Each year Australian Institute of Management looks at business managers and leaders, identifying and recognising the best in each region & category.

Just check the news indicators, and decide for yourself.

• Retail sales down in Australia, Europe and USA
• Interest rates are highest in over a decade.
• Share market falling, NAB, ANZ, Suncorp
• Property values continuing to fall.
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Capital Region Business Expo

On Tuesday the 29th of July I will be speaking at the National Convention Centre, Canberra
(event location) as part of the expo organized by
Capital Region Business Expo

You are invited to enjoy my presentation and share the journey into the strategic online busines world.
Visit and click to register to attend my presentation.

Business Owners - Increase Your Time & Income.

We attended a presentation this week, and again the issue was raised with small business owners wanting a life balance and greater income from their business. During the presentation we shared a successful example of a business owner “recapturing her time”. First we explained how you calculate the value of your personal time.

Your Targeted Income

• Would you like to earn $150,000 or $200,000 as an employee or owner of your business?
• What is stopping you achieving your personal and business goals?
• What do you need to do today?

Increasing profits can be achieved with little effort. Sound too good to be true...

Often we are asked why our clients suddenly increase profits, and then gaining a higher market value for their business with people knocking at their door. Often they sell the business within 12 months.

So what is the secret?

Here is a checklist that will help you ensure maximum value for your business. It is easy to use this as a working checklist, ensuring you action each section of your business.

Tick off the items as you implement or verify completed.

New employee’s costing more than ever to recruit, train and retain?
Are you struggling with the growing cost of wages?
Are you lacking business confidence?

A survey by the Australian Industry Group and Deloitte found that 68.1 per cent of companies had been curtailed by the skills shortage over the last 12 months.

The labour workforce would need to increase by between 180,000 to 200,000 full-time workers to ease the current skills shortage.

Unhappy with your sales performance but not sure why?
Do you have hits on your web site, lots of interest but only a few sales?

I have recently met a number of business people unhappy or confused with their sales results online and sometimes offline. Remember that customers want to trust you before doing business with you. This begs the question. "What are you doing to build your client's trust?"

How can small business owners learn the skills to grow their business and succeed?

How does the average small to medium business owner learn new skills and knowledge in a practical way?

Each state has a different government support structure, what is yours?

Business owners know time is precious, with most owners unable to afford the time or commitment of a long term course. A number of physical short causes are available or if you prefer, training online. At last, some business educational experts have voiced their recommendations and options.

Queensland Business Acumen featured Kelvin in the business barometer and an article on outsourcing in the February 2008 edition.

Check us out on pages 15 and 48. (Attached)

Business Acumen out now available at: http://businessacumen.biz/

Are marketing terms difficult to comprehend?
Maybe you are spending money on marketing with limited results?

What type of marketing is right for your product or service?

There are so many to choose from which one is right for you and when should you use it?

The fact is there are many different types or marketing and the right one will be depending on your customer habits. What works for one type of customer will not work for all customers.