue until at least 28 August 2021, The extended lockdown has moved both state and federal governments to deliver an expanded COVID-19 Business… Read more »
News
Victorian businesses getting much-needed support to assist recovery
The Federal and Victorian governments will fund a joint support package to give Victorian small and medium businesses the extra help they need to recover from the recent lockdown. The new Victorian Business Support Package will deliver an additional $400 million in support to thousands of businesses, with funding to be split 50/50 between the Federal and… Read more »
Digital marketing
5 ways an SEO audit can boost your search ranking this year
As a business owner, you’re often juggling a multitude of things, to not only help your business run smoothly, but to be efficient and grow. From finances and marketing to overseeing your employees, it’s easy to let things slip between the cracks from time to time, writes Byron Redhead, Director and Head of Digital at First… Read more »
News
VIC lockdown to end tonight as NSW set to continue
Victorians will emerge from 12 days of lockdown with a range of restrictions eased statewide from midnight tonight (July 27) as Sydney’s lockdown looks set to continue with case numbers skyrocketing. Restaurants, gyms, retailers and personal grooming businesses can reopen, but with density limits, with Victoria’s ski fields reopening too, although skiers will need to… Read more »
