Here are some suggestions for successfullly managing your assessment
1) Create a "business" workbook using large two or three ringed binder & dividers
Some headings might include Marketing, Product Pricing, Legal & Administration, Record-keeping & Accounting Reports, Research Material, Extra Resources
2) Use free social media tools
Use deli.cio.us to organise your resources, get a free Google account which includes gmail, blogs, calendar & importantly Google Reader (this allows you to get all your information from website & blogs into the one organised spot)
3) Adopt an Entrepreneurial Gaze
"An Entrepreneurial Gaze" is not something that just comes naturally to everyone, in fact, for many of you, it will take a lot of hard work. Some suggestions include - start looking at the businesses around you (big & small), think about how they're operating, are they working effectively. If you're a consumer, are you getting value for money, what would you do better? Your intention is to become aware of enterprise around you and think about where you and your business idea might fit in.
(these resources - their names & content - will alter over time with changes in governments & funding - please report any dead links)
1) Business Development (Qld) (here)
2) Small Business Support Network (here)
3) Business Victoria (here)
4) Business Dictionary (here)
5) Workplace.gov.au (here)
6) Radio for Small Buisness(here)
7) The Hive (here)
Business Resources - Creative Arts Toolbox
8) Seven Steps to Business Success (Qld Government) (here)9) Business Readiness Diagnostic (here)
9) PlanSMART Kit (here)
10) Templates - financial (here)
Business Resources - Home-based businesses
11) The home-based busines manual (here)
12) Setting Up a Home based business, Small Business Victoria (here)
Business Resources - Indigenous businesses
13) Office of Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (here)
14) Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) (here)
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Some suggestions for managing your semester -
Here are some suggestions for successfullly managing your assessment1) Create a "business" workbook using large two or three ringed binder & dividers
Some headings might include Marketing, Product Pricing, Legal & Administration, Record-keeping & Accounting Reports, Research Material, Extra Resources
2) Use free social media tools
Use deli.cio.us to organise your resources, get a free Google account which includes gmail, blogs, calendar & importantly Google Reader (this allows you to get all your information from website & blogs into the one organised spot)
3) Adopt an Entrepreneurial Gaze
"An Entrepreneurial Gaze" is not something that just comes naturally to everyone, in fact, for many of you, it will take a lot of hard work. Some suggestions include - start looking at the businesses around you (big & small), think about how they're operating, are they working effectively. If you're a consumer, are you getting value for money, what would you do better? Your intention is to become aware of enterprise around you and think about where you and your business idea might fit in.
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Business in Blogs
Mike Boyd (http://mikeboyd.com.au/)Michael Doneman (http://michaeldoneman.com)
I reckon (www.darrylking.com.au)
Raising Entrepreneurs (http://raisingentrepreneurs.org/blog/)
Your Daily Fix of Entrepreneurial Ideas (www.springwise.com)
The WOMMA Word (http://womma.org/word/)
Chris Brogan Social Media & Community (http://www.chrisbrogan.com/)
Mashable (http://www.mashable.com/)
Business Resources
(these resources - their names & content - will alter over time with changes in governments & funding - please report any dead links)1) Business Development (Qld) (here)
2) Small Business Support Network (here)
3) Business Victoria (here)
4) Business Dictionary (here)
5) Workplace.gov.au (here)
6) Radio for Small Buisness(here)
7) The Hive (here)
Business Resources - Creative Arts Toolbox
8) Seven Steps to Business Success (Qld Government) (here)9) Business Readiness Diagnostic (here)9) PlanSMART Kit (here)
10) Templates - financial (here)
Business Resources - Home-based businesses
11) The home-based busines manual (here)12) Setting Up a Home based business, Small Business Victoria (here)
Business Resources - Indigenous businesses
13) Office of Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (here)14) Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) (here)
Business Resources - The Arts
15) The Artful Manager Blog (here)Business Resources - 100 Awesome Blogs for Your Business Education
16) 100 Awesome Blogs for Your Business Education (here)Business Resources - Effective Presentations
17) Presentation Zen (here)18) Slideshare (here)