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What does “success” mean to you and your business? … and just how do you measure it?
Success meansdifferent things to different people.   But often in business, success is measured in terms of turnover, or more importantly - profit.
One good way to get a handle on how your business is “succeeding” is to keep an eye [...]

If you haven’t had a chance to check out our latest newsletter, now is a good time to do so!
We talk about what makes for a REAL business, and  whether YOU’ve got a real business or not. 
Sometimes businesses happen almost by default – especially the small family business.  When you started out it was

If you haven’t checked out our latest newsletter - you can do so by clicking here. 
We covered all the best newsletters for 2009.  We also included a quick reference index of the remaining newsletters from last year.  Take a few minutes to check it out.  You might find something that will make a big difference to [...]

If this is your first week back from holiday .. welcome!  We hope you spent time over the Xmas & New Year period relaxing and revitalising ready for a fantastic 2010.
Here’s a quick recap of some of our top posts last year: 
Is busyness a sign of success?
We discuss why running round like a “blue ass fly”, [...]

Christmas.  Lots of things to do, gifts to buy, functions to attend, family to see (or avoid ..).  Yet at the back of our minds is that yet another year is drawing to a close … fast.  This also brings to mind the year soon upon us - 2010.  What’s that year going to bring?  What have [...]

The last post talked about how the economy seemed to be improving … well, feels like it is in any event.  I’m wondering … am I pulling the wool over my eyes?   In this little corner of the world we’re a little more

Have you noticed how the daylight is stretching a bit further now?  It’s no longer pitch black in the morning when we wake, and the sun seems to linger a bit longer in the evenings.  The weather is milder too.  It really feels like Spring!  (come on Summer!!)
It seems, at the same time, there’s more [...]

In the article entitled “Succumbing to the madness of the crowd” some issues were addressed regarding the recession, and some very good points were made.  Global recession can seem to feed

Ready for some appalling statistics? ”
In a recent survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce, 54% of business owners said their overdraft was secured by property (I’m left wondering whether it was their business property or actually their home - I’m hoping it’s not the latter (in most cases probably a false hope I’d say).  
Of this [...]

We were recently very proud to be with one of our clients at the launch of the Enterprise North Shore 2009 Business Awards.
The positive energy and unbridled optimism of so many North Shore business people was uplifting to the spirit.  All we can say is the North Shore business community is