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Issue No. 43 - October/November 2008

by Penelope Herbert

Australia’s business operators needn’t be unduly alarmed about the skills shortage, according to Adelaide productivity expert Graham Wright....
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Explore personalities for a successful workplace

A growing number of SA companies and organisations are realising the benefit of harnessing the personality traits of a diverse workforce to build a successful team, according to HR firm Locher....
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Sharpen your sales saw

by Craig Stubing

When he wrote The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey reminded us to ‘sharpen the saw’ if we wanted to be effective as a person....
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Issue No. 42 - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008

Rapid growth guru Verne Harnish, one of US Fortune magazine’s Top 10 small business minds, will present his Go for Growth summit in Adelaide in September and he says SMEs can learn a lot from John D Rockefeller....
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Indulge your customers: be yourself

by Ali Uren

It is no secret that we are becoming an increasingly disposable society where the lifecycle of products and services is becoming shorter as consumers chase the ‘next big thing’ that enters the market....
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Label printing in detail

Specialist labelling printer, OpenBook Howden hosted a FlavourSA function recently to acquaint food producers with the firm’s capabilities and the information needed to help this vital marketing aspect succeed....
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Let’s get that sales budget

by Craig Stubing

While this article should be of interest to others it was written primarily with the needs of the ‘sales boss’ in an SME in mind, whether the sales boss is the business owner or an employed manager....
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Minimum wage and ‘catch all’ award

by Mr Shayne Bakewell

Australian Fair Pay Commission Decision – Effective First Pay Period on or after 1 October 2008 The Decision The Australian Fair Pay Commission has, in its third minimum wage decision, awarded a $21.66 per week increase to those employees on the minimum wage and the those employees subject to the Australian Pay and Classification Scales....
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Picking the right venue for a function

by Craig Stubing

We’re running a conference in three months”, says the CEO, “Find me a really good venue and make sure we don’t break the bank”....
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Issue No. 41 - JUNE/JULY 2008

by Mr Shayne Bakewell

42 Mighty Sales Reps principal Troy Forrest offers his clients useful business tips in his new Sales Tyre Pumps series....
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