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The NBN (National Broadband Network) was launched in 2009 to pave the way for businesses to finally have a good broadband network. The former network, which was notoriously known for being one of the slowest in the industry, was just too much of a risk for businesses that wanted to be able to provide their customers with the type of online service that they really needed. The truth of the matter was, in order to ensure that Australian businesses could function completely in this new online world they needed to have access to the type of network that would take advantage of blazing fast internet speeds as well as reliable networks.

In order for a business to stay afloat it’s important to ensure that the flow of money is aligned with their needs. Accounting for your finances allows you to see where your money is coming from and where it is going. The principles of accounting are based on ensuring that your profits, costs and expenses are equal. What started as a process based on paper ledgers and spreadsheets eventually morphed into one with computer based spreadsheet ones.

A colleague sends my this image last week. It's a photo taken from a Yellowpages edition dumped on his doorstep. You need to look closely to see what's so interesting.

Calls to mobile phones are much more expensive than calls to landline phones. Although standard rates vary, one thing is for sure, you will always end up spending more on your mobile charges than you will for your landline charges. A SIM Gateway helps to lessen this cost by allowing you to connect SIM cards to your company’ PBX. What this does is allow you to use the actual mobile phone network when making calls via your company network. In effect therefore what you are actually doing is creating a network that allows you to call with mobile to mobile phone rates rather than landline to mobile rates.

All businesses need to recruit.  It may be to fill a void as a business expands or takes on a new direction or it could be to replace an existing staff member.

Finding the right candidate to fill a role can be time consuming and expensive.  An average online advertisement in Australia’s largest online job board costs $247.50 and there is no guarantee of finding a quality candidate.

There are many options to finding your new starter.  You don’t need to pay hundreds of dollars in fact you don’t necessarily need to spend a cent.

Here are a few suggestions that won’t cost you a thing.