What Is Your Worth?

  Recently I have come across people discussing the fee or price they either charge or are prepared to pay for a service or product. More often than not we automatically look for a "bargain" and query if something seems too expensive. We all want value for money but sometimes ( if not many times) we query that money amount. We...

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Spark up your life and others by being a connector

  We all know them. The people who seem to know everyone and effortlessly make connections within their network. While it’s wonderful to know a ‘connector’, we can also develop those qualities and become a connector ourselves. Maxwell Gladwell coined the phrase in his book “The Tipping Point”, describing conn...

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Prioritising mental health: How small business owners can make a difference

  In today’s modern business landscape, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy. However, lost amid the grind to balance books, meet customer demands, and stay afloat, there’s an often-overlooked factor: prioritising mental health. The wellbeing of both business owners and their employees is p...

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Powering down for a relaxing holiday

  It’s nice to enjoy a break over the summer months. In fact, it’s an Aussie tradition - that mass exodus after Boxing Day that sees us head off for some well-earned rest and relaxation. However, it can be hard to unwind when we have a device in our pocket buzzing away every couple of minutes. Even those who manage to resist t...

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Do career breaks come with a retirement price tag?

  More working-age Australians intend to take a career break at some point. We've calculated the potential impact of doing so on retirement superannuation balances. Extended career breaks were once a rarity for most Australian workers but these days they are more common. Vanguard’s inaugural How Australia Retires stud...

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