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I am currently a lecturer, educational writer and facilitator of the entrepreneurial education programs @ Southbank Institute of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. I deliver these courses along with mentoring and coaching of entrepreneurs in a role I like

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Business > Entrepreneurship (Other) Personality traits necessary for success in self-employment: 5 of 46
Given just a few hundred words to describe what could easily fill a library is a big ask, for entrepreneurs have been keenly studied by economists, anthropologists, management academics, psychologists, sociologists, historians, finance experts and organisational scholars to find out what makes them tick' and still there is n... More..
Business > Entrepreneurial Spirit What does being an entrepreneur mean to you: 2 of 15
We choose to be entrepreneurs for intensely personal reasons. Fundamentally, we become entrepreneurs because we find it impossible to accept another's definition of success for our lives. We choose instead to define, then pursue our own success. This is what it means to me to be an entrepreneur: To become everything that I c... More..
Business > Entrepreneurial Spirit Enterpreneurs need to think big: 2 of 14
I am yet to meet an entrepreneur who has to be told to think big, because that's what they do. They are the biggest thinkers on the planet. It's what defines them. It's their job. Spend just a few minutes with any one of them and you will soon be drawn into their view of a huge and expansive future and their own unique posit... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Last breath: 1 of 7
Simplicity of life There comes a time in every life, when fear will cease, despite how rife. No money needs, no future fears, no lost esteem, this moment hears. Life's purpose clear, this single goal, the body's focused, so too the soul. Both king and serf together exist, their journey of life brought down to but this. A few... More..
Business > Finance & Insurance Financial accounting versus management accounting: 1 of 6
There are many different groups of people (stakeholders), like governments, investors, labor unions, employees, banks and operational managers who each have an interest in the financial performance of an organisation. They would each prefer, if possible, a customised report dealing only with their area of concern. Since this... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies How to tell if you are an effective leader: 7 of 34
"Leadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because they want to do it." These are the thoughts of the thirty-fourth President of the United States, Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower, that I believe form the litmus test on the effectiveness of our leadership. The true test of a leader's effectiveness is ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inspirational: 128 of 472
GREEN BUDS Failure and loss, distort and downcast Assets once steadfast now vaporised fast Chattels of toil washed wickedly away Gathering dark clouds shroud light and the day. Struggle sweat wasted, dreams shattered crushed Labour long languished, effort now hushed Vainly in striving, hard work all for nought Despair, despe... More..
Business > Finance & Insurance Accounting for dummies: 3 of 7
Accounting is actually a very simple maths made complicated only by centuries old concepts and language. Still, these aspects are enough to make even the most intelligent members of our general community reach for the dummies' articles and books for help in translating this mysterious language into the common vernacular. Now... More..
Business > Finance & Insurance How your accountant can help you fund your business: 3 of 7
In my 25 years of entrepreneurial endeavour, I can honestly say that my accountants have been the one group of professional advisors that have consistently made me money, irrespective of their fees. Now, helping you raise funds for your business is one of the accountant's key competencies. They have an "access all areas" car... More..
Business > Starting a Business Exploring the perfect business opportunity: 6 of 9
The perfect business from an owners point of view, is getting people to happily send money to your post office box for no good reason. From the customers point of view it's buying $50 notes for 50c. Since none of these extremes are possible or sustainable, we need to find a business that provides appropriate returns for the ... More..