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An Apple a day...
By Nett Administrator on the 19th June 2008An Apple a day....There's no shortage of apples in English idiom: bobbing for apples, toffee apples, Apple Paltrow, poison apples, apple of my eye, et cetera, et cetera. And now there is a new Big Apple in old Sydney town. A is for Apple Store in the CBD on the corner of George and King streets....
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Toucha, toucha, toucha, touch me....
By Nett Administrator on the 12th June 2008Toucha toucha toucha touch me... Does anyone remember playing Battle Chess or California Games on their parents' PCs? What about the innocent graphics and sound effects of the Commodore 64? Donkey Kong, Pacman, Space Invaders; oh, the simple pleasures!Why am I taking a skip down memory...
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The power of one...
By Nett Administrator on the 24th April 2008The power of one... Going green doesn't mean growing dreadlocks, planting a herb garden on your window sill or flushing the toilet only once a day. It means becoming a smarty-pants in your work haven.Every second time I visit my unit block's garbage room someone has carelessly dumped a...
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Breaking the Facebook habit: tough love...
By Cara Tobin on the 17th April 2008Breaking the Facebook habit: tough love... Whether you're doing business in a large workspace with lots of employees or operating as a sole trader sitting in your office built for one, you're likely to be distracted several times a day from your actual money-earning work. Employees have...
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Us Aussies are less bludge-y than we thought.
By Cara Tobin on the 17th April 2008Us Aussies are less bludgey than we thought. Good news, fellow Australians. We may hold the silver medal to America's gold in the fatty-boom-ba Olympics, but as for downloading non-work-related files and software on our work computers, Australians all let us rejoice. In November 2007,...
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Would you trade your soul to be a sole trader?
By Nett Administrator on the 15th April 2008Breathing in the aroma of a fellow bus passenger’s sweaty armpit, only slightly filtered through a Gloweave business shirt, is enough to make anyone resign their briefcase and bus pass. Why waste precious hours and risk nasal shutdown travelling to the office, when you could roll out of...
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Income Protection Insurance: cover if things go wrong
By Cara Tobin on the 3rd April 2008Income protection insurance: cover if things go wrongUnfortunately in life, things don’t always go swimmingly. This we all know but when it actually happens to our loved ones, or us, it ain’t so grand. If brushing our teeth is an integral part of life to protect against cavities, why...
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When things go horribly, horribly wrong...
By Cara Tobin on the 26th March 2008When things go horribly, horribly wrong…Although we cross our fingers, toes, eyes and nose hairs that nothing will go wrong with our health/lives/small business, the hard truth is, things can and usually do. The big question is whether you are prepared or not. So before you start...
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For blogs sake!!!
By Cara Tobin on the 15th March 2008For blogs sake!! With all the hoo-ha about ‘blogging’ (web logging) and even ‘vlogging’ (video logging) is it any wonder that everyone is jumping on the bandwagon? But does that mean you should? As a small business owner, is it worth the bother? In order to answer...
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Australia's Best Site?
By Cara Tobin on the 7th March 2008Australia’s Best sites?With the 14th AIMIA Awards being held tonight, interactive media’s glitterati are dusting off their best frocks and suits to recognize and reward the best in the industry. With 99 finalists being judged in 24 different categories, we are sure there are going to be...
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Tax return: Getting what you paid for...
By Cara Tobin on the 15th February 2008Tax return: Getting what you paid for. We might moan and groan when chunks of our earnings are thrown on to the Government’s heap, but how many of us have actually delved into what is offered in return? Aside from the obvious ones like maintaining roads, cleaning cities and streets...
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Ask the expert: A great website in 5 pages
By Cara Tobin on the 15th February 2008Ask the expert: A great website in 5 pages When you first come up with the idea of being your own boss, you probably think of all the cool things you think it involves – flexible work hours (“I can work in the spa if I’m...
Soul Trader: your own best company
Cara Tobin
Cara Tobin has a background in advertising, the arts and public administration. She is currently completing a Masters of Media Practice, while running a one-woman business.
NETT Partners
