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GROWING A BUSINESS

PEOPLE & SYSTEMS

A growing business needs the right people, and the right systems, to keep it on track. Read tips on structuring your business, developing business strategies, and creating business systems to avoid problems. Find out how to recruit staff, develop and retain the best employees, and create a culture of constant business improvement in your workplace.

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I've given my employees the opportunity to do a fun project in work time, but no one has submitted an idea. What's wrong?

To jump start innovation, I've given my employees the opportunity to do a fun project in work time, but no one has submitted an idea. What's wrong?

10 ways to test your business

Constantly testing your business is not being paranoid. It's essential. Here are 10 strategies to really get to know how healthy your business is, beyond the balance sheet.

Real Time Technology

Understand all the real-time technology infrastructure you need to run you business successfully.

Strategic Preparations: 3 Critical Steps

This article outlines three easy steps to successful plan for a strategic planning session. Without sufficient planning, any strategy solution will be uniformed and therefore not as effective.

Getting more from mobility for your business

We live in a world where high speed access to information is not just a norm, but a necessity. Being 'unavailable' is increasingly a thing of the past, with 93% of Australians now using the internet daily and 71% using Smartphones to do so, on the go

4 Must Read Business Books

Looking for the perfect holiday gift to keep you and your company from becoming irrelevant? Here are four must-read books that will help you thrive, no matter what the economy throws at you in 2012 and beyond.

How I solved my skills shortage with "bring a friend to work" day

A few years ago, David Snoad was hit with a skills shortage just as the company had won a huge contract. At a loss, Snoad took the advice of his general manager and implemented a "bring a friend to work" day to solve his problem.

Low cost ways to keep staff

Retailer Wal-Mart's latest strategy to build a smarter workforce is to offer its employees affordable online college degrees.

The next 10 online trends

It's never been harder to keep up with the latest web trends - with the expansion onto mobile platforms, the growth of social media and the need for start ups to be aware of new SEO techniques.

10 lessons from the dotcom bust

March marks a decade since the beginning of the end for the dotcom bubble. On March 10, 2000, the technology-heavy NASDAQ sharemarket index peaked at 5048.62 - double its valuation of a year earlier

Decoding the new Commercialisation Australia grants program

Adrian Spencer, chief executive of grant consultancy GrantReady, is gearing up for a big year.

The power of CRM

Australian companies spend the majority of their time trying to find the best way to convert occasional customers into loyal devotees. And while it sounds like a tall order, changing customer behaviour isn't as difficult as you might think.

The art of prospecting...

As the economy recovers, it's time to get out of the bunker and get on the front foot to win new customers...

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