One of the most helpful things you can do to help build your business or professional practice is to have a business coach. Today I’m speaking with the founder of Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark Creedon. We talk about the things that the entrepreneurs he has coached have done, which have made him cringe, in order…
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Everyone loves a good story. Storytelling is a critical skill every business owner and entrepreneur should have. Here’s ten quotes that should inspire your inner storytelling this week: 1. “The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story. This truth applies both to…
Consumer confidence is falling and that’s not good. Or maybe it is…if you’re keen to act counter cyclically! The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index dropped by 3.5% last week to its lowest level in over two years. And that’s not really surprising is it, considering all the negative news about the potential of a…
There is no doubt it! The Australian housing markets have turned the corner. Two interest rate cuts, tax cuts, reduced uncertainty around housing, more positive media and easing in the overly tight lending guidelines have combined to generate a significant improvement. Buyers are back borrowing money and looking for a new home or investment and…
How do we boost a flailing economy? That’s a question that is clearly on the minds of our politicians and our regulators And it’s a question Yahoo Finance asked 4 experts including myself. As you can imagine – 4 experts means 4 opinions (maybe even 5) so here’s the article that was originally published in…
I’ve noticed a trend recently that more and more investors are looking to get involved in property development. They want to “manufacture” some capital growth because the market has been a little flat. So that’s what we’re going to talk about in today’s episode – how to get started in property development But today’s show…
Are you ready to step up to property renovations and development? I know a lot of investors are considering this as the next phase of their investing, especially at present when capital growth is slow (or in fact minimal in some locations) Well..here are the answers you may have been looking for to ensure you…
Historically low interest rates and looser bank lending restrictions have spurred the fastest rise in mortgage lending in five years. The media has been full of news about this with many commentators excited by that fact that new loans approved surged in July by 4 per cent after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates twice….
What is land tax? Who should pay it? Does it apply to my home? And can I reduce this major property cost which seems to eat into my rental income disproportionally? These questions are often asked by serious property investors who already have or are in the process of building a significant property portfolio. So…
Warren Buffet is one of the world’s most influential people. He’s an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. Here’s some of his inspiring quotes on investing and success: 1. Great Investors Don’t Diversify – “Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.” 2. On Finding Honesty in Others…
