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How does selling on consignment work? A success guide for retailers & creatives
If you’re reading this you may be a retailer or store owner who is already stocking product of some kind on consignment or is planning to. And if you’re reading this and you refer to yourself as an artist, potter, designer, sculptor, jeweller, or a maker of some kind, in this article we refer to you collectively as “creatives”.
Sports Coach & Dance Teacher protection
If you're a sports coach or a dance teacher who offers private or small group lessons and you work privately or are engaged under contract by a school, a day care centre or by a community group then this article has been written especially for you.
VA business growth: What to know about engaging other contractors
As a VA business owner you know what’s involved in being a VA or OBM (Online Business Manager) for someone else but if the workload is increasing, what’s next for you? Will you close your books and turn that work away or will you get someone else in to assist you? Or, do you see the potential in expanding your service offerings by bringing on other contractors (or subcontractors) who have those skills?
The 2024 Small Business Growth Support Guide
Navigating small business ownership can be challenging whether you’re brand new to it or you’ve been running your business for years. One thing is certain - there is always something to learn! In business learning from our mistakes can often be costly, draining and take you further away from what you’d prefer to be spending money and time on.
What should an Employment Contract include? (Australia)
In many circumstances, when a business owner offers someone a job, they issue a letter of offer and if the potential new employee accepts, a start date is set and some tax office paperwork is sent through for them to fill out.
Free legal templates: 5 ways they can land you in hot water
Free legal templates are appealing when you need to protect your business, your IP and yourself and when you can’t afford to pay thousands of dollars for a lawyer to draft you a bespoke solution. It’s completely understandable and we have all been there.
Small business owners: Why you needed a privacy policy yesterday
If you are a small business owner, you may not be aware that there have been some significant changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act), with more likely coming, that you should know about and act on.
You’re busy and unless you’re a privacy enthusiast, this topic can be a bit of a snooze fest.
Should you work with your partner? 5 surprising things I learnt when my husband worked in the business
There’s a trend in my female entrepreneurial circles. I am going to call it, “I want my business to get to the stage where I can retire my husband (or partner) trend”. But by “retire” it actually means the partner works in the business or takes up more home duties rather than takes up golf and does nothing.