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Travelling IT contractors warned over ATO scrutiny

8:00AM | Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | Michelle Hammond

A tax expert has issued a warning to “on call” home-based IT professionals, after the Australian Taxation Office confirmed it will place greater scrutiny on claims made by IT workers.

Home based business  | Financing a business  | Tax  | Running a business from home  | Sole trader

Home-based business regulations explained

8:38PM | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 | Michelle Hammond

The red tape that comes with running a home-based business can be daunting. To save you some stress, here’s a snapshot of the three key areas of regulation you need to be familiar with. BY MICHELLE HAMMOND.

 | Home based business  | Legal matters  | Leadership  | Workspace  | Running a business from home  | Sole trader

Juggling a start-up and a baby

7:32PM | Friday, 27 July 2012 | Oliver Milman

Starting up can be challenging enough without having to also deal with a new child. Here’s how designer Angela Broyles uses a combination of outside help and top-notch organisational skills to combine motherhood with entrepreneurship.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance

Re-energise by doing more work

7:59PM | Thursday, 19 July 2012 | Taskmaster

Do you feel lethargic by the time Thursday and Friday roll around? It’s time to boost your energy levels by reviewing your schedule.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Leadership  | Managing people

Set up a home office

7:00AM | Tuesday, 17 July 2012 | Taskmaster

If you don’t already physically work from home, chances are you still do plenty of work at home – most entrepreneurs are simply too busy to squeeze everything into the working day.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Leadership

20 tips for maintaining a healthy work/life balance

7:18PM | Wednesday, 11 July 2012 | Ella Legg and Michelle Hammond

If you work from home, you can easily burn yourself out by never leaving work. Here are 20 top tips to ensure a healthy work/life balance. BY ELLA LEGG AND MICHELLE HAMMOND.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Sole trader

Women suffer income drop after having children: Census data

6:00PM | Friday, 22 June 2012 | Michelle Hammond

Women face a significant drop in income if they have children, the latest census data reveals, but a mumpreneur says it takes more than a pay cut to prompt women to start their own business.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Work/life balance

More than half of business owners sacrifice holidays, report reveals

6:22PM | Thursday, 21 June 2012 | Michelle Hammond

More than half of Australia’s small business owners abandon any plans to take a holiday once they start-up, with long hours the norm for the vast majority of entrepreneurs, according to a new MYOB report.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Work/life balance

Get a life outside your business

6:48PM | Monday, 4 June 2012 | Taskmaster

There are many hidden benefits to having a hobby outside work. However, especially in the early days, it can be easy to fall into the trap of focusing exclusively on your start-up.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance

Seven key ways to create iron self-discipline

5:39PM | Monday, 14 May 2012 | Nina Hendy

If you run a business from home or work alone, it can be difficult to avoid distraction. Here are the seven keys to making sure you stay motivated. BY NINA HENDY.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Growth  | Growth Strategy  | Running a business from home

Force yourself to think in another way

4:22PM | Tuesday, 17 April 2012 | Taskmaster

There are valuable business skills to be learnt in places you might not expect.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance

Find a buddy to keep you in check

4:26PM | Thursday, 5 April 2012 | Cas McCullough

With the freedoms of working from home come responsibilities. Among them is making sure you keep on track with your work. BY CAS McCULLOUGH.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Running a business from home  | Blogs  | Cas McCullough

Clear your head with a short recharge

3:02PM | Thursday, 22 March 2012 | Taskmaster

We’re coming up towards the end of the first quarter, so I’m starting to plan my little mini-break.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Growth  | Growth Strategy  | Leadership

Female entrepreneurs starting up on the cheap: Study

3:00AM | Tuesday, 6 March 2012 | Michelle Hammond

More than 40% of Australian female entrepreneurs started their business with less than $5,000, a new survey reveals, but 51% now need capital to grow their business.

 | Home based business  | Financing a business  | Venture Capital  | Running a business from home

Why we need social entrepreneurs

2:23AM | Friday, 24 February 2012 | Oliver Milman

Linc Energy CEO Peter Bond - ranked as the 10th wealthiest person in Australia – explains why the value of entrepreneurship isn’t purely in the personal income that is generated.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Leadership  | Managing people

Five ways mumpreneurs can juggle business with family life

2:10PM | Monday, 20 February 2012 | Oliver Milman

Seven in 10 women consider launching a home business after giving birth, but balancing work and family is a struggle. Here are five ways successful mumpreneurs make it happen. BY OLIVER MILMAN.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Running a business from home  | Planning stage  | Mumpreneur  | Female entrepreneurs

Melbourne Mamma to launch as mumpreneur support booms

2:53PM | Monday, 20 February 2012 | Michelle Hammond

Melbourne-based mumpreneur Tracey Cotroneo has launched an online directory of independent stores owned and operated by mothers in business, in the latest addition to the support available to mumpreneurs.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Running a business from home

Beware the business love triangle

2:19PM | Monday, 13 February 2012 | Taskmaster

If your business partner is also your life partner it’s imperative you have a shareholders’ agreement that sets out exactly what would happen if your love ever goes cold.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Leadership  | Managing people

Social media: the view from 2062

2:59PM | Friday, 10 February 2012 | Oliver Milman

Every entrepreneur wants to know future trends. This year’s Social Media Week is doing its but by outlining how people will look back on social media in the year 2062.

 | Home based business  | Work/life balance

Three key reasons for working mums to become mumpreneurs

2:45PM | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 | Michelle Hammond

More than 15% of women with school-aged children are “under-utilised”, new statistics show, which could prompt a spike in the number of skilled, frustrated mothers becoming mumpreneurs.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Running a business from home
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