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Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, along with her husband John, provides a comprehensive suite of sizzling copywriting services to entrepreneurs, Internet marketers, ... Read more

Deb Pilgrim

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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Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

Queen Bee Maternity provides stylish maternity and breastfeeding clothes for women worldwide. It helps them to feel great during their pregnancy. Read more

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Bob Jones, an SEO Company

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Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

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Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria is an experienced bookkeeper organising small businesses. She assists clients with setting up their new business ensuring they have applied ... Read more

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot is a small business coach in Sydney who works with small business owners who want to make a big shift in their business and turn i... Read more

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Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration

Pace Administration offers administrative services to micro and self-employed businesses in Adelaide specialising in services for self-employed psy... Read more

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Daniel Abela, Graphic & Web

Daniel Abela is a graphic and web designer offering digital and print solutions to clients of all sizes right around Australia. Read more

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Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

Fiona works with small business owners getting started or growing an existing business. Her services include creating business plans, tax planning ... Read more

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Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

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Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

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Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

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Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

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Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

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Startup | Setting business goals

Whether you are starting a new business or have spent years running your business, spending time focusing on business planning and setting business goals can have a huge impact on your success.

In this section you’ll find plenty of business planning ideas not only on business goal setting, but also on how to achieve your business goals once they have been set. We give advice on setting long term business goals, as well as breaking your business goals into smaller objectives.


How to make 2012 your best year yet

08 Nov 11 | Robert Gerrish

Right now we’re turning our attention to the year ahead and we’ve decided 2012 will be Flying Solo’s best yet. Here’s what we’re going to do. Read more

Comments: 3

Are you setting successful business goals?

26 Oct 11 | Monique Bock

Any great entrepreneur or business owner knows that setting business goals is crucial for businesses to be highly successful. A good way is to set daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly goals. Read more

Comments: 1

Keep your eyes on the road

19 Jul 11 | Robert Gerrish

Whoosh! What was that? That was the first half of 2011 racing past in the outside lane. The faster you’re travelling, the more crucial you stay pointing in the right direction. Here’s how to keep your eyes on the road. Read more

Comments: 16

SMART goal setting: Making ‘New Week resolutions’

18 Jan 11 | Peter Crocker

Over the summer, I love imagining grand visions for a glittering year ahead. But when it comes to developing the necessary action plans, I start to nod off. Read more

Comments: 23

The secret to successful resolutions

11 Jan 11 | Jayne Tancred

Choosing a New Year’s resolution is easy, but for them to stick you need to ask: did you make a wish or a commitment? Read more

Comments: 24

Seven tips for effective goal setting

11 Jan 10 | Deborah Keep

It’s a great time to set new goals. These tips for effective goal setting are based on neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to help make your goals more lively, fun, and effective! Read more

Comments: 17

Big Picture Thinking – friend or foe?

27 Jul 09 | Sam Leader

Many experts tell you that the best way to achieve a goal is by using big picture thinking - to imagine how life looks and feels once you’ve reached it. Read more

Comments: 32

How being organised helps you set goals

12 Feb 09 | Roz Howland

Do you feel too overwhelmed by lack of time, space or energy to set goals? Breaking the process down and being organised at every step will see you setting goals in next to no time. Read more

Comments: 8

Targeting key business milestones

11 Jan 09 | Philip Shaw

Success is not about working long hours and weekends, it’s about actively targeting key business milestones in the form of key, or ‘springboard’ events. Here’s how these events can propel your business forward. Read more

Comments: 4

Goal setting strategy: Aim high

21 Jan 08 | Robert Gerrish

Several years ago I took a stab at managing a pop band. They were good musicians. I was an okay manager. Together we failed abysmally. I think I know why. We didn't have the correct goal setting strategy. Read more

Comments: 23

Crafting a personal mission statement

03 Jan 08 | Peter Morgan

To be successful in our business, we need to have a clear vision of where we are going, as well as how we are going to get there. This can be done by creating a personal mission statement, describing the ultimate purpose for our solo journey. Read more

Comments: 1

Business deadlines: Let yourself off the hook

27 Nov 07 | Robert Gerrish

In December, the world of the solo business owner can go somewhat wobbly. Sound familiar? Thought so. Welcome to what I consider the most uncomfortable few weeks of the silly season. I suggest it’s time to let some business deadlines go. Read more

Comments: 27

Vision statements: How to create a vision statement

18 Nov 07 | Peter Morgan

The road to business success can be quite a journey and we need to be clear about where we are going. Learning how to create a vision statement will greatly increase our chances of success. Read more

Comments: 6

How to achieve goals

28 May 07 | Sam Leader

This time last year I took a trip to Borneo, where I climbed south east Asia's largest mountain, Mount Kinabalu. I learned a great deal about how to achieve goals from the experience. Read more

Comments: 12

Get out of your comfort zone!

21 Jan 07 | Megan Tough

Comfort zones are insidious. They keep us doing the same old things, the way we’ve always done them. After all, when was the last time you thought about taking your business to new and heady heights, but didn’t actually get any further? Read more

Comments: 9

An achievable vision for your solo business

28 Nov 06 | Paul J. Morris

Is your vision for your business acheivable? Only then can it keep you motivated and focused. Here's how a vision that's grounded in reality can be of real use to your solo business. Read more

Comments: 2

Setting goals: Turning dreams into reality

31 Oct 06 | Linda Anderson

There is a big difference between dreams and goals. Here's what to consider when it comes to setting goals and turning dreams into reality! Read more

Comments: 9

Setting big hairy long and short term business goals

18 May 06 | Megan Tough

In the heady arena of business strategy, consultants find wonderful acronyms for the work they do. Let me introduce one to you. It’s the BHAG – the Big Hairy Audacious Goal! Read on to find out more about setting long and short term business goals. Read more

Comments: 8

Self-regulation: Setting and achieving goals

16 Feb 06 | Ellen Jackson

What is it that helps and hurts us when it comes to achieving our goals? Why is it so easy one day and so difficult the next? Here are three factors which play a part in self-regulation and setting and achieving goals. Read more

Comments: 6

Goal setting tips for your business

28 Sep 05 | Barb Clews

The secret to effective goal setting is to break your big objectives into manageable chunks. Here's how... Read more

Comments: 3

Business vision: the importance of long term goals

19 Jul 05 | Robert Gerrish

In our book Flying Solo - How to go it alone in business, Sam and I talk a great deal about the role and importance of holding a buiness vision. Having long term goals can help you make decisions every day. Read more

Comments: 2

 

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