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Mezzanine finance is a type of finance that is part debt and part equity. Essentially, if the debt is not able to be repaid, then the financier has rights to part of the equity in your business or project.

I am a copywriter, and I could ask myself "Why would I hire an accountant?" Because I'm terrified of numbers. If writing makes you shudder, that's why - on a very basic level, of course!

Great question. The short answer and not being flippant is, how can they afford not to!

Anything that you get better at, increase a skill, achieve a higher level of success comes from some form of 'training/practice and coaching'. Sport, hobby, business - there is no difference.

I totally agree with Brian @ Meteorical, there are a plethora of options out there, ranging from the outrageously expensive right through to the 'coach/consultant' who is actually in-between jobs!

Yes, you need to know what it is you want a coach to help you achieve.

Grow your business? Not good enough, what does that actually mean?

A good business coach will help you firstly identify exactly what it is you want to achieve and then work with you to reverse engineer a plan to achieve that.

DOME - Define it, make it observable, measure it, evaluate it.

I can absolutley say from experience that what will be uncovered first is not so much as a 'skill or knowledge' defiency but a mindset one.

For me I see little value in the 'cookie cutter' programs.

8 weeks to 6 figure sales a month.
Transform your business with our blah blah.

Sure there is nothing wrong with having a coach with a program as long as it can be flexible enough for what you need and more importantly has the content you need!

If someone is delivering all of that for you, giving you the result you need and want in your business and can demonstrate how they can leverage that even further...what would you pay?

Increases gross revenue by $100k, what would you pay?
Raises net profitability by 3%, what would you pay?
Provides you with a skill set to achieve all of that and more?

Yes it has to be relative to your position but look at it from the point of view of where you want to be, not where you aware.

Do your due diligence or it will be something you can't afford in more ways than one!
 

No one tool is going to be the "be all and end all" for keyword  research. I would suggest using multiple tools and systems and then manually review them to get a better understanding of keyword topics.

It's often the case that companies have to ensure they have enough costs in the bank to support this or pass it on to their own suppliers!

Hi @Wendy Huang .. been doing a bit of this myself so I thought I'd share some great press release distribution sites I've found for free.. 

1. PRLog
2. Newswire Today
3. PR.com
4. Online PR Media
5. Press Release Point
6. PR Urgent News
7. openPR
8. IssueWire
9. Market Press Release

So far, I've found most of the above rather simple to use.

Will see how the free option goes before exploring the paid packages.. coupling this with contacting media directly. 

Good luck to everyone else working on this! Keen to hear if anyone has any tips to maximise press release distribution. 

I absolutely agree with Steve. If you've done your pricing correctly to cover your materials, labor, overhead (time spent ordering supplies, marketing, etc.) then you'll have a fair price set and won't have to worry about how resellers price your goods.

So, I also suspect that your items are under-charged right now.

Wholesale is a great way for a scale-able business to establish a steady income without having to worry as much about advertising, shipping, etc.

Good question! Registering for GST, PAYG and other taxes at the same time as registering your ABN can help you speed up the process of setting up your business. You can also apply for your TFN at the same time. You don’t need a business registration service to do this (although all types of business registrations are usually offered as part of these services), you can do it yourself when completing your ABN application. 

Hope this answers your question!