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Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry

Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry

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

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

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous is a virtual assistant who listens to her clients and then assesses their admin, assists with their admin and answers their admin... Read more

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Tonto Digital helps small businesses use the internet, in all its glory, to attract new customers and grow their business. Read more

Richard Lin, iParaV Pty Ltd

Richard Lin, iParaV Pty Ltd

Richard Lin is an IT consultant and the boss of iParaV Pty Ltd, a business dealing with cloud business management. 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

Keagan York, Compass Global Markets Pty Ltd

Keagan York, Compass Global Markets Pty Ltd

Compass Global Markets can help you with any aspect of the Foreign Currency transfers and Commodity markets from corporate hedging to wealth creation. Read more

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones provides property maintenance services within Ringwood, Ringwood North and Warranwood. Read more

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Enigma Technologies provides IT implementation, support and deployment to a wide range of clients, from home users to multi nationals. 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

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

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

Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

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

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

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

Bob Jones, an SEO Company

Bob Jones, an SEO Company

'an SEO Company' provides authentic SEO services for small businesses in Australia. 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

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

Kate James, Total Balance

Kate James, Total Balance

Through her business coaching and life coaching, Kate James works with the concepts of mindfulness, creativity and authenticity to help people chan... Read more

James Cooke, Cooke Consulting & Receivables Management

James Cooke, Cooke Consulting & Receivables Management

Cooke Consulting & Receivables Management provides a consultancy and advisory service to businesses on how to improve the management of their outst... Read more

Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry
Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design
Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually
Troy Dean, Tonto Digital
Richard Lin, iParaV Pty Ltd
Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp
Keagan York, Compass Global Markets Pty Ltd
Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood
Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies
Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo
Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd
Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment
Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity
Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual
Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services
Bob Jones, an SEO Company
Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses
Deb Pilgrim
Kate James, Total Balance
James Cooke, Cooke Consulting & Receivables Management
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A better way to sell in 2012

 

The benefits of topping up your confidence

 

How to measure online success

 

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

 

The case for consistent marketing

 

What stops a business being creative?

 

Creating lead magnets

 

How to ask for testimonials

 

Are you seizing global opportunities?

 

Awakening the creative inside

 

How to bullet proof your business

 

The value of an inquiring mind

 

When do you have your best ideas?

 

Marketing and productivity tips

 

How to lead in challenging times

 

The benefits of a meetup group

 

Improving your brain

 

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

 

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Stop work! Take a break.

 

Behaving like a real salesperson

 

How to get media attention

 

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Launching a new magazine

 

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Seth Godin on social networking

 

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Seth Godin on standing out

 

Key traits of a super salesperson

 

Do you need a thinking makeover?

 

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