Here is what these Italian made beauties look like.

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Here I sit with the inventory of the patented all in one shaving cream and brush — Mr Ivan Rusev. Bush has been working with Ivan since he launched his brand in 2010. Ivanity Shave has come along way in a couple of years in Australia and now we are now working on plans to bring Ivan’s shaving innovation to the world.

In today’s global economy logistics, supply chain and customer service and support are everything. Ivan has been doing battle with the start up wp-commerce shop we launched his site. It works but not elegantly. We are going to fix that.

First step. Shipping.

Here are some product shots with dimensions which we will reference for getting exact costs.

I just read a great article online via a tweet from Tobi (founder of shopify). It sure shows how Tobi has been so successful with his taste in journalism.

Here is the pick of the article in the article for me. It really resonates.

“Governments have always been lousy at picking winners, and they are likely to become more so, as legions of entrepreneurs and tinkerers swap designs online, turn them into products at home and market them globally from a garage. As the revolution rages, governments should stick to the basics: better schools for a skilled workforce, clear rules and a level playing field for enterprises of all kinds. Leave the rest to the revolutionaries.”

Here is a link to the whole article

http://www.economist.com/node/21553017

Get your business start up hamper

Hampers have become a huge phenomena. You can get a plethora of products and services all bundled up in a lovely hamper: anything from a $20 organic ploughmans hamper to and adult themed hamper for over $3,000.

With the help of my great shedding buddy Dan Swan the notion of a hampers for businesses came to me. Custom baskets of branding and marketing tools for all kinds of businesses. Off the top of my head here are a few hamper basket concepts that could be put together: Trade Show Hamper, Social Media Marketing Hamper and the one that I think could be very popular

Business idea that I keep talking about but don’t do anything about Hamper

• 3 year domain name registration
• 1 year of web hosting
• 500 business cards
• 100 letter head
• 100 with comps
• 3 Vinyl banners
• 2-Vehicle Magnets
• 10 Posters
• html email signature
• custom logo design (black and white-type only)
• office sign

Like any good idea this one needs to be kicked around a bit more and refined. However in the tradition of fire, ready, aim I am going to work on putting a price on the business start up hamper in conjunction with Haven Hosting, Seesaw Signs and Mullumbimby Print Works.

Any ideas on types of hampers and products and services that fit this idea are more then welcome.

For a very long time now my wife (life partner) Alison has done her very best to control my entrepreneurial (business) energy. Control falls short of truly capturing all that she does. The best way to understand it is to watch Alison work her magic with horses using age old and new age ways of controlling a highly energetic and potentially explosive creature. Alison uses a combination of clear communication, boundaries and 4 separate phases of discipline get used on me daily to help me keep on track.

Speaking of keeping on track, back to my welcome back and what that really means. Alison has accepted the official title of ‘Voice of Reason’, well I hope she does because that in a bush nut shell is one of the key things she brings to both our business and family. In this newly defined role I am planning on recruiting Alison for New Business meetings and the all important follow up on what we can’t and can potentially do with clients.

By doing consulting work together Alison will help me channel my loud and enthusiastic voice and pepper it with good reason.

Call while you still have time.

Having only recently moved my personal facebook page over to the new timeline it made me feel good that I am somewhat prepared to do the same for the Facebook Pages I directly oversee for a handful of brands.

Facebook Timeline, just like any update or change in your life, is best embraced: battling facebook is futile.

If you have yet to embrace social media marketing in your business you might just use this as your call to action. Oh and becareful with your profile images. “No Calls to Action allowed or you will face the facebook police.”

Here is a very handy link to an article on “Everything You Need to Know”. As for me I am going to have a go myself before reading this.

http://www.likeable.com/2012/02/everything-you-need-to-know-and-more-about-facebook-timelines-for-brands/

And another link to Facebook for information on Facebook Pages for Business.

Rugby North-A great read

Gosh it’s fun getting to tackle new projects.

I am sitting at our kitchen table with John Drysdale looking at the great book he has just written and published. There are only limited copies and he is keen to get them in the hands of local rugby enthusiasts.

Have a look at the facebook page for the book.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rugby-North-A-History-of-Far-North-Coast-Rugby-Union/174855442616302

Watch this space for information on how to buy his book online–once we figure out the best way to do this.