The RBA has lifted the cash rate by 0.25% and many of us that have variable loans can expect their interest rate to lift by the same amount. On the average $300,000 mortgage this will mean an increase of around $15 per week.

Reserve Bank of Australia (the RBA) announced at 2.30 this afternoon that the cash rate will rise by 0.25%, to 4.00%.

In the world we live in today, we are all “self-employed”. There is absolutely no job security. We are living in an age of corporate downsizing, freelance consultants.  Self-employed workers are increasing by the day. Networking is one skill you need to practice to get ahead and survive these uncertain times.

So what is “Business Networking”?  It is defined as the process of establishing a beneficial relationship with other business people and potential clients and/or customers.

1) Lowers Your Customer Acquisition Cost.

Your cost for customer acquisition in the barter marketplace, when working through your trade exchange, is lower than in the cash marketplace. Unlike the cash world, where you have to hunt and pay for every lead or sale through the expenditure of time, effort and money, your barter business is “pushed” to you through the efforts of the exchange and your trade broker.

The Importance of Building Your Personal Brand

Have you ever been to a networking meeting collected a number of cards and then the next day sort through them only to find that you could not remember any of the people whose cards you collected? That has happened to me quite a few times. I have a whole bunch of cards of people I cannot remember. It is very important for people to remember you – if they don't remember you how do you expect any business to be referred your way?

by Dr Elwyn Jenkins
Infotraack Pty Ltd

Remember the $900 stimulus package we received from the Government? Well I discovered a stimulus package to beat them all. Yes, your very own stimulus package to give your business that boost it needs. And what is more this stimulus package could mean an injection of up to $50,000. Want to know how you can get that stimulus package? Read on.

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