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Cashflow in the Quiet Months | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:35:39 +0000

Tim Lea (and his watch) (Episode 368; 12 minutes 59) Here in Australia over the summer months many people in business are on holidays. That means even if you’re still hard at work those people who owe you money might not be. It’s very likely that cash will be slower coming in through the door. Tim Lea, [...]

Barter Off Your Spare Capacity | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:53:37 +0000

[podcast] Bartering your services is a poor second cousin to cold hard cash, but if you have spare capacity it might be a useful way to offset cash expenses. In Australia 20,000 companies now use Bartercard, accounting for the equivalent of $10 billion worth of transactions.

Is the Reserve Bank Fighting the Wrong Demon? | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:38 +0000

[podcast] Economist Steve Keen argues that rising interest rates are more to do with controlling the housing bubble than keeping inflation under control. He says rate rises and removal of the first home buyers grant will make Aussie house prices tank in early 2010. Of course, he's said that before.

Finding Your Ideal Networking Group

Robert Gerrish — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:10:33 +0000

I recently caught up with Suzy Jacobs from The Athena Network in this short video interview. Suzy shares some good tips for those new to face-to-face networking and has some fine ideas when considering the best event to attend. Clearly networking is more than just thrusting cards into people’s hands and as Suzy explains it can be [...]

Recruitment FAIL!

Melissa Lourenco — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:12:42 +0000

Having seen just about everything when recruiting, here are some examples of what not to do. (These all really happened, folks.)

What Influence Do Marketers Have? | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:00 +0000

[podcast] A new survey shows that marketers are satsified with the influence their department has on the success of a business. Does that mean companies are realising the importance of the full marketing mix, or is it because some marketers don't realise they should be driving more than just communications?

Smart Businesses Save Skills | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:12:18 +0000

[podcast] A survey from Deloitte and the Australian Industry Group shows that, with the economic downturn, a third of businesses have made cuts in their training expenditure, with most cutting it more than 20 percent. What does this mean for Australia's skills shortage?

The Government 2.0 Taskforce | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:38:49 +0000

[podcast] Web 2.0 has changed the way we use the Internet. Can it also change the way we interact with the government? Dr Nicholas Gruen, chair of the Government 2.0 Taskforce in Australia, believes it will be the catalyst for a profound transformation in democracy.

Are You a Business Masterchef? | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:21 +0000

[podcast] Do good cooks make good business people? Julia Bickerstaff says people often go into business without understanding the science that lies behind it. Baking, she says, is the same.

Rebuilding After a Downsize | BTalk Australia

Phil Dobbie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:11:15 +0000

[podcast] Getting rid of staff when you downsize is never a comfortable process. Rebuilding a team when the economy bounces back can be just as complicated. Fiona Webster from Randstad say there's a lot to look out for.