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Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill helps her clients achieve their goals by communicating as well as possible with the people who matter to them. This can be done by ... Read more

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Witjuti has a range of bamboo clothing designed for yoga, travel, maternity or just lounging around. Read more

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Pendle Party and Event Hire is a family business that offers party and event equipment for hire to south east Queensland. Read more

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Tonto Digital helps small businesses use the internet, in all its glory, to attract new customers and grow their business. Read more

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

We are a small online retailer that sells gorgeous babies and children’s bed linen and homewares to Australian mums. Read more

Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses

Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses

Sarah Jenkins teaches half-day and 1-day photography courses in Sydney to beginners who have just bought their first DSLR camera as well as more in... Read more

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Altima Interactive provides web business consulting, web design and web development to help people grow their business online. Read more

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, along with her husband John, provides a comprehensive suite of sizzling copywriting services to entrepreneurs, Internet marketers, ... Read more

Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog

Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog

The Profit Frog is The ASSET and CASH FLOW MAXIMISER for SMEs, searching for cash flow problems at their source, helping create cash flow budgets a... Read more

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton

Simon Paxton helps people make their events exciting and memorable with performances of the mysteries of the mind. Read more

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Combining both business coaching and business consulting services, the Proxim Group offers a fully comprehensive approach to helping small business... Read more

Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

Fiona works with small business owners getting started or growing an existing business. Her services include creating business plans, tax planning ... Read more

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Bubbling With Energy provides entertainment and amusements for corporate events and private parties including jumping castles, mechanical bulls, su... Read more

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous is a virtual assistant who listens to her clients and then assesses their admin, assists with their admin and answers their admin... Read more

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual

Upclose & Virtual provides professional, cost effective, secretarial services for businesses and individuals throughout Australia to reduce the bur... Read more

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Akitso Web Design is a web design company that sells fully-featured professional websites to small businesses. They make getting a website for your... Read more

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions

From small start-ups to seasoned soloists, SAmedia Website Solutions designs websites that enhance online position and improve new leads and recurr... Read more

Kate James, Total Balance

Kate James, Total Balance

Through her business coaching and life coaching, Kate James works with the concepts of mindfulness, creativity and authenticity to help people chan... Read more

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, marketing head honcho, Sam Leader, editorial big cheese and Robert Gerrish, founder and general nuisance spill the beans. Read more

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Presentation Studio offers a complete presentation design service, from PowerPoint Templates and Design, and Training to Public Speaker coaching. T... Read more

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy
Banika Smee, Witjuti
Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire
Troy Dean, Tonto Digital
Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs
Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses
Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Monika Mundell, Copywriter
Terri Mitchell, The Profit Frog
Simon Paxton
Jan Freitag, Proxim Group
Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management
Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment
Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually
Emma Wilson, Upclose & Virtual
Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design
Sean Sherlock, SAmedia Website Solutions
Kate James, Total Balance
Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo
Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio
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Security of payments laws in your state or territory

State and territory information on security of payments laws. Read more

Payment disputes in the building & construction industry

If you work in the building and construction industry, you may be able to get help to recover payments from a hirer through security of payments laws. Read more

Mediation

Mediation is an effective way of resolving disputes and preserving business relationships. You and your hirer can work with an impartial person to identify the disputed issues, develop options, consider alternatives and try to reach an agreement. Read more

Magistrates courts & tribunals in your state or territory

State and territory information on magistrates courts and tribunals. Read more

Legal advisory services in your state or territory

State and territory information for legal advisory services. Read more

Free or low cost mediation services in your state or territory

State and territory information on free or low cost mediation services. Read more

Conciliation

A conciliator will provide advice and help a contractor and hirer to define a dispute, develop options and reach an agreement. Conciliators are advantageous because they usually have experience, knowledge or legal qualifications in the area of dispute. Read more

Arbitration

In arbitration, the disputing parties will present their case/argument to an arbitrator. It is similar to a court procedure and is the most formal type of alternative dispute resolution. Read more

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