how to exploit cold calling

What business owners say about cold calling Our business networking group Adelaide Referral and Knowledge Exchange discussed cold calling and ways to make cold calling work better for your business. Firstly, it is best if you cold call yourself or train staff to sell on your behalf rather than attempt to use an overseas telemarketing…

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Business basics for newly arrived Australians

Tax basics for those newly arrived in Australia starting a business Apply for an ABN Apply for an Australian Business Number to comply with the Australian tax laws Produce a complying tax invoice for your sales Do you need a trading name? A business name other than your name needs to be registered Choose an…

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Making business networking work for you

business network tips have a good message a good pitch to say when you meet people about what you do respond your help to People asks, remember it isn’t just about what you want but what you can give have a coffee group with business colleagues – good friendships and relationships and the business will…

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Getting your staff right and retained

How to hire the right staff Here is some guidance on how to hire good staff and make it work well for your business. clearly define a role with the position description spend time developing staff managing a business sounds very hard but is hard if you have to do it all your self share…

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5 Quick ways to grow your business

5 Little known keys to exploding your business growth If you are a business owner, chances are you are always looking to do something better in your business. Here are 5 quick ways to get growth in your business: Refine and fine tune your target market Use the referral umbrella system. Make a list of…

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Getting word of mouth referrals

How to get word of mouth and referrals Here are some little tweaks to boost your referrals from word of mouth. Be clear to people that you are taking on new clients When asked how you are doing in your business, say you are busy but you can always do with new clients Make it…

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Simple ways to save on losing money on bad debts

How to avoid bad debts Here are some tips on the topic how to avoid nasty bad debts: It’s very important to have an engagement letter which outlines your price and scope of services fully, make sure this is legally signed before you proceed work. Include a clause which states that you will pass on…

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Do’s and Don’t For your business website

Tip and traps your your website Here are some tips from our business networking discussion on the topic of what to do and not do on your business website. The DOs Having a video on your home page can be an innovative point of difference in your industry and show you as superior to your…

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Tax and Creating Wealth From Investment Property

Wanting to know more about tax and creating wealth from investment property About investing in property watch our video to find out more about tax and creating wealth from investment property: how and when investment property can be great for paying less tax a real example and how it affect a tax refund the risks…

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30000 Immediate Asset Write Off

Good news the instant asset write off for 20k is now 30k. As we have explained before, it is a tax deduction for small business and not a refund. Small business means you must have turnover of less than $2m. Small businesses can immediately deduct one or more assets costing less than $20,000 purchased (ready…

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