What can small business learn from Qantas and Virgin?

The HeraldSun ran an interesting article on August 29th 2014, titled, “Qantas v Virgin: The war that cost $8.75m a day”. The article looked at the way both businesses operated and the effect it’s had on their profits Check it out at http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-v-virgin-australia-the-war-that-cost-875m-a-day/story-fnjjv9zn-1227041659016 Although Qantas certainly appears to have turned itself around in recent times,…

Can banks be trusted

The simple answer is no! How many times do people with a home loan check what their current interest rate is? Even if they look at it how do they know that the correct interest rate is being applied? Often the interest rate is not displayed “in your face” on a home loan statement. More…

How to maximise your sale price

The way your property presents itself to potential buyers affects the way they feel about it. Does the property make a good first impression? Does it have a ‘wow’ factor? Has the floorplan and space been maximised? These are the questions buyers typically – and subconsciously – ask themselves within the first minute of inspecting…

Welcome to our re-launched blog …

It’s official! Manningham Business Network Inc (aka ‘MBN’) has re-launched our blog! Following last week’s committee meeting, I found myself volunteering (it’s funny how that happens!??) to write this short introduction despite being a complete novice in the blogging world. So, why are we starting a blog? Yes, it is partly in an attempt to…