Our best wishes are with all of the entrants. The Manningham Business Excellence Awards (MBEA) are now in their fifth year … this year’s winners are soon to be announced. Manningham is a fantastic place to live, work, and be in business. We are a thriving community, with booming retail opportunities, a vibrant sporting community,…
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Living and Learning at Ajani in Lower Templestowe have an urgent call out for MBN help. We are truly hoping that our MBN members and friends will join forces and provide a helping hand for this organisation. What you will get: Ø An opportunity to participate in a small business expo · Free of charge…
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Lessons from an Incident Investigation about personal motivation for safety 2009… a year that heralded some interesting events and saw some watershed moments. While these events may be of great interest and significance for some, the only event that two little boys (I’ll call Matty and Nicky for the purpose of this article), noted in…
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Don’t put daffodils or jonquils in with other flowers as the sap upsets other flowers and they will die more quickly. Elsie Carter Ayr Brae Flowers
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If you are considering using any media to grow your business, here are my top 5 pointers to get you started: 1: Be clear on your business growth goals 2: Understand and be specific about who your ideal customer is (target audience) 3: Explore the most effective and most efficient ways to reach your target…
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When you are in front of a customer or prospect, it is always best to find out what they are interested in before you talk to them about you and your products. Below is a great sales pitch for selling a mouse trap to a mouse except……… “A mousetrap is a specialised type of animal trap…
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The HeraldSun ran an interesting article on August 29th 2014, titled, “Qantas v Virgin: The war that cost $8.75m a day”. The article looked at the way both businesses operated and the effect it’s had on their profits Check it out at http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-v-virgin-australia-the-war-that-cost-875m-a-day/story-fnjjv9zn-1227041659016 Although Qantas certainly appears to have turned itself around in recent times,…
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The simple answer is no! How many times do people with a home loan check what their current interest rate is? Even if they look at it how do they know that the correct interest rate is being applied? Often the interest rate is not displayed “in your face” on a home loan statement. More…
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