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Introduction

With a tentative start to the year, hopefully it’s one in which we finally come back to some kind of normal, after almost two years of COVID disrupting our lives and our livelihoods. We begin with Prof. Neville Norman and his economic outlook for 2022.
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Economic outlook 2022

Running Time: 9:30

The coming year looks set to be marked by encouraging economic growth, but also interest rate rises, according to Melbourne University Economics Professor Neville Norman.
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Prof Neville Norman, Melbourne University

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Simple strategies for business success - Subscribe

Simple strategies for business success

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A coach of coaches, Remi Pearson, has built an international training business by practicing what she preaches.
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Remi Pearson, The Coaching Institute

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How’s your mindset for sales? - Subscribe

How’s your mindset for sales?

Running Time: 8:29

Sue Barrett likens sales prospecting to maintaining a fitness regime: for best results you need to do it regularly and consistently, and not just when you feel like doing it.
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Sue Barrett, Barrett Consulting Group

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Outsourcing HR: what to look  - Subscribe

Outsourcing HR: what to look

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Your business has grown to a size that needs help with HR. You can’t justify employing HR within your ranks, so you might need to outsource the function.
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Ilona Charles, shilo.people

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How do you manage your brand? - Subscribe

How do you manage your brand?

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How does your brand stand out from your competitors? Do you use tired, cliched images on your website, or are you a bit more creative?
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Bec Hughes

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New rules for company directors - Subscribe

New rules for company directors

Running Time: 8:08

The Federal Government’s new compulsory company directors’ register will be a good thing for small businesses and sole traders. That’s according to Anne Nalder, the CEO of the Small Business Association of Australia.
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Anne Nalder, Small Business Assoc. of Australia

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Cracking down on late payments - Subscribe

Cracking down on late payments

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Waiting an unreasonable time for big companies to pay their bills could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the Federal Government’s new Payment Times Reporting Scheme.
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Stuart Robert, Small Business Minister

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Boosting brain power for better business - Subscribe

Boosting brain power for better business

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Paul Taylor offers seven daily rituals that can help boost brain performance and he shares his tips on how to build resilience.
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Paul Taylor, MindBodyBrain Performance Institute

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Closing comments / quote of the month - Subscribe

Closing comments / quote of the month

Our quote this month is a short one, but a goodie. It’s from American psychologist and author of “Grit”, Angela Duckworth, who said...
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