I’ve selected a handful of heuristics in my life that I credit with making me happy(ier). Here’s one of the big ones: Never Run for Public Transport. I developed this decision-making framework in my final year of university. (That was a happy year for a lot of reasons, but I don’t want to digress). Brisbane...

Source: Sydney Morning Herald. Most business advisors and business coaches recommend drawing up a business plan, but many SME owners opt to go without. “A business plan would have slowed us down,” Eve John says. “It just seemed a little bit too rigid.” Jacob Aldridge is an international Shirlaws business coach, and has one simple...

Source: Business News Daily What makes a good business presentation? Here are 36 “killer” tips. In among a lot of recommendations for the latest technology, keep an eye on number 19 where I point out “Too many presenters rely on technology to gloss over their flaws in memory or expertise” Read all 36 tips here.

Source: American Express Open Forum Your small business has been thriving, and the pipeline is always filled with upcoming work. For the first time since leaping into the world of small-business ownership, you finally have a sense of job security. But don’t get comfortable too soon. Jacob Aldridge, a licensed Shirlaws business coach, says this...

One of my duties as a partner at Shirlaws business coaching Australia is the production of our fortnightly ‘business links’ newsletter, which will be reproduced (but delayed!) here. To receive the freshest information and join 3,000+ Australian entrepreneurs, you should subscribe here. From 2008 – 2010, on behalf of my team at Shirlaws Queensland I produced a...

Source: Business News Daily Are you thrilled by the idea of starting your own business? You know you have the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of an entrepreneur, but you’re missing one critical element to success: a good business idea. Don’t get frustrated — inspiration is all around you. Here are five tips on where to...