Melbourne-based media production company, Immediacy, has won a top accolade at the Meetings & Events Industry Awards (Victoria) in the Special Event Organiser category. The company won the award … [Read more...]
Introducing the VA Industry to Savvy Business Owners
The Virtual Assistant Industry is growing by leaps and bounds. Thousands of virtual assistants worldwide provide services ranging from Realtor® support, administrative operations management and … [Read more...]
New website for Australia’s 4.5 million managers
Ensuring business managers have all the tools required to navigate today’s fast moving business market, CNET Networks Australia today launched BNET Australia; a Web site focused on supporting … [Read more...]
Nominate an inspirational business woman before time runs out
Telstra is calling on everyone to nominate a business woman for the prestigious 2008 Telstra Business Women’s Awards before nominations close on 30 May. Group Managing Director of Telstra Product … [Read more...]
Women in Business to Profit
Over the past ten years, wealth creation and personal development have become a hot topic at women’s forums and across women’s media. Many of Australia’s large and small businesses, including some or … [Read more...]
Serial or Socialite: what type of networker are you?
The importance of networking is a well-known key to business success but did you know there are six categories of networkers - the Socialite, the Serial, the Initiator, the Occasional, the Balanced … [Read more...]
Paloma Cole: the next generation of business woman
As a member of Generation X, I believe we have some responsibility to guide and assist the next generation of women. So when 19 year old Paloma Cole (pictured) contacted me to ask for my help with … [Read more...]
Maureen Frank: gender diversity and the advancement of women in the workplace
According to leading US research organisation Catalyst, companies with the highest representation of women on their top management teams perform better than companies with the lowest female … [Read more...]
Outstanding Australian managers to be recognised in a new award
Outstanding achievers in sport, the arts, science and the community are often identified and publicly celebrated. Outstanding managers of people, however, receive scant recognition. In light of the … [Read more...]
Karen Williams: Changing Face of the Australian Workplace
Change Management Specialist and Principal Consultant of Message Stix, Karen Williams (pictured) assists organisations in the private and public sector to identify and assess the impacts of change on … [Read more...]
Girl’s Guide to Turning Your Idea into a Business by Melissa Seymour
You won't find a book written by a man that warns you about investors who want to get into more than your business' [Melissa Seymour, 2008:9]. Australian entrepreneur, wife and mother of two, Melissa … [Read more...]
The Bub Hub: an internet success story
Brad and Hilary Lauder launched the Bub Hub in 2002 when the Internet was still a new addition in most Australian homes. Over the years the couple has seen an explosion in the number of parenting … [Read more...]
Angela Vithoulkas: conquering the world one coffee at a time
Siblings Angela and Con Vithoulkas own and operate the award winning VIVO cafés in Sydney's Central Business District. A successful business owner for more than two decades, Angela Vithoulkas is in … [Read more...]
Small business suits women
Women are better managers of money than their male business counterparts, better prepared in business and prefer to work for themselves, according to research released today by Westpac. Women are … [Read more...]
Female entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in regional Australia
New research commissioned by Westpac shows the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking in women who live in regional Australia. Women in regional areas are prepared to take the plunge and start a … [Read more...]
International Women’s Day 2008: speaking up and standing together for gender equality
Special Guest Writer Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination When I was appointed as the federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner in … [Read more...]
Tough Times for Women Entrepreneurs
Women face different challenges than male entrepreneurs. This was the finding of papers presented at the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) 5th International Entrepreneurship … [Read more...]
Jenny Ford and Cash Smart Kids
Cash Smart Kids was launched on the world wide web back in September 2007. But the program is already creating lots of buzz among parents, teachers and community groups. I recently spoke to the … [Read more...]
Katherine Sampson and Healthy Habits
I first saw the name Katherine Sampson on the cover of My Business magazine. The founder and Managing Director of Healthy Habits, a chain of nutritious sandwich bars was positively beaming on the … [Read more...]
The Power of Niche Marketing
By Lyn Prowse-Bishop, MVA, ASO As a successful Virtual Assistant, the question I am asked most frequently by new VAs is what is the one thing you wish you knew when you started. Without doubt, the … [Read more...]
Virtual Assistants: Location No Barrier!
By Lyn Prowse-Bishop When Greg Cole, Research Director and US Principal Investigator of the Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, … [Read more...]
Virtual Assistants: what are the benefits to you?
By Lyn Prowse-Bishop What do you do if you’re a sole operator or independent professional/executive in need of professional, confidential admin support, but don’t want to go to the expense and hassle … [Read more...]
Rachel Kayrooz: one woman can make a difference
Rachel Kayrooz, is the founder and CEO of Shout! Speak Out, a non-profit organisation for women and child survivors of domestic violence. Rachel is also in demand as a key note speaker on domestic … [Read more...]
Sidonie Carpenter: building greener cities
Sidonie Carpenter is a landscape architect and designer, and recipient of the Pratt Foundation/ISS Institute overseas fellowship. Sidonie is also the owner of two successful landscape design companies … [Read more...]
Jacqueline Richards: business consultant
Jacqueline Richards is a business consultant, mentor and founder of Ignition Business Services. Prior to establishing her own business, Jacqueline sat on the board of some of Australia's leading High … [Read more...]
Sally Healey: helping women to achieve their dreams
Sally Healey is a business consultant, counsellor, trainer, recruitment specialist and finalist for the pretigious Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award in 2000. With almost 20 years of human … [Read more...]
Lyn Prowse-Bishop: a working from home success story
Lyn Prowse-Bishop, owner of Executive Stress Office Support and founder of the new Australian Virtual Business Network. Established in February 2000, Executive Stress has clients across Australia, in … [Read more...]
Diana Williams and Fernwood Women’s Health Clubs
For a lady who inhabits the executive chair of one of Australia’s most successful franchise businesses, Diana Williams is surprisingly approachable and candid when speaking to the media. Talking with … [Read more...]
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