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Small business guide to online foreign exchange
15th July 2008
Content provided by XYLO We've put together a quick and easy check-list of what you should consider when choosing your online FX provider: 1. What FX rate do you get? Never be afraid to question your provider about quotes for FX rates. Booking exchange rates online is a low cost business and...
The take-away office
By Stuart Ridley on the 4th July 2008
Kiss cabin fever goodbye and work wherever you want. Stuart Ridley helps you break free from your desk to explore the world of portability, from ultra lightweight notebooks to handheld computers and mini-projectors – get out there and get to work! The portability promise In its simplest form,...
Ka-ching! Easy online payment systems
By Jonathan Crossfield on the 4th July 2008
Want a website that serves your customers and does all your banking for you as well? Jonathan Crossfield looks at the essential ingredients to a successful ecommerce system. The internet has changed the way the world shops. A skateboarder in Brazil can buy knee pads from Canada with a couple of...
Construction site: working with web developers
By Ruby Blessing on the 4th July 2008
While the architects and designers build your website, how can you supervise with confidence? In her time working on over 300 websites, Ruby Blessing has learned a thing or two about effectively briefing a web developer. Here, she happily shares her know-how. Put your hardhat on. You have a great...
Wireless: Fun but no profit
By Josh Mehlman on the 4th July 2008
It’s technically not very difficult for any small business owner to set up a public-access wireless network for walk-in customers. As Josh Mehlman finds, just don’t expect it to make money. The equation seems simple enough: lots of your customers have laptops and you want your customers...
When is a cube not a cube?
By Kick Start on the 4th July 2008
Miriam Tulevski and her husband created Car Cube, a self-contained, portable pressure washer for vehicles. Now looking to market the product overseas, Miriam has hit a few snags. For one thing, someone else owns the most obvious domain name. Also, it isn’t only for cars and isn’t a...
Are interest rates hurting small business
4th July 2008
This month’s Think Tank panel looks at the effect of interest rates on small business. What’s hurting more: interest rates or public perceptions of a tightening economy? Our forthright panel expresses concerns for Australia’s economic growth under the new Federal Government. The...
The emperor has no clothes
By Peter Bray on the 4th July 2008
The internet gives everyone the chance to be a star. But, asks Peter Bray, do we want to hear Joe and Sally Housecoat’s uninformed opinion, or would we rather hear from experts? Whether it’s 15 minutes of fame on YouTube for your crap dancing ability or your opinion on what happened to...
Is it time to sack a few customers?
By Andrew Griffiths on the 4th July 2008
The old saying goes, if you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas. Andrew Griffiths explores a one-step treatment for sending negative people to the pound – even if they are your customers. In my work with business owners around the world, I constantly reinforce the importance of...
Seven steps to succeed with speed
By Stephen Craft on the 4th July 2008
What makes a business rise above its competitors? When the Commonwealth Bank asked some of Australia’s fastest growing small businesses what drove their success, we found they shared a lot of common ground. Stephen Craft explains. Content provided by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia In last...
The science of doing good
By Rosanne Bersten on the 4th July 2008
Research scientist Gary Conyers moved to Australia from the US and founded a marketing consultancy, Why Not This + Associates. Through his work with not-for-profit organisations, he launched do-goodr.com.au. I used to be a research scientist in Washington DC, looking into human infectious diseases....
Needing a microscope to see the silver lining
By Marguerite McKinnon & Josh Mehlman on the 4th July 2008
Even with unemployment set to rise, finding the right staff remains a pressing issue for many small businesses. Marguerite McKinnon and Josh Mehlman investigate if migrant workers are the answer and what the government is(n’t) doing to help. You know the old saying; every cloud has a silver...
Bosom buddies
By Yvette Neilson on the 4th July 2008
What do former game show models do after the last whitegood has been won? As Yvette Neilson finds out, they take their insider knowledge of fashion and turn it into a thriving business that helps real women avoid wardrobe malfunctions. Even the genetically blessed are not immune to the pain caused...
The unvarnished truth
By Louise Kelly on the 4th July 2008
Accepting criticism and finding positive ways to respond are important business skills. Louise Kelly gets in touch with her inner masochist. A friend and colleague of mine who is a management consultant has a favourite saying that lives with me today: ‘like putting lipstick on a pig’. It...
I dare you to compare
By Stephen Murphy on the 4th July 2008
Comparison engines and discount rate sites are sprouting all over the web. Stephen Murphy finds out which sites are succeeding and how you can benefit from the new way of letting your fingers do the walking. Thanks to the perception that conducting business on the web is more cost effective than in...

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