The dreaded “Unfollow” on Twitter – is it you?
Once I lost 1000 followers in a day. I quickly looked back at all my Twitter posts only to find that I didn't write anything that was particularly offensive or would warrant this type of dramatic reaction from my …
Start-up to Billion Dollar Sale – how realistic is this?
It's old news now, but it has me thinking... how realistic is it for the average small business owner to aspire to such great heights?You would have to have been sleeping under a rock to not know that Facebook has just finalised …
A must read for sme’s : Are you a thinker… not a doer?
"You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere". Lee IacoccaMany entrepreneurs are 'ideas people' or 'thinkers'. They sit down for breakfast and think about what they can do to change the world, …
What goes up… must come down – ever wondered what happens next?
"Be careful that the feet you stand on today, don't belong to the legs and arse you have to kiss tomorrow" : Quote from one very wise West Australian.When I started out working, my friends were all in …
Entrepreneurs need to get their hands dirty every now and then
How often as an entrepreneur do you really get down and get your hands dirty?There are some things, that no-one else but the entrepreneur in a small business can do. It almost makes them indispensible although we are all trained to think …
You learn new things every day… but you need to be open to it
Easter is but a faded memory (too much chocolate, an abundance of hot cross buns and vino to wash it down) and most of us are already back in the grind of every day life (that means "work" for those of us …
Sun, surf, flying a plane and riding motorbikes – not a bad combo this Easter!
I am so excited! Tomorrow morning I fly to Queensland and after a couple of quick meetings, I will be off to the Sunshine Coast to enjoy the Easter break with my beautiful family. …
Make Hay While The Sun Shines
Opportunities don't come past your desk everyday. Sometimes you have to work so hard to find an opportunity that when one lands on your lap, you don't really know what to do with it or you forget what it actually looks like.There …
Why does business suck the life out of your personal life?
Have we all got it so wrong?A few weeks ago, I had to cancel a trip to the US that was for both business and pleasure. Mainly business, but a few days pleasure that I was seriously looking forward to. There were …
An entrepreneurs office without 4 walls?
It's a question that many entrepreneurs need to ask themselves but many don't. Why do we believe that an office means sitting in a room, on a chair, with a desk and computer screen in front of us, confined by 4 walls? …


