What Finance Can Learn From Advertising
This is a guest post from Jason Crosland, a Queenland-based commerce student who spends way too much time procrastinating. He can be found very occasionally on Twitter. Studies consistently show that though the average Australian has a decent knowledge on the basics of their finances, they have trouble with the more complicated aspects of the [...]
The Freelancer’s Guide to Personal Finances
The decision to go freelance is a big step, and handled well can lead to some huge benefits in both your work and in your wider life. There are many elements that one must take into consideration when working freelance, and one, if not the most important aspects is your personal finance. Despite being gifted [...]
5 of the Biggest Financial Scams in History
Here’s a light Friday-avo post for our Credit Letter readers, about financial scams and bit of insight into why people get sucked in. Financial scams can be costly to those directly involved, but can also have significant and far reaching effects among societies, nations, and even worldwide. Many people have their own definition of what [...]
10 Podcasts Every Business Owner Should Subscribe To
Becoming a business owner can be a wonderfully freeing step in your life. It can also be a quite frightening one as well, and one in which you may sometimes feel very alone in your endeavours. It can be difficult to know where to turn for advice and whether, and even then, it may be [...]
How to Manage a Business While Travelling for Fun
If you have the right tools in place, you can manage and run a business even when travelling or on a holiday. However, you have to stay organised, be in consistent contact with staff, and know what you hope to accomplish back in the office while you are gone, otherwise you might not have a [...]
11 Inspirational Entrepreneurs for 2011
We live in a world surging with entrepreneurs. Many of us enjoy the idea of engineering something using creative ambition and like the thought of being head of our own operation. Unfortunately, some of these at first unyielding business minds have failed due to the frosty climate of recession, and with it confidence in their [...]
The Best Business Management Web Apps
Daily business operations are directly affected by the quality of the software applications chosen for use by employees. Traditional software is expensive to purchase and requires updates and data management activities to protect the information associated with running the business. Replace license agreements and data backup routines with web-based applications designed for ease of use. [...]
4 Tips for Incorporating Your Business in Australia
Here’s a post for our business readers. The time has come to formalise your startup whether it is for business purposes or tax efficiency purposes etc. When you are looking to incorporate a business you should think carefully about the way that you do it. This is because there are two different means of setting [...]
Credit Card Processing: Can You Use Your Mobile Phone?
Innovation in mobile phone technology has resulted in yet another first – just imagine being able to make or receive credit card payments wherever you are just by the simple press of a button on your phone. Thanks to the convergence of credit card technology with mobile phone applications, it is now possible to make [...]