With the recent interest rate reduction, it is an excellent time to look at your financial situation to make sure you are getting the best deal possible from your lender. This can be as simple as making an appointment with your accountant, financial advisor or bank. The goal is to not only make sure you are paying the lowest interest possible, but also to see whether a long term investment … Read the full post »

Noted business columnist Michael Pascoe wrote a brilliant piece in the Sydney Morning Herald last week about how in Australia, bad news sells while good news doesn’t. It was against the background of how well Australia is performing economically against the rest of the world, yet our consumer confidence is very poor. Business confidence is at its highest level since 2008, unemployment has dropped to 5.7% in March, the property … Read the full post »

According to the ABS, the Australian population will hit the 24 million mark in the next few weeks. Although not huge by the size of our land mass, 89% of Australians live in an urbanised environment making Australia one of the most urbanised countries in the world.

There are obvious reasons for this. Cities have grown from original port sites where towns first established and the majority of the infrastructure still … Read the full post »

In life, stuff happens. It just does. Most of it is out of our control. But it still happens. What is important is how we react and how we bounce. This is both in actions and in attitude. Most businesses work in a competitive playing field and the industry we work in is highly competitive. If you work hard things often go your way, but also the ability to deal … Read the full post »