Have you been wondering whether you should engage an employee or a contractor? I’m here to help you make this important decision today. As our businesses grow, our needs will change. We must remember that what suits us right now may not suit us later on so we have to make our decisions with the future in mind.

This week and last week’s episode are all about honest communication in business. Open and transparent communication is the best prevention so you don’t need a cure. In today’s episode, I’m answering a question that I get asked frequently, can I make an employee redundant? The answer is yes as long as it is a genuine redundancy.

You may be thinking that small businesses are exempt from unfair dismissal claims. But employees can still start a proceeding against you and you will need to respond to it. You’ll be successful if you raise an objection based on jurisdiction AND if you’ve done the things that I’m talking about in this episode - write them down!

What legal documents does my business need? Unfortunately, there’s no one size fits all answer to this question. It will depend on your business structure, the way you sell your services/products, and what stage of business you’re currently in. In this episode, I explore the different legal documents you’ll need at different phases of your business. I’ll talk about service-based and e-commerce businesses, and share the core documents you absolutely MUST have in your business to be covered. 

If you’re working with an influencer AND selling therapeutic goods (eg. wrinkle cream) then the new rule changes will impact you. Influencers can no longer be paid (or given products) to provide testimonials on your products.

I’ll talk about how these rules affect you and your business and answer all of these questions to help give you peace of mind and ensure that you’re compliant with the law.

We’ve been talking all about what’s next for your business in season 5 of the podcast and it’s time to wrap it up. It’s been such a delight to share these episodes with you. I’ve delivered key guests and topics that add the most value to your business at a stage where you’re coming up for air and thinking about what’s next.

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for tuning in and reaching out and to share some of my favourite episodes and highlights from the season.

My guest today is the wonderful AJ Davis. AJ is a Rapid Transformation Hypnotherapist and coach who is here today to help us have this conversation around self doubt. AJ specialises in eliminating limiting beliefs and helping women move from self-doubt to self-trust, change neural pathways and feel truly worthy of living their best life.

Have you been playing with the idea of working with a business coach but don’t know what to look for? The market is absolutely full of every type of business coach under the sun and it can be very difficult to know who will be a great fit for you before you outlay an investment. To help you filter through the options, my guest today is Emma McQueen.

I’ve worked in litigation for the first 12 years of my career. I’ve seen businesses and livelihoods destroyed because of preventable mistakes. I’m on a mission to save you from these same mistakes and not fall into the 60% of small businesses that fail in the first 3 years.

My guest on the show today is the amazing Kristy Robinson. Kristy is a business coach and consultant specializing in helping small business owners scale and build sustainable businesses through strategies and systems.

I’m excited to be joined today by my very own accountant, Andrea Pearce from Dream Accounting and Advisory. Andrea does accounting differently and I also consider her to be the accounting version of me so today's episode will be so much fun!

My guest today is the incredible Ruby Lee. Ruby is a strategic and intuitive business coach and I’m so grateful to have her on the show today to discuss spirituality. She is an absolute wealth of information and experience regarding energetics, intuition and spirituality and is sharing her expertise with you today.

Today I have my VA, Kirsty Whybrow, joining me and I must say, working with a VA has been an absolute game-changer to my business growth. Kirsty and I chat about what a VA actually does, the processes and systems they utilise, and how they can provide support to businesses in a variety of ways. I share some of the specific things Kirsty does in my business, in particular, help with onboarding and invoicing and how she provides a unique and objective insight into my business

My conversation today with the incredible Dr Kristy Goodwin is one of the most inspirational conversations I’ve had in a very long time. Dr Kristy is a digital wellbeing and neuro-productivity speaker, author and researcher. We talk today about what digital overwhelm is, why it impacts us so much and what we can do to combat it.

In this episode, I’m chatting with the remarkable Yvette Mayer. Yvette is a business and marketing coach who founded her own business ‘Lit Up and Liberated’. In less than two years, Yvette grew her business to multi 6 figures and has worked with people all over the world. She has a mission to work with clients to light them up in their business and achieve their biggest visions.

It’s so easy to become overwhelmed with everything you’re responsible for when you’re running your business. Especially when you get to the 3 year mark and it’s time to start thinking about the next steps for your business.

So how do we get everything done in less time?

We’re talking about all things to do with email marketing. For many of us, email marketing causes a ball of stress in our stomachs because we have no idea where to start, what to include in the emails, how often to send them and if they really work anyway.

Sam is here to answer all of these questions, give us her tips, and share why it’s so important to nurture your email list to grow your audience, sales and business.

If you’re a business owner doing all the things and wondering how you can grow your business without the overwhelm, this is absolutely the episode for you.

My guest today is the incredible Angela Henderson, a small business coach who helps women take control, build their confidence and grow their business, all while making more quality time with the family.

Many small businesses fear niching down because they envision their potential client base becoming very limited. But the abundance of opportunities in the market is enormous. Niching down creates space for you to focus on the offers that light you up and generate the most revenue.

When first starting out, most business owners tend to do their own books, but I get really excited when businesses reach that turning point where there’s finally room in the budget to begin outsourcing. And let me tell you, finding the right bookkeeper can be a game changer for your business.