There's no arguing that Docklands is a hub of activity for business and many major corporations now are calling it home. If you're in the SME space or a Solopreneur do you know there's a simple way to ensure you get a slice of the action without the headaches and high overheads? Imagine that!
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Late payment of invoices hurts short-term cash flow, which in turn harms your business' ability to grow - or sometimes even survive. If your customers are not paying your invoices (or are paying them late), it is time to take action to restore mutual respect.
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Avoids forearm twisting for comfort and good health from Stretch Now.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, canapés & drinks then you'll love this Business Shorts event. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment. Come along and expand your network!
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Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce adds value to member's careers.
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It is looking more and more likely that Australia has not escaped the long arm of the Global Financial Crisis.
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Meet George Fattouche, National Enterprise Service Manager from Annitel. Anittel is a professional services organisation dedicated to providing IT and Telecommunications services to Australian businesses.
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If you are serious about improving your sales then you really must be doing these 5 things to ensure you get the results you want.
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The tablet Apple Tried to Block - The Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Tablet.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, canapes & drinks then you'll love this Business Shorts event. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment. Come along and expand your network!
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Meet Craig Langenfeld, James Halprin & Steve Elliott, Principal Consultants from Rally Software Australia. Rally Software are the leaders in Agile application lifecycle management (ALM) software and Agile coaching solutions.
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Everyone has an opinion on what makes a great brand. For my money, your brand is the result of the promises you keep, and if you want to move past decoration and build a brand that lasts here are 5 "must do's" that will help you get there.
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Reinvigorate your personal corporate image with an award winning studio.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, canapés & drinks then you'll love this Business Shorts event. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment. Come along and expand your network!
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Lend Lease’s Convesso Concavo is the latest in a line of commercial and residential projects adding panache to Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour Precinct while offering Melbournians a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live on prime waterfront with an enviable proximity to Melbourne’s bustling CBD.
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Meet Branko Ocko, Account Director from Bizar Mobile. Bizar Mobile works
 with businesses to build mobile apps that enhance communication and marketing reach and improve business process by leveraging mobile technologies.
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Meetings. We can’t avoid them. They soak up most of our day, yet too often they’re not effective. Some of us spend our day managing meeting madness; attending one unproductive meeting after the other.
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In spreading the Christmas Cheer, Servcorp would like to offer 3008 Docklands readers 1 hour complimentary boardroom access at Servcorp Collins Street Docklands*. Valued at $77.
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An all-new Australian production of one the most successful American Broadway musicals of all time, A Chorus Line, comes to Her Majesty’s Theatre this February.
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If you’re up for a FREE night of learning, networking, canapés & drinks then you’ll love this Business Shorts event. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment. Come along and expand your network!
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With the Christmas decorations hitting the shops, 2011 has been a blur and I can hardly believe we are heading into the final few months of this year.
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Meet Catherine Robson, Principal of Affinity Private, a boutique wealth advice practice passionately committed to helping successful, motivated, high achieving individuals make their financial aspirations become a reality.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, canapés & drinks then you'll love this Business Shorts event. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment. Come along and expand your network!
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Master Networker Bev Brough has over 20 years experience in networking, teaching, training, coaching & speaking. In fact her expertise will help you become a Master Networker.
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In today's marketplace, the customer is definitely calling the shots. This means that we all need to smarten up big time in the area of customer engagement. Why? Because all intelligent strategic planning is customer planning.
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Meet Cameron Sanderson & Chris Bick, Directors from Accuraco Project Management, a new specialist Project Management firm in the construction space.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, nibbles & drinks then you'll love these Business Shorts events. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment. Come along and expand your network!
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Spring is well & truly here, but if you spend much of your day in an office you may feel like you're missing out. Kate Hill will bring the feeling of Spring into your office with this stunning floral display.
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"There is a thirst for visionary leadership" claimed Peter Biggs, guest speaker at the third Just Leadership breakfast on 8th September 2011. It was that thirst that brought close to 200 people together on a chilly Melbourne morning to hear Peter, CEO of Clemenger BBDO in Melbourne and Lisa Gray, Group Executive, NAB Personal Banking talk on the topic of Imagining social leadership at work - finding our courage, finding our humanity.
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The new Executive Committee of the Docklands Chamber of Commerce was announced at the AGM held recently in the ANZ building. New Chamber members, ANZ, hosted this year's Chamber AGM at their 833 Collins Street address.
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BodyDirect Corporate Massage will help look after the most valuable asset of your business - your employees.
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An exclusive offer for readers of 3008 Docklands magazine.
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Business Shorts If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, nibbles & drinks then you'll love these Business Shorts events.
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Being environmentally aware at work is not only good for the environment; it can save your business money. These 10 tips can help your office go green.
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Walk past any inner city or Docklands café on a weekday and you'll no doubt see quite a number of people conducting business meetings.
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What a world we are living in...
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In February of this year Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy called for Registrations of Interest (ROI) to develop the last remaining uncontracted land parcel at Docklands citing the opportunity as exceptional for mixed-use development located in such close proximity to the CBD.
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Small business people can dramatically improve their business performance through "showing what they stand for" says small business branding expert, Simon Hammond of Bastion Brands.
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Values, they're small things but ultimately something that distinguishes one business from the next.
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Since 1996, 267 small businesses in the City of Melbourne have been beneficiaries of almost $5.8 million in financial support through the Small Business Grants program.
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Negative sentiment in social media, while not ideal, should certainly not be viewed as being detrimental to business. What negative sentiment gives a business is the opportunity to publicly display how apt they are at dealing with any issues raised by a customer.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, & drinks then you'll love these Business Shorts events. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment.
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Google Maps is a fantastic (& FREE) marketing tool for your business. However if you work from home or have an office outside the 3000 postcode how can you capture those searching for your service / product in Melbourne?
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When it comes to businesses you don't have to be big, you just need to think big. But it's not enough to just simply have an idea. You need to be smart in locking-in the right resources to transform the idea into a successful reality.
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Proudly designed and made in Melbourne. The rubber used in the mouse pads are made from recycled car and truck tyres! Being made of such a durable material allows the product to withstand, extreme heat, moisture and the heaviest of use. They make a great talking piece - given their former life.
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Filmmaker Richard Raber is one half of a Melbourne based, innovative production company called Traces Films. As well as working on broadcast documentary projects, much of their commercial work is producing short online promotional films for forward thinking clients. I chatted with Richard about the future and present of online video as a potent marketing tool.
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The spotlight turns to small business innovation this week when Victoria's Small Business Festival is officially launched this Thursday 28th JULY at Federation Square, Melbourne.
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When people first establish a business, it is often based on expertise or knowledge in a specific area, or identification of a market opportunity that the business owner has the skill set to capitalise on.
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Name: Stephen Johnson aka @Huxley (twitter) Title: Director of Social Business: Community Engine
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"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." said automobile legend Henry Ford, one of the many entrepreneurs who tasted failure before making it big.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, & drinks then you'll love these Business Shorts events. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment.
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Win a 15.4" black laptop brief from the Hedgren Capital range (RRP $219.00).
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On 12th May 2011 Jesuit Social Services, working in collaboration with NAB, launched the Just Leadership: Just Imagine breakfast series to an audience of 160 people at the NAB Docklands site.
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Are you bored in your current job? Need new challenges? Returning to the workforce, looking to upgrade, re-skill, or totally reinvent your career?
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Efficient and helpful customer service will not only help retain your current customer-base but it will help grow your business by word-of-mouth. As excellent customer service should be the top priority of any business, here are a few tips:
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Sign up for a Virtual Office before 30 June 11 & get 2 months at half price. Save up to $310.00. Offer valid for Servcorp Docklands. To take up this reader only offer or to book a tour, call Misha on 9097 1617 & mention 3008 Docklands Magazine.
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June is a hectic time for businesses and many are feeling the pressure. Celebrate another financial year well done or look forward to a fresh start with a bottle of Moet.
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If you're up for a FREE night of learning, networking, nibbles & drinks then you'll love this Business Shorts event in Melbourne. Bring your cards and meet other business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals in a relaxed environment. Come along and expand your network!
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Linkedin is the world's biggest professional network and should not be overlooked for facebook and twitter. It's by far the most successful social platform for a business-to-business environment and can do wonders for the growth of your company. Here's 10 ways to make the most of it:
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