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Small Business Wizardry gives small business owners the tools and resources they need to start and grow their business. Read more

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Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

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Bob Jones, an SEO Company

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Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design

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Tom Mewing, Aussie

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Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

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Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

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Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

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Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

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Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Presentation Studio offers a complete presentation design service, from PowerPoint Templates and Design, and Training to Public Speaker coaching. T... Read more

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Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

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Bree Cleal, Imageffect

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Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy

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Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim helps small business owners start, grow and lead their business, so that they can create the life they want. Read more

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Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

We are a small online retailer that sells gorgeous babies and children’s bed linen and homewares to Australian mums. Read more

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Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

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Victoria Judge, Expert Agency

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Startup | Office administration

Office administration may not be one of the most exciting parts of running your own business, but getting organised can have a major impact on your business performance, efficiency and overall wellbeing.

Here you will find plenty of useful organisational tips including how to declutter your desk, how to organise your office and information on the relationship between an organised office and better business performance. Taking the time to get organised really can improve business performance.


Subcontractor agreements: Contracts for sub-contractors

11 Sep 10 | David Moore

Engaging sub-contractors can help you grow your business without taking on any debt. But it pays to put plenty of thought into your subcontractor agreements first. Read more

Comments: 15

What’s your excuse for being disorganised?

12 Jan 10 | Roz Howland

Is disorganisation preventing you from acting on ideas and opportunities that you know would be valuable? Drop the excuses for being disorganised and watch your productivity soar! Read more

Comments: 17

Ten tasks for the festive season

20 Dec 07 | Megan Tough

If you're expecting some downtime over the holidays and you are, like most soloists, not great at switching off, check out these ideas for making the most of your spare time. Read more

Comments: 5

Five back office management tips

12 Feb 07 | Robert Gerrish

If there's one thing that can get in the way of a smooth running solo enterprise, it's the lack of organised back office management. Sadly it's not unusual to see a business that fronts up well yet is a disaster behind the scenes. Read more

Comments: 11

Get organised, get business!

06 Jan 07 | Kim McGuinness

The relationship between an organised office and a healthy business are plain to see. What's more, now is a great time to declutter your office. Read more

Comments: 6

 

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