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Community Organisation Resilience Put To The Test
A few weeks ago we celebrated Get Ready Week, when communities right across our state came together for a week of activities designed to help Queenslanders get ready for extreme weather and disasters. Since then, many towns around Queensland have experienced...
Why I Changed My Mind About Process Improvement
Early in my career, I had little interest in process improvement or documentation. In fact, I often saw processes as something that got in the way of getting work done. Writing things down felt unnecessary, and documenting a task seemed like it would slow me down when...
How to Make Your Business Stand Out From the Crowd
If you have ever searched for a local business online and found page after page of businesses offering the same thing, you will understand the challenge facing many small businesses today. It can be difficult to know how to make your business stand out when your...
Managing Your Time in a Small Business
If you run a small business, there is a good chance you have said some version of this sentence recently: “I just don't have enough time.” There are never quite enough hours in the day. Customers need attention, invoices need sending, emails keep arriving, social...
Top 5 Reasons Why Now is the Perfect Time to Do Business in Gympie
For many years, Gympie has been known for its rich history, strong agricultural roots and welcoming community. Today, however, it's becoming recognised for something else, a thriving business environment full of opportunity. Whether you're launching a startup,...
What Local Businesses Need to Know to Win on Facebook in 2026
Across all demographics, Facebook is arguably still the most widely used of the social media platforms. It's the one that most of the generations know and understand and habitually come back to. However, in 2026 it is a different proposition to what it was even 18...
6 Questions to Ask Your Web Designer Before Building Your Website
For many businesses, a website is the first interaction a potential customer has with their brand. Whether someone is searching for your services on Google, checking your credibility, or comparing you to competitors, your website plays a critical role in shaping their...
The Hidden Power of Google Business Profiles for Local Business
A Google Business Profile is one of the most valuable and often underused tools available to local businesses. When someone searches for a service or product nearby, Google is usually the first place they go. Your profile plays a key role in whether you appear, how...
Conflict Management for One
A practical one-to-one alternative to mediation. Conflict by its very nature involves more than one person but there are lots of reasons why a traditional conflict resolution strategy, like mediation, isn't the right fit at the moment. Some of the scenarios I’ve...