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Flying Solo

Flying Solo
The show for those starting or running a one person business, hosted by Cec Busby. With over 100,000 members and stacks of resources, Flying Solo keeps you on track.
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How eating right can help your brain cope better with stress (repeat)

From the archive: Delia McCabe is a ex-psychologist neuroscientist and nutritionist, with a PHD in the neurobiology of stress and nutrition. When it comes to understanding how our brains respond to stress Delia firmly believes that what we eat plays the biggest role in feeling better and more in control of our busy lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 08, 202123 minEp. 277

How your insecurities could be holding you back

Jaemin Frazer believes the biggest blocker to our success is failing to look at our insecurities. The self-titled 'insecurity coach and author of The One Minute Coach shares why you need to face your failings and insecurities head-on if you want to get ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 03, 202117 minEp. 276

How to manage payroll as a small business

No doubt about it, payroll is an essential part of running a successful small business. In this podcast, Tori van der Donk, managing director of A-GIS BUSINESS SERVICES shares some key tips into how we can make our transition and use of STP easier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 202112 minEp. 275

How I manage cashflow in my solo business

We know that managing cash flow is a common challenge for small business owners. In fact, research from Xero found that 27% of Aussie business owners named cash flow as their top concern during the pandemic. Melbourne based solo business owner, Misty Walsh the founder of Misty Salted Caramel shares her tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 08, 202111 minEp. 274

5 things you need to know about tax for your small business

Managing and understanding tax when you’re running a small business can be a minefield. As we head into the middle part of the year, we are joined by Samuel Burmeister, a register BAS agent and the founder of Tall Books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 05, 202111 minEp. 273

Why emotional productivity matters

Angela Heise has spent her whole life dedicated to understanding the ‘why’ behind human behaviour, to then be able to help people improve their life and relationships by better understanding themselves and others. She joins us on the Flying Solo podcast to talk about her work as a professional leadership and emotional productivity coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 01, 202119 minEp. 272

How to create a powerful vision & mission statement for your business

Do you feel like your business adds value to your life? Hopefully your answer to that question is a resounding YES. If it was anything less than ‘yes’ then you have some work to do in terms of defining and articulating your vision, mission and values. Business strategist Nada Jamal and Martha Travis, a human resources consultant share their insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 01, 202116 minEp. 271

The power of self talk

How often have you caught yourself in a stream of ugly thoughts directed at yourself? It usually happens when things aren’t going well but can also strike when things are going well. In this episode, Anne McKeown, an NLP practitioner and empowerment coach for women says learning to change the script in our head has a powerful impact on the way we do business and life in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 202123 minEp. 267

Sticky founder shares: COVID lessons we're taking into our business in 2021

It’s no secret we were all glad to see the end of 2020 and with a brand new year in our sights many of us are keen to expand on the lessons we learnt about running our small business. Today’s guest David King, founder of family confectionary business “Sticky” is one such small business owner and he joins us on the podcast today to share some of key lessons he learnt last year and how they’re impacting his plans for moving into the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Feb 14, 202119 minEp. 266

Why you need to attract more women into your business

Women are responsible for spending more than $28 trillion per year; and they're entering the small business market at 3 times the rate of men. Marketing and partnerships strategist Katrina McCarter sheds some light on the true impact of these statistics and why your business needs to attract more women in 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 202118 minEp. 265

How you can feel fabulous by Friday (yes, it IS possible!)

Nutritionist Therese Cullen has created an online wellbeing course, Feel Fabulous by Friday. In this episode she shares some of the simple daily changes we can make to our diet to help us feel great, faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 202123 minEp. 264

How to rebuild your confidence after a loss (or several)

Erika Kramer went from not even being able to afford a loaf of bread to making over half a million dollars in 2020 from her business as a confidence coach. She shares some incredible insights into her own personal story and reveals why overcoming our confidence issues can propel us forward in life, love and work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 06, 202134 minEp. 262

6 easy ways you can digitise your small business processes

It can be easy for small business owners to "do what we've always done" because we think we're saving time… but that's not such a great thing when it comes to managing our data, says Anthony Sapountzis, co-founder of Aeiron Technologies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 202020 minEp. 261

Here's the real reason you're not making enough sales

Jodie De Vries and Emma Scott of The Brand Brigade describe themselves as serial entrepreneurs who have taken everything they’ve learnt building multi-million dollar businesses to help other women take their brand and business to the next level. In this episode they share their insights and shed some light on the real impact that brand building can have on the lasting success of your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 07, 202024 minEp. 260

How to run a customer centric small business (even through a pandemic)

2020 has taught our community so many lessons about running a small business. One of the most essential has been a greater appreciation and understanding of our customer. Shardae Mazzeo, head of people and culture at Creative Cubes.Co shares how it's done in their business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 03, 202024 minEp. 259

How to use LinkedIn to kickstart your side-hustle

Side-hustles have boomed in 2020. Just how you make money from them though is exactly like any other business and largely down to how you market it! Think Bespoke founder, Karen Hollenbach, a LinkedIn expert says LinkedIn actually has a very important role to play in growing your little business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 202027 minEp. 258

4 free Facebook tools that boost small business performance

Given the challenges of this year, we’re all looking for ways to maximise the performance of our business without spending a fortune. Facebook have a range of terrific free business tools to help us perform at our best. Melinda Petrunoff, Facebook director of small and medium business for ANZ talks us through the 4 most crucial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26, 202019 minEp. 257

How to use Google Shopping to boost your sales this holiday season

Around 30% of our small business first community have created an ecommerce or digital platform for their small business since the start of COVID. Google's Chris Royale talks us through how Google Shopping can help boost our sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 23, 202022 minEp. 256

How to get your business found online with Google Ads

Tom O'Connor, a Digital Strategist in the Small Business Team at Google shares his tips for how we can best show up online as small business owners and get more customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 16, 202022 minEp. 254

Why eating better is the best thing you can do to manage stress

Delia McCabe is a ex-psychologist neuroscientist and nutritionist, with a PHD in the neurobiology of stress and nutrition. When it comes to understanding how our brains respond to stress Delia firmly believes that what we eat plays the biggest role in feeling better and more in control of our busy lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 202023 minEp. 253

253. Why meeting customer expectations has never been more important

A new wave of entrepreneurship is dawning, according to Salesforce Vice President, Merlin Luck, who shares key insights from Salesforce's annual Small Business Trends report. With optimistic, customer-centric and digital forward businesses proving the most resilient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 202021 minEp. 252

252. Running a store? Here's how to ensure the safety of your staff and customers

Returning to work and re-opening our businesses requires thought and planning. Officeworks representatives talk us through the thorough initiatives and policies they've implemented to reduce congestion in-store and help their customers feel safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 04, 20209 minEp. 251

251. I started my small business after I turned 50

After 28 years of life as a high school teacher Marisa Lawlor started her wellbeing business, Just Believe Fit after she turned 50. It started out as light bulb moment that continues to have a positive ripple across her life and local community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 04, 202026 minEp. 250

250. How to manage the mental health of your employees during COVID

With small business owners already at risk of poor mental health the past year has taken its toll. For business owners managing staff these concerns extend to their wellbeing. Jim Kelly, Director of Health and Safe Design at SafeWork NSW shares some of the initiatives designed to support small business owners and their staff during this time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 02, 202012 minEp. 249

249. Women in business: This is what you need to know about superannuation

Women are said to retire with around 47% less superannuation than men; they're also the largest growing demographic in the small business space. Christina Hobbs, founder of Verve Superannuation, the first superannuation fund founded by women FOR women in Australia talks us through the basics of making informed decisions about our superannuation and financial life when we’re running a small business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 28, 202017 minEp. 248
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