Month: April 2018

How much money will I need to retire?  Where will the money for me to invest even come from?  Can I afford to invest? Can I afford not to invest? These are just some of the most common questions plaguing people not just in Australia, but all over the world.   Even more challenging is that most people don’t often want to admit that they might not understand how investing works, so they avoid it all together.  The reality is that if you don’t start planning now then you simply might not have any money for retirement at all. The...

Old School vs. New School ways of selling… It’s time to talk about sales. When you just read the word sales did you immediately think “used car salesman” and get slightly disgusted? If you did you are not alone, the world sales carries with it a bad reputation these days and the reasons why are endless. You think of the car salesman that sold you the car that was the worst car you have ever owned, you think of someone knocking on your door to sell you knives, a vacuum cleaner, or perhaps artwork out of the back of their car. Yes these...

Anyone in business has heard the phrase, “happy employees make better employees”, which leads them to being more productive. But is this true? As a business owner, is there a way to increase profits simply by treating your employees well? People have even said that sometimes employees can be investments; you invest time and effort into your employees and they will in return, work harder, faster and with more effort. Employees have a lot of control over a business and how it is being run, finding good employees is one thing but keeping those employees happy is another. HOW...