No, it’s not what you think… Based on the title of this post, you may be thinking that I’ve taken up driving for Uber – adding another income stream to the family trust, possibly for the sole purpose of buying an $800 bottle of red wine. If you’ve ever seen me drive, be glad that...
In the Start Up phase of any business, bringing in revenue (through marketing and sales) needs to be the focus. So how do you do it? I break my thinking down into Outbound (where I’m pushing the relationship) and Inbound (where the leads come to me). Inbound is obviously ideal, but takes time to build...
Source: NRE Commercial Cleaning by Rod Abbott “So, you want to free yourself from ‘The Man’ and go out on your own. You have that great idea, everyone is going to jump on board and this time next year you’ll be a millionaire. “Here are some words of advice from Jacob Aldridge, international business coach...
Ah, the joys of small business ownership and freelancing: one day you’re riding high, then next you’re scrambling for work. Here’s some ways to overcome those challenges and stabilize your income. What you really want, first and foremost, is recurring income – ie, clients that pay you something on an ongoing basis. This is the ultimate stability...
For some people, this is going to be irrelevant, but if you’re in the process of building or reviewing your personal budget then our own example may help. Because we have a mortgage offset account, we’re incentivised to keep all our excess cash in one place. So over the years, we’ve built our own spreadsheet...
Source: In The Black magazine by Thea O’Connor People have different chronotypes. Designing a work day that suits the body clocks of both early birds and night owls is a smart way to boost workplace performance… Jacob Aldridge, director of financial advisory at businessDEPOT, is a “proud night owl” who knows the feeling. Several years...
