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The Use of Colour in Effective Marketing

The use of colour in marketing is a powerful psychological tool which sends a specific message to your audience. While visual appeal is important, it is a good idea to consider how colour can represent and enhance the appearance of your product and influence the...

Top Tips for Leveraging Your Brand Online

An online presence is now a necessity for a business and it provides a great opportunity for small business to communicate with customers. Some of the benefits that online marketing provides include direct customer engagement, instant feedback and decreased costs....

Get on Track with a Business Plan

Why Business Plans are Essential Anyone who owns or is considering starting a business, is best-advised to write a business plan. A business plan is perhaps one of the most important documents that your business can have, and it can be written at any point. It is used...

Understanding employee final pay obligations

Final pay is what the employer owes and must pay an employee, when the employer ends the employment arrangement. It is a lump sum payment to an employee who you have dismissed or ‘let go’ and is made up of all the outstanding entitlements that are still owed at the...

Manage your debts with debt consolidation

If you are struggling with your debts it may be a good idea to consider debt consolidation. Debt consolidation involves taking out a single loan to pay off your other debts. This can be beneficial since all your debts are in the one place and you will only have to...

Beware of Business Scams

Since the recent floods there has been a rise in the number of scammers claiming to be fundraising for flood victims. You should be extremely cautious and conduct research before you agree to anything.  It is important to know how to detect the scammers; who rely on...

Give your Brain a Break

Due to the amazing technology on the markets these days many people find themselves taking their work home with them. Whether it be emailing from your iphone, typing up a report on your home computer or answering work calls on your mobile wherever you are; odds are...

Annual GST Return Due Shortly

Businesses are required to charge a Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the rate of 10% on nominated goods and services that they supply to customers. The GST payable is included in the price paid by the recipient of the goods and services, and the supplier must pass this...