I was recently asked to list 5 skills I think are critical for every business owner, and which are often under-appreciated by those starting their entrepreneurial journey. These originally featured on the Australian Online Courses website. There are definitely some specific skills that distinguish successful small business owners from those who work hard but struggle...
Source: Stepps Making sense of client loyalty research for use in real estate can be tricky – so let me save you the effort. A fundamental difficulty in transferring key learnings from other industries is confusion about what sales actually means. For a bank, a product sale is fairly obvious – it covers everything from a credit...
Source: Health Wellness Revolution by Kylie Bevan We moved to London in the middle of the global financial crisis. Our primary context was the opportunities that created to travel, and we certainly made the most of that opportunity (in 2012, for example, we visited 25 different countries). On a business front, I took my business...
Source: Short Press by Lakshmi Singh Going to back to school doesn’t quite mean what it meant a few years ago. “You need personalised guidance, not general skills, to ensure your business grows,” says international business coach Jacob Aldridge. “I see university degrees and MBAs as ideal for…” Read the whole article here.
Source: Elite Agent Magazine by Jo-Anne Oliveri ALPPPS presenter and #REALREACH Co-Founder Jacob Aldridge said that disruption is set to change our industry, and principals and property managers must understand what they can do about it. Fortunately, principals have the opportunity to respond by… Read the whole article here. I really enjoyed the opportunity to...
Source: The Daily Telegraph (UK) Source: Brisbane Times Source: TheMusic.com.au I do wonder sometimes why people follow me on Twitter. I am my authentic self on there – which means tweeting an eclectic mix of valuable business content, location and financial independence planning, and downright strange and quirky thoughts that reflect my so-called sense of humour. This...