How to Know If You’re Ready to Start a Business (Infographic & Checklist)
So… We’ve been talking about how to write the ultimate business plan, when to hire staff (or even how to fire one), and all sorts of stuff that you might find useful as a business owner….
How to Create the Mindset of a Successful Entrepreneur
The non-entrepreneurs of the world tend to think that successful entrepreneurs are born that way – born wealthy, naturally driven and passionate with or without a cause. This is what helps many people feel comfortable in…
How to Make a Great First Impression in Business
We’ve all heard it a million times that first impressions matter, and are in fact some of the most important factors in establishing yourself in any human interaction. This is all true, and first impressions are…
How to Fire an Employee
Before I get into my own very personal view and experience in this article there is an important disclaimer to identify. Wherever you are geographically located there will be legislation and processes governing the technicalities of…
How to Know When It’s Time to Hire Someone
This can be a tough step for a business owner and that is particularly so the first time you have to make the decision. Most of us at some point, when employed by someone, have had…
How to Run a Business While Travelling
When you run a business, you don’t get to just request and take paid time off for your travelling needs. Even when your entire office takes leave, you may be required to keep an eye on…
How to Know When It is Time to Leave Your Job
So, you’ve found yourself in a space where you are wondering whether it is time to find another job or if you are just going through a rough patch at work. Things started off well when…
How to Make the Most of Peak Hour Traffic
Let’s face it. Peak hour traffic sucks. And the sad news is that it’s only getting worse. While we would love to come up with ways to reduce traffic in Australia, the truth is that our…
How to Speed Read
One summer break while I was in high school and my friends were off at pool parties, my mother packed me off to a study skills course in an attempt to elevate my very average grades….
How to Keep Calm Before a Big Meeting
Do you tend to resonate with Eminem’s lyrics in “Lose Yourself” before big, important meetings? “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti He’s nervous, but on…
How to Take Notes Effectively
Note-taking during lectures is one of the most effective ways of processing and retaining information you learn. However, with it being so common nowadays for lecturers to provide lecture notes beforehand, a lot of students are…
How to Market Effectively Using Psychology
In business, marketing and advertising are two of the biggest components that can help your business to strive. Word of mouth referrals through satisfied customers are of course one of the most reliable and perhaps the…
When is the Best Time to Start a Business?
When you search “When is the best time to start a business?” on Google, you’ll see countless articles come up telling you “Why now is the best time to start a business.” It’s comforting, motivational and…
How to Set Personal Goals for Your Business
Oftentimes, aspiring entrepreneurs fail to properly consider their personal goals for their business idea. While setting business goals is of course an essential component of setting up and operating a successful business, these aren’t the only…
How to Identify and Manage Workplace Bullying
We all thought that bullying is only relevant in high school, and that any bullying behaviour suddenly stops once you enter the adult world. Well, we may have given humans a bit too much credit, because…
How to Do Market Research for Your Idea
When you first have a brilliant business idea, your excitement and “go get ’em” mentality can get in the way of doing things that are actually important. Due diligence, when it comes to researching your business…
How to Use Your Money in the Setup Phase
Whether you have sufficient funds to support your business or not, it’s important to spend your money effectively in the early setup phase. The way you use your money in the initial stages can make or…
How to Get Funding for Your Startup
“I don’t have enough startup capital to start my business” is probably the most common reason given by aspiring entrepreneurs who have not quite taken their first step into business yet. It’s a fair enough statement….
How to Overcome the Fear of Competition
Competition in business is unavoidable. Putting aside the fact that it is near impossible to come up with a business idea that has never been done before, even if you start a completely unique business, somebody…
How to Test the Feasibility of Your Idea
When you have a lightbulb moment and come up with a business idea that could potentially make you a successful entrepreneur, it’s easy to forget the basics. Will your idea work? Will people buy your products?…
How to Understand Your Business Purpose
Too often, entrepreneurs set out to start their business without knowing what exactly it’s about. And what ends up happening is that their whole business becomes consumed by and dependent on the brilliant idea that prompted…
