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Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Slidemaster is a PowerPoint specialist company offering comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation designs and solutions, which leave lasting impression... Read more

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Imageffect creates great branding solutions for small to medium sized businesses who care enough about themselves to realise that the way they pres... Read more

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Pendle Party and Event Hire is a family business that offers party and event equipment for hire to south east Queensland. Read more

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Combining both business coaching and business consulting services, the Proxim Group offers a fully comprehensive approach to helping small business... Read more

Paula Durrant, Durrant’s Accounting Services Pty Ltd

Paula Durrant, Durrant’s Accounting Services Pty Ltd

Paula Durrant is a tax accountant for small to medium businesses, and high income individuals. Read more

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young has been a passionate renovator and builder for nearly 20 years, and is the author of the book 'Home Building Made Easy - Five ... Read more

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Witjuti has a range of bamboo clothing designed for yoga, travel, maternity or just lounging around. Read more

Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT

Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT

Uncomplicating IT provides impartial, independent IT advice in plain English. We help those who don't know that much about IT bridge the technology... Read more

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Lightbulb Coaching helps people find solutions to problems that are keeping them from shining brightly through face-to-face and phone coaching sess... Read more

Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping

Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping

Amanda Pearce is an Australian MYOB bookkeeper and virtual assistant who works with small companies. Read more

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

With Unicorn Graphics, you get agency quality graphic design solutions at a lower investment with a person who has the ability and knowledge to do ... Read more

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Function5 Web Design creates and manages an online presence for small businesses, from basic information websites through to feature rich shopping ... Read more

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell is a virtual secretary who does administration and back office work from secretarial to bookkeeping. Read more

Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design

Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design

Jen Clark is an experienced freelance graphic and web designer specialising in the delivery of innovative logo and branding solutions and functiona... Read more

Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.

Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.

Ann Nixon provides broad counselling and psychotherapy services to clients in the inner city and eastern suburbs of Sydney. Read more

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

From small start-ups to seasoned soloists, SAmedia Website Solutions designs websites that enhance online position and improve new leads and recurr... Read more

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill helps her clients achieve their goals by communicating as well as possible with the people who matter to them. This can be done by ... Read more

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Upclose & Virtual provides professional, cost effective, secretarial services for businesses and individuals throughout Australia to reduce the bur... Read more

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner does graphic design, for any application - print, web, packaging, shop fronts, signs... anything that requires text / images arrange... Read more

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

OzKidsActivities is an online directory for kids activities, classes, entertainment, events and birthday party venues. Read more

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design
Bree Cleal, Imageffect
Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire
Jan Freitag, Proxim Group
Paula Durrant, Durrant’s Accounting Services Pty Ltd
Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy
Banika Smee, Witjuti
Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT
Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching
Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping
Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics
Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design
Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration
Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design
Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.
Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions
Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy
Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual
Richard Jenner, The Type Shed
Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd
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Awakening the creative inside

 

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Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes

 

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Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself

 

Yesim Nicholson: How to prioritise marketing

 

Why videos go viral

 

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Philip Shaw: Capturing website leads

 

Defining strategic planning

 

Pareto Platform: Thanking a client for a referral

 

Mark Eggleston: Planning your exit

 

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Philippa Lowe: Why PR is so good

 

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Writing emails that get opened

 

Where good ideas come from

 

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Launching a new magazine

 

How to attract clients

 

Stop work! Take a break.

 

Flying Solo Independents' Day Vox Pops

 

Jerry Seinfeld’s interview with Andrew Denton

 

Key traits of a super salesperson

 

Ways to combat isolation

 

Social networking and iphone app tips

 

PayPal Here Case Study - Pretty In Pink

 

How regular actions make a difference

 

Life = Risk

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Taking a peek into the future

 

Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

 

How an awesome idea grew massive

 

The secret to thinking on your feet

 

Selling in the internet age

 

The value of an inquiring mind

 

The keys to measuring business performance

 

How to get published

 

Pursuing that elusive life balance. It is possible!

 

Mark Williamson - Happiness

 

Behaving like a real salesperson

 

How standing out helps attract business

 

Marketing and productivity tips

 

Boundaries and why we need them

 

Kevin Spacey talking about success

 

Benefits of face to face networking

 

The power of saying 'No'

 

Don't try and do everything!

 

Interview with Michael Gerber, E-Myth Pt.2

 

Do you need a thinking makeover?

 

Interview with Michael Gerber, E-Myth Pt.3

 

How great leaders inspire action

 

Philippa Lowe: Managing publicity

 

Interview with Michael Gerber, E-Myth Pt.1

 

The benefits of topping up your confidence

 

How to bullet proof your business

 

Pareto Platform: Why Don't Your Clients Refer?

 

Wayne Dyer - The Power of Intention

 

Derek Sivers: Obvious to you. Amazing to others.

 

How to present effectively

 

How to meditate in a moment

 

Seth Godin on standing out

 

Steve Jobs the young start up

 

Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?

 

Seth Godin on social networking

 

Why we should mark the end of the day

 

Rob McKelvey: Banishing fear

 

How to get media attention

 

Handling difficult conversations

 

Benefits of doing things differently

 

Get noticed by journalists

 

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

 

Tips to disaster proof your business

 

Defining the 'connected business'

 

A better way to sell in 2012

 

Understanding finance basics

 

Essential tips when writing for the web

 

Light relief: How Twitter can help with songwriting

 

Are you maximising your personal brand?

 

Processes and why we need them

 

Are you seizing global opportunities?

 

Its a beautiful day, and I can't see it...

 

When do you have your best ideas?

 

Feliz Navidad!

 

Unlocking your creative potential

 

Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong

 

The changing sales environment

 

Meet Edi! A leader's new best friend.

 

How to get started with Google AdWords

 

The benefits of a meetup group

 

From Stanford University: Lessons from a startup

 

How to become a futurist

 

Seth Godin: Overpowering Your Lizard Brain

 

Stephen Fry: Kinetic Typography - Language

 

Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health

 

Top tips towards better networking

 

Are you aiming high enough?

 

RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation

 

Three key lessons for small business

 

Classic writing blunders exposed!

 

How to measure online success

 

Learning to think creatively

 

Pareto Platform: Defining Your Ideal Client

 

How to 'close that sale!'

 

Brain plasticity. What is it & why is it important?

 

Persuasive writing: How and why it works

 

The parallels between cooking & business

 

For all our coaches and counsellors. How not to do it!

 

Learn the business secrets of Richard Branson

 

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