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Posted by Adam in
Home Maintenance
The increase in the first home owners grant for Australians from $7,000 to $14,000 for an existing home and $21,000 for the purchase of a new home may be welcome relief if you’re starting out, but for those of you that are already locked and loaded with a mortgage and contemplating a move to a new home it’s not so rosy given the current economic climate.
A possible alternative to selling in a flat market and then spending $50,000+ on government taxes and charges may be to stay put and renovate your existing home to meet your future needs.
I meet an Architect on Friday and we touched on his experience of renovating vs. building. He suggested you should always allow a 5% overrun when building new home and increase that to a 10% overrun if you’re renovating (some may say ‘and the rest’), which in his experience, almost always gets consumed.
It reminded me of two useful guides that were published in July by the Archicentre which may be use to those of you contemplating renovating or looking to hire help for part of your renovation but are unsure of the approximate costs.
Find out how Too Easy can save you time or help you find new customers without spending money on advertising. This short video was generously created by our clever friends at SIFE NSW.
Whether your an established business or aspiring entrepreneur don’t forget you can also create a free directory listing. If you’re wondering whether it’s worth the effort read on to hear about a real life example.
Hyeinn is a qualified beauty therapist and has just started a business called Unique Beauty in Oxford St, Bulimba. She created a profile last month, two weeks later I noticed her business profile was receiving visits from people searching Google for the term Beauty Bulimba, a front page listing on Google for 10 mins effort, not bad!
If there’s anything else you think we could be doing to help you get jobs done or grow your business we’d love to hear from you!
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Posted by Adam in
Small Business
SIFE Nationals Brisbane 2008
I had the pleasure of being a semi final round judge at the SIFE Nationals Brisbane 2008 and it was a real eye opener. For the uninitiated SIFE stands for Students in Free Enterprise, it's Non-profit organization educating people on concepts like market economics, entrepreneurship, and business ethics through educational outreach projects. Students are required to work together as a team to create an innovative portfolio of projects to assist their local, national and global community.
The Winning Team - UWA
Many of the Students presenting came across very professionally, more so than most corporate presentations I have attended. The University of Western Australia won the competition and in their final presentation they managed to convey the project objectives and performance very succinctly without the use of impressive presentations or stylish annuals reports, it was a great effort by all. You can read about the four projects they entered on page two of their annual report.
- Child Obesity,
- Financial Literacy,
- Business leadership for students
- Family businesses consultancy
Parallel’s with Too Easy
It occurred to me that many of the SIFE projects embody the same principles that we are aiming for with the Too Easy platform which is an ethical open market place that enables students, entrepreneurs and small businesses to cost effectively grow and refine their businesses helped in part from the performance based feedback system.
Kick-start your business online for only $50
One of the projects offered by SIFE UNSW which may be of interest to micro businesses is the IT Clicks project, which for $50, the SIFE UNSW team will create a professional business website to get you started online.
If you don't have a website and don't know where to start then give the IT Clicks team a call.
Once you new site is alive you can then link your Too Easy business profile to your new website which will help boost your page ranking in Google so new customers can find you first rather than your
competitors!
This video sums up the offer:
Too Easy is a new online service that helps you cross off those items on your To Do list, you know, the ones that have been lurking around for months but you didn’t know who to call. Well don’t waste anymore time, just post your job for free on Too Easy and watch the bids roll in. It’s that easy. The next problem you’ll have is deciding on what to do with all your spare time, how about learning a new skill such as French or Music?
However you may be a small business or student, just starting out and looking for a way to promote your services such as:
In which case you can register and create a free business profile that’s searched by Google and other major search engines, it only takes 5 mins and is probably one of the most effective ways to start promoting your business and enabling potential clients to find you. Did we mention it was free?
If that sounds good then you’ll love the business directory we’ll be launching next month which will automatically include any business profiles you create now.
So whether you are looking for someone living nearby to alter your top or you’re the one wanting to start your own clothes alteration business you won’t find an easier way than Too Easy!
The paint's still wet around here so we’d love to hear any thoughts or feedback you have on the site or new ways to assist you in hiring help or earning money.