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How to find the right networking groups for your business
Wondering which networking events to attend or which groups to join? People often ask me – Where should I network? Of course the answer depends: “Who do you want to meet and why? “ With those questions answered it becomes that much easier to find the right events...
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Process efficiency OR systems optimisation?
Approx. time to read: 10 minutes “More of the same, faster!” has been the primary approach to production efficiency for centuries, from factory production lines to wide-acre mono-crop farming. And the focus of production efficiency untill recently has been...
Proposed new OHS regulations for psychological health
The Victorian Government are planning to introduce new regulations to address psychological health before the end of 2022. The regulations will strengthen the occupational health and safety framework and will recognise that hazards that pose a risk to psychological...
Engineering and chemistry OR physics and biology?
Approx. time to read: 7 minutes From the earliest blacksmith shops and soap makers to 20th century steel foundries, cement plants and Kevlar manufacturing - a surprising number of global production technologies still predominantly use chemical and mechanical...
Focus on delivering products OR delivering service and value?
Approx. time to read: 8 minutes The "everybody knows" way to grow a business in the 20th century was to grow product sales - and once you were in the market to continuously develop new products with more features. However: • Most of the time, what people want is the...
From 1-Way Supply “Chains” TO Circular Systems
Approx. time to read: 8 minutes Since the Industrial Revolution (if not further) the way business has thought about products and services has been basically 1-way – dig materials up, make a product, sell it to someone, forget about it – and repeat…. However, tomorrow...
How to let go of the tasks a business owner shouldn’t do
How often have you considered outsourcing the work you do as a business owner and then stop before you even start because you don’t know what tasks you can outsource? Too many business owners needlessly spend time on tasks that: – Aren’t the best use of their time ...
Tax Planning 2022 & Tax and Business Updates
Paying tax is great: the more successful your business is the more tax you pay. However, paying too much tax is wasteful. Are you paying too much tax? How can you minimise what you pay? And – what tax concessions can you utilise to both invest in your business as well...
Less waste, less toxic, less bad OR fully good?
Approx. time to read: 13 minutesThe design paradigm of 20th century industrial systems is pretty much "1-way": mine/make/use/dump [repeat] Waste has been a standard part of making products and delivering services - and we've built a whole safety industry around...
Employment Contracts – What you need to know!
Unfortunately a handshake to employ a person is long gone and it does not protect you and your business. It is vital that all employees have a written agreement in place; regardless of industry sector or size of business there are some non-negoitables which need to be...
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