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Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Black Coffee Communication helps clients increase sales and improve brand recognition through compelling business writing. Read more

Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration

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

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

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Shelcom Corporate Services help make the government registration process of starting up a company simple, fast and faultless for new business owners. Read more

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Nominal Accounting Software develops, sell and supports a micro business management software. 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

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Banika Smee, Witjuti

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

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Bubbling With Energy provides entertainment and amusements for corporate events and private parties including jumping castles, mechanical bulls, su... Read more

Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses

Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses

Sarah Jenkins teaches half-day and 1-day photography courses in Sydney to beginners who have just bought their first DSLR camera as well as more in... 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

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

Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

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

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing assists people in purchasing their dream home by finding them the best home loan. Read more

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Altima Interactive provides web business consulting, web design and web development to help people grow their business online. Read more

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

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

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, marketing head honcho, Sam Leader, editorial big cheese and Robert Gerrish, founder and general nuisance spill the beans. 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

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

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication
Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration
Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd
Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services
Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting
Richard Jenner, The Type Shed
Banika Smee, Witjuti
Bree Cleal, Imageffect
Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment
Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses
Amanda Pearce, Amanda Pearce Bookkeeping
Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp
Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management
Tom Mewing, Aussie
Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Monika Mundell, Copywriter
Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching
Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo
Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration
Jan Freitag, Proxim Group
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Persuasive writing: How and why it works

 

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Ways to combat isolation

 

Mark Williamson - Happiness

 

Understanding finance basics

 

Pursuing and achieving goals

 

The changing sales environment

 

Feliz Navidad!

 

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Defining strategic planning

 

Seth Godin: Overpowering Your Lizard Brain

 

How to bullet proof your business

 

Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

 

How to meditate in a moment

 

Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes

 

The benefits of topping up your confidence

 

Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health

 

Top tips towards better networking

 

How to get media attention

 

Creating lead magnets

 

Are you maximising your personal brand?

 

Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong

 

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2011

 

Derek Sivers: Obvious to you. Amazing to others.

 

Pareto Platform: Defining Your Ideal Client

 

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Boundaries and why we need them

 

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Mark Eggleston: Planning your exit

 

Writing emails that get opened

 

Rob McKelvey: Banishing fear

 

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How regular actions make a difference

 

The case for consistent marketing

 

Seth Godin on standing out

 

A better way to sell in 2012

 

Philippa Lowe: Managing publicity

 

Interview with Michael Gerber, E-Myth Pt.2

 

Philip Shaw: Capturing website leads

 

Website basics: Good design wins

 

Benefits of doing things differently

 

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

 

Flying Solo Independents' Day Vox Pops

 

Behaving like a real salesperson

 

How standing out helps attract business

 

Improving your brain

 

Processes and why we need them

 

When do you have your best ideas?

 

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Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

 

Unlocking your creative potential

 

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Marketing and productivity tips

 

The keys to measuring business performance

 

Dale Beaumont's Top 5 website tips

 

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The signals we need to look out for

 

Pursuing that elusive life balance. It is possible!

 

Benefits of face to face networking

 

How to get started with Google AdWords

 

Classic writing blunders exposed!

 

Learning to think creatively

 

The parallels between cooking & business

 

Selling in the internet age

 

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Steve Jobs the young start up

 

Defining the 'connected business'

 

Stephen Fry: Kinetic Typography - Language

 

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Stop work! Take a break.

 

Wayne Dyer - The Power of Intention

 

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