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Work Burnout: Symptoms and Prevention Tips for SME Owners

With many of us working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our work/life balance has been severely disrupted. While remote work has allowed businesses to maintain some level of productivity during this period of time, it’s also put an incredible amount of pressure on employees to perform at their usual standard, while also homeschooling kids, caring for elderly or vulnerable family members and performing other household duties at the same time, which can all too easily lead to work burnout.

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Employee Motivation: 5 Strategies to Boost Productivity

Employee motivation is an issue that business owners and managers continually face. To say it’s been difficult to stay productive since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is an understatement. With COVID-19 having forced many of us to work from home, trying to work out how to improve staff motivation and engagement to increase productivity is now more crucial than ever.

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Business Succession Planning: 5 Steps to Help You Get Started

When you decide to leave your business, who will take over? It’s a decision most of us will have to face at some point. That’s why it’s important to have…

Women in Business: The State of Play in Australia

Since colonial times, women have played important leadership roles in Aussie business. Many have become household names, while others of us are quietly plugging away, changing the landscape of the…

VitrineMedia: Lighting up the high street

Breaking free from a parent company to become a business leader in his own right, Michael Toweel has mastered the craft of sizing up opportunity.

Business Success Tips: 6 Key Steps to Make It Happen

Business success isn't easy. Whether you’re just starting out or have done it all before, navigating the SME world can be challenging. But it can be done. As long as you’re willing to be flexible, patient, practical and open to all possibilities, you’re more likely to achieve business success. Here are six key steps to running a successful business.

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Business Exit Strategy: How to Prepare to Leave Your Business

As a business owner, you may be considering an exit for a number of reasons. It could be to retire, or the desire to create a new business venture. Whatever the reason for leaving the business, here we cover the ways to get ready and some of the business exit options to consider.

Social Media Platforms: Which Are the Best Ones for SMEs?

“Which social media platforms should I use to market my business?” This is an important question asked by business owners and managers. Businesses that choose the wrong social media platforms waste time and money and don’t get the results they're looking for from their content marketing efforts. Here we unpack the top 8 social media platforms for business, including their pros and cons.

Business Problems: How to Overcome Business Challenges

Many things hold us back from overcoming business problems: fear, procrastination, self-doubt, a lack of time or resources, a low success rate. But you can’t let these stop you. Although facing challenges is a big part of small business, you can learn to overcome them. Here are some of the ways:

How to Collect Late Payments and Avoid Bad Debt

Two of the most frustrating things business owners face are late payments and bad (unpaid) debts. After all you have done in professionally delivering your product or service, you deserve to get paid and get paid on time. But that’s not the reality for most small businesses.

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