Recently Rhianne, who has been with us at The Transcription People since early 2008, finished her Certificate III in Business Administration and is about to start Certificate IV in Front-line Management. Rhianne came to the organisation straight out of school after finishing Year 12. With the decision...

I am sure most business owners (at one stage or another) struggle with the work/life balance.  Generally you have your own business so you have the freedom to work your own hours, but in reality you work more hours than you would like.  This is one area I really struggle with. Particularly as...

A recent article written by industry expert Greg Savage, featured on Recruiter Daily (www.recruiterdaily.com.au), the difficult topic of ‘multi listing’ jobs was discussed. ‘Multi-listing jobs’ simply means clients listing the one vacancy with several different recruiters. Now, as clients, or...

Join CCBiz to Celebrate the End of Year in Style and Support Charity CCBiz networking group is inviting the Central Coast business community to relax and build new relationships in aid of the Central Coast’s Child Abuse Prevention Service (CAPS). The CCBiz end-of-year cocktail function on Friday, 27...

As a business person you might think there would be no business if you weren’t around, but this is not always the case. It pays to put some time into thinking about the type of business you want and plan for the end at the beginning. Start by thinking about why you established the business and what...

Creating a Powerpoint template that suits your business is really simple. Templates are great way to ensure all your employees use the same presentation format for the business, which helps to establish your brand.  Templates can also save you a lot of time. Powerpoint 2007 comes with built-in templates...

We’ve all stopped to gaze at a shopfront display at least once. An outfit, accessory or an interesting product has caught our eye, drawing us back for a better look, which is exactly what is supposed to happen. Retailers use their physical shopfronts to send an instant message to consumers, telling...

The word brand is one that gets thrown around a lot, particularly in business. We talk about our marketing material and stationery needing to match our brand, that our brand is all about X or that we’ve decided to change our brand in this way or that way. I asked myself: how many business owners...

Media releases are a great way to get your story out to the media, whether it’s the launch of a new business or product, or a comment on something topical in the news. The way to make sure your media release grabs the editor’s attention – and isn’t filed away with the other hundreds of releases...

There are many things that you can do *before* your computer guy comes to make sure that everything runs as smoothly (and quickly) as possible. 1. Write Down Error Messages EXACTLY This is a really important habit to get into. It’s probably worth going to one of the back to school sales and buying...