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Thanks for tagging me @Hatty Bell. I think you’ve covered most of them. I do prefer it here on Savvy because the responses are generally helpful and positive and not deriding or snide.
However, from time to time I browse on Quora (I’m not sure how big it is in Australia). It has less focus, meaning there are questions on everything and anything. This is a much better focused community for learning about business and entrepreneurship.
Also, LinkedIn has some good groups that encourage questions, but they aren’t solely Q&A communities.
Hi Greg and Eloah,
Many thanks for the prompt reply and the insightful information.
It helps but what I really want to know was are there any Australian websites which will help a small Australian busienss to sell their products directly to Korean or Japanese consumers? Like a B2C marketplace without the language barrier. :)
My Grandfather told me there is only one book I should read. It made him a lot of money and gave him a good life.
Dale Carnegie: how to win friends and influence people
He told me to read it at least 3 times as you tend to miss things the first time round. Good honest book. Many authors have tried to copy this book and failed.
There are a lot of books out there. This to me is the only one worth reading. If you spend all your time reading all the book in the world on how to imporve your life or make more money. How in the world will you have time to actually do it?
Similar to a BAS agent, a registered tax agent can prepare, lodge, amend and pay your BAS statements on your behalf. As your registered agent, they can also view any correspondence sent to you by the ATO. Tax agents and BAS agents share similar knowledge and skills, except tax agents are qualified (and authorised) to advise you on a broader scope of tax law and issues such as income tax returns, reviewing annual income and expenditures and determining the relevant tax deductions to your business.
If you are a sole trader, you do not have to have a book keeper or an accountant. You can keep track of your income and expenses in a spreadsheet and file your own personal tax return at the end of the financial year. No need to file a business tax return.
If however you do a lot of small transactions (debit and credit) in your business, you might want to consider using a book keeper to help you keep track and save you time.
If you also want to have a financial statements at the end of financial year (balance sheet, profit and loss and cash flow statement) then you need to get an accountant.
- Add in your daily to do list a time when you deal with certain things. E.g. A time for checking and responding to emails
- Similar to the first point, if people constantly come to you throughout the day to speak to you, make it a point and make it known that they will need to come back to you at a certain time which you have allocated to such issues
- I'll have to steal Jef's response here. Don't deal with individual problems. There are patterns and trends. Find ways to systemise everything. The trick is in anticipating problems and planning how you will respond before the issues come up.
What is the process and cost of importing goods from Alibaba China?
When importing goods from Alibaba China, what does the shipping process involve and how much does it cost?
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If you are buying at FOB Term. You only need to pay for Shipping cost, customs clearance+Import duty/GST and delivery.
Hi Darryn, you might find this link useful. 46 social media monitoring and measurement tools http://ow.ly/kQQCd
How does Alibaba make money when buyers and suppliers can use it for free?
From what I can see there is a premium membership i.e Gold Supplier but there is the ability to use Alibaba as a buyer and a supplier for free. So how does Alibaba make money?
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Nowayads it's not all about the ''visible money''. And it's also not only about Alibaba. The same way a lot of big online stores work like taobao and tmall. That's the business model.
