Exciting News!

07 March 2013

We are in the process of changing our identity with aims to better service your needs as a small business owner! Click here to check out our interim website – Small Business Authority or visit www.smallbusinessauthority.com.au. Keep an eye out for some exciting stuff to come!

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How To Make Your Social Media Work For You!

01 November 2012

 Social media is fast becoming the quickest and cheapest way to gain customers, full stop! It is a great way for small businesses (who have limited time and resources) to gain exposure, generate sales and increase traffic to their websites. Probably the most important reason to begin thinking about your social media presence is that [...]

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The 8 Deadly Sins of Website Development

29 October 2012

These days you are invisible until you have a website. However, in the haste to get online, people often make many mistakes that do more harm than good. Here are 8 of the greatest sins associated with website development. 1. Not Planning Properly. Use a provider who starts with an extensive brief. 2. No Mockup Timeframe. Insist on getting [...]

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What is your biggest tip for how I can maximise my own productivity?

29 October 2012

There are 2 tips that I can’t split because they are both INCREDIBLY important. 1. Prioritise. Identify the things that you CAN do and then work out which ones are going to give you the biggest bang for your buck and do them first. In fact, instead of having a long list of things on your to [...]

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How to: Small Business Strategy Development

05 October 2012

This video outlines how we currently do our own small business marketing and strategy development. There is no ‘one right way’ to this stuff but here are some principles that might help: 1. Top down strategy development doesn’t work nearly as well as collective strategy development. 2. The best collective strategy development is to get [...]

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Outsourcing from $4/Hour – How to Massively Increase Your Productivity and Profit

09 October 2012

Delegation is one of the most effective approaches to massively increase your profitability. But, like anything else, you need to do it right to get the most out of it and avoid being burned. In case they help, here are our own 14 internal guidelines for delegating. Or for external help, read more on how [...]

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Following Business Name Registration Should I Check for Trademarks?

22 November 2012

In order to understand the difference between these 2 things, you need to understand the rationale for each. Business name registration is a  legal requirement which exists if you are trading under a name other than your own name (eg John Smith Plumbing). The reason for this legal requirement is to protect members of the [...]

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Do I need a business plan for my business?

29 October 2012

It depends on what you mean by business plan. In a general sense, we would say that planning is the key to all success. But planning and a plan are 2 different things. We suggest that you only need a formal detailed business plan if you are seeking financial input from non family or friends. [...]

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I’m fairly much a novice when it comes to marketing. Where would you recommend I start?

29 October 2012

This might sound like gloating but I seriously think that the best starting point is our free paper on 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing success – for a copy email us at info@abnregistrations.com. What this provides better than anything else I have found is an introduction to a systematic step by step approach to marketing. [...]

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Top Tips on Starting a small business in Australia

29 October 2012

Starting a business of your own is a thrilling activity. Starting a business is one of the most satisfying endeavors to take upon as one is independent to take decisions as well as one is working for onesself. The fruits of hard work seem sweeter as you undertake lots of efforts to set up an [...]

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Six Fundamental Guidelines for Buying a New Business in Australia

29 October 2012

Buying or launching a new business in Australia, necessitates you to work with more than one government agency to ascertain that all the procedures are followed completely. The Australian Federal, State/ territory, and Local government are an integral part of the process in building the business. Every business started needs to be registered. The registration [...]

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4 Tips On Starting Your Dream Business In Australia

29 October 2012

Starting a profitable business is not always as difficult as it is thought to be; all you need is good planning and meticulous budgeting. But first you must be sure that you are well prepared for the road you are going to take. To help you out, here are some tips which are very handy: [...]

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