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Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Well Versed Copywriting specialises in creating corporate web content, information architecture and analysis, and marketing documentation for a bro... Read more

Nicole O’Reilly, Anyhoodles

Nicole O’Reilly, Anyhoodles

Anyhoodles helps small business improve their online presence through new and improved websites and SEO strategies. 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

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria is an experienced bookkeeper organising small businesses. She assists clients with setting up their new business ensuring they have applied ... 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

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting

Nominal Accounting Software develops, sell and supports a micro business management software. Read more

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Jodie Nati Gonzalez Jennings, thestainedteacup.com

thestainedteacup.com offers virtual administrative support how needed, when needed thereby alleviating stress and giving clients more time to conce... Read more

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Enigma Technologies provides IT implementation, support and deployment to a wide range of clients, from home users to multi nationals. Read more

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

With Unicorn Graphics, you get agency quality graphic design solutions at a lower investment with a person who has the ability and knowledge to do ... 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

Jim Seamer, Make More Profit!

Jim Seamer, Make More Profit!

Make More Profit helps micro businesses make more profit and improve results. 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

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

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim helps small business owners start, grow and lead their business, so that they can create the life they want. Read more

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

Andrew Pride, Smart-Biz Consulting

Andrew Pride, Smart-Biz Consulting

Andrew provides business improvement advice, coaching and consulting services to businesses, especially in the manufacturing, trades and services s... 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

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Imageffect creates great branding solutions for small to medium sized businesses who care enough about themselves to realise that the way they pres... Read more

Lisa Abejja, Little Pip by AmbeRocks

Lisa Abejja, Little Pip by AmbeRocks

Little Pip by AmbeRocks sells natural, earth friendly, sustainable products for mums and babies. In this chemical-based world, our little ones face... Read more

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell is a virtual secretary who does administration and back office work from secretarial to bookkeeping. Read more

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting
Nicole O’Reilly, Anyhoodles
Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions
Sarah Jenkins, SignaturePhoto Photography Courses
Uri Maimon, Nominal Accounting
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Andrew Pride, Smart-Biz Consulting
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Powerful business writing

23 Feb 12 | Rosemary Osborne

In conversation, environmental context, body language and eye contact support our intended meaning, however written communication relies on only the words, tone and the context created in the document. Read more

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The marketing mix is the basis from which all good marketing stems. Read on to discover the seven factors that go into it. Read more

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Feeling a bit anxious at the thought of speaking in front of a group? Have public speaking nerves gotten in the way of a star performance at business meetings? Read more

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If your Facebook page is having little impact on your bottom line this step-by-step strategy will help you capture real leads and get more business from Facebook. Read more

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