http://blog.abn.org.au Business networking, education, mentoring, inspiration and resources to help women start, manage and grow a business. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:15:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Catherine Pritchard, Radiance Healthcare Centre Your brain is a powerhouse! It requires a large amount of fuel in order to keep it functioning at it’s peak all day long. Stress, poor diet, deadlines and a lack of fresh air can all compromise your brain function. Use the ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/productivity/boost-your-brain-power-and-revitalise-your-memory By Cheryl Hayman, Hayman Strategy How often do we sit and think about how symbols, pictures and taglines affect our brand? Conversely how aware are we of the effect on us of our favourite brands’ symbols and other visual identity references? Are you a visual person, and does it matter? From teenagers wearing ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/the-power-of-symbols-for-your-brand We asked our community this question for the current issue of our Women in Business eNewsletter. A compilation of these answers was published for our community of women across Australia to learn from. Click here to read our current newsletter, and click here to read the answers we received. Please let ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/marketing/what-change-have-you-made-to-your-marketing-strategy-in-the-last-three-months-that-made-the-biggest-difference-to-your-results By Kristy-Lee Johnston, Footprint Recruitment So you have waded your way through the interviewing and selection process and BINGO! You have found the perfect person for your role! They have the skills and experience and above all you think they make a great with your team. So you extend the offer, with ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/dealing-with-counter-offers-when-hiring-staff By Alycia Edgar, Coastal Accounting Services Have you buried your head in the sand when it comes to your business financials? Do you know where your money is being spent and how much money you have earned? Or do you simply get your books done (or not - shriek!) to get ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/are-you-avoiding-your-paperwork As any new migrant will tell you, the inability to communicate effectively can get in the way of opportunity. No matter how clever you are, communication attempts can be thwarted by the lack of skill to communicate well and get your message across. Communication skills are  more important today than ever ... http://blog.abn.org.au/resources/great-ideas/do-you-speak-english-communication-tips-for-business-owners-part-1 by Caroline McAuliffe, ExecConnect This past week I proudly launched my new business, ExeConnect, and as a gift to the clients who attended the launch event, I presented a gift of wellbeing and happiness!  I had arranged for Clive Leach, our Associate Executive Coach at ExeConnect to give a presentation at the ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/five-actions-to-help-you-and-your-team-flourish Apple took out a full page ad in today's paper to promote a number of their iPhone apps that are good for business.  One application stood out to me, and it could save you a whopping amount in printing. Possible Scenario at your next meeting: PROSPECT: "Do you have a business card?" YOU:  ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/new-iphone-app-means-you-only-need-to-print-1-business-card By Julie Wise, The Silver Owl. Laptops, mobile phones, iPhones, Blackberrys and USB drives can conveniently store data outside your work environment. But portability has a downside. Devices are easily stolen and their data is valuable with many thieves admitting to stealing devices for the information stored on them. Protect your device from damage It goes ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/is-your-slip-showing-ways-to-protect-your-mobile-devices By Cat Matson, Alito One of the questions I often ask my mentoring clients is: "What’s getting in the way?" By that I mean, what’s getting in the way of you making the progress you want, achieving the goals you’ve set for yourself, working on the things that are important as opposed to ... http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/whats-getting-in-the-way