Articles
Business Advice: Making the leap from employee to business owner
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Many people have a lifelong interest to work for themselves, whilst others consider the change upon redundancy or encountering workplace…
Business Advice: How do you handle a budding Kidpreneur?
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre After two weeks with the angels at home, you’re probably looking forward to them returning to school! But have you…
Business Advice: Financial year end – a great time to review your business!
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre With another financial year end over, it’s a great time to review where your business is at, and where it’s going.…
Business Advice: Social Updates you may have missed
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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Social Platforms are constantly updating and upgrading to create better user experience. Here are a few recent changes you may have…
Business Advice: How to acquire the services of a legitimate business!
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre We often need to acquire the services of other businesses – landlords, web designers, accountants etc. How do you avoid…
Business Advice: Good time to revisit your business structure
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Many small businesses are initially set up as a sole trader. This structure is the simplest, quickest and cheapest to…
Business Advice: Running free or low cost events – the good and the bad!
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Learning is a lifelong process, and I constantly take up opportunities to learn new things, meet new people and push…
Business Advice: How to build your social media follower base – Part Two
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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Run a competition Run a standalone competition or partner with another business with your target market to do a giveaway –…
Business Advice: How to build your social media follower base – Part One
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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre The key to maintaining an effective social media presence and getting new leads is your follower base. The main thing we…
Business Advice: Learning from Lismore: Preparing for disaster
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre The floods that hit South East Queensland and the NSW border caused immense damage to property and business in the…
Business Advice: Push your productivity to new limits!
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Business owners often feel overwhelmed with so much to do. Micro businesses/sole traders really feel this, often taking on every…
Business Advice: Self-belief and self-worth – mindset your business can’t do without
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre As an advisor I too often meet business owners that are praised by their clients yet lack self-belief. It is…
Business Advice: 5 Tips for keeping your socials appealing
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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Whilst it is important to have a presence on social media, it is also important to ensure you keep your socials…
Business Advice: Avoiding competition pitfalls – how to run competitions legally
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre To generate more interest in your business you copy what you’ve seen many times before, you run a Facebook competition.…
Business Advice: Juggling home based businesses and school holidays
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre There are pros and cons to running a home based business, and school holidays can be a very difficult time for…
Media Release – Exciting New South West Sydney Partnership
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The Western Sydney Business Centre (WSBC), who delivers the Business Connect Program in South West Sydney, are pleased to announce a joint partnership between Western Sydney University (WSU), Liverpool City…
Business Advice: What Government assistance is available for small business?
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Have you hired any employees since July 2015? If you have, you may be eligible for a NSW OSR grant…
New reality for business owners as energy rates continue to skyrocket
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Electricity prices have experienced extraordinary increases over the past 12 months due to uncertainty around generation (see Figure 1). Prices have consistently gone up to the point where they are…
Business Advice: Google’s Free Ticket to First Page Search Results
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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Google My Business is a free and easy online marketing tool that allows businesses to list their details online through Google, to…
Business Advice: Selling is NOT a dirty word
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Sales and selling often conjure up negative thoughts, both in the minds of the consumer and small business owner. Too…
Business Advice: Business introductions that make people want to know more!
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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre How many times have you been asked, “What do you do?” The typical response is “I’m an X” and maybe we…