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A look at Lazy but Successful Businesses
Have you ever noticed that some service businesses are inherently weak at marketing themselves, but still tend to be very lucrative? Professions that tend to centre around compliance (and adding little direct value) such as legal services, accounting. However many other services, which may have a much more positive impact on your business and have…
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good at business?
Not that I ever want to be seen as a cheersquad for lawyers, but all to often I am driven mad by business people completely ignoring the legislative framework we operate within. What do I mean by this? Some recent examples: 1. A employee telling me that their probationary period only technically finished on the…
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innovation and birthday gifts
I believe that the major reason Australian businesses don’t like internet based competition is it forces the clever businesses to innovate, and the lazy businesses to drop prices before dying. Last week I realised I hadn’t done anything about birthday presents for my wife, despite the fact her birthday is easy to remember, as its…
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noticing stuff.
Two things I noticed recently. 1. Having driven around Gippsland last school holidays, I noticed that no one in Regional Victoria drives a newish Landrover. Its all Nissan Pathfinder and Toyota Landcruiser. There was some really old Landrover Defenders and their predecessor but no Discoverys or Range Rovers though. In my suburb their are plenty…
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Maps to Real Life
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Own Goals
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Mentor @ MBSEC’s “MUEC Grand Final” – 30/04/10
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Moderator @ The Churchill Club’s “Business Models Angels Love” – North Melbourne, VIC – 22/04/10
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Moderator @ AGSE Friends “Tangible Value” – North Melbourne, VIC – 14/04/10
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MC @ AMIA Victoria’s “V21 Conference” – Melbourne, Victoria – 14/04/10