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Three Small Business Courses: Branding, Finance and Social Media

The Australian Businesswomen's Network has developed a number of small business courses.?Each course is designed to be attended live or on demand and courses are short, practical and full of great tools and resources.

Here's what's coming up over the coming months - the popular Social Media Crash Course and Small Business Finance Course both return and have early-bird specials ending in August, plus we announce the new small business branding course -?Your Business. Your Brand, which will provide essential information and training on how to use big-business branding tactics to establish your small business as an industry leader and to stand out from your competition.

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Make a big impact, quickly by attending one, or all, of our upcoming small business courses.


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The Social Media Crash Course

Get Social Media Strategies for Small Business, Fast

Social Media is how small business can effectively attract new business, generate leads, find new suppliers, conduct research and build a sense of community around their brand.

The Social Media Crash Course is an easy way to quickly and effectively learn about the best social media platforms for your business, and how to use these to drive great results.

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This small business course will take you through:

  • Why social media matters and why you should be using it
  • Building your personal profile
  • The best social networks to join, tools to use and strategies for success
  • Incorporating social media into business operations without being a spammer
  • Examples of how people and businesses are using social media successfully
  • ...and much more!

Learn more about this small business course

The Social Media Crash Course
Dates: 10 and 17 Sept 2013
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm AEST

Hurry - Price until 14 August:


Premium Members: $95
Non-Members: $125

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Price after 14 August:


Premium Members: $125
Non-Members: $190


Small Business Finance Course

Understand the fundamentals of good financial management

When it comes to business, money really does 'make the world go 'round'.

Managing your cash flow and your accounts properly is as important as getting new business. Even if you choose to hire a bookkeeper to manage your books, understanding the fundamentals of good financial management will put you ahead of the game.

This small business course will look at the critical aspects that underpin the financial management aspect of your business.

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During this three-part course, you will:

  • Formulate or review your own budget Identify opportunities to improve profitability
  • Discover tools to make managing your finances easy
  • Uncover ways to make numbers align to your business goals
  • Learn what to ask your accountant to be sure you get the best tax advantages
  • Uncover the role of outsourcing plays in money management
  • ...and much more!

Learn more about this small business course

Small Business Finance Course
Dates: 18 Sept, 2 and 16 October 2013
Time: Read details here

Hurry - Price until 28 August:


Premium Members: $95
Non-Members: $145

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Price after 28 August:


Premium Members: $145
Non-Members: $195


Your Business. Your Brand.

Winning Brand Strategies for Small Business

Branding isn't just for big brands. Your small brand can stand out just as much as businesses with much bigger budgets when you discover winning brand strategies that work for small business.

The new 'Your Business. Your Brand.' small business course introduces you to proven brand strategies that you can use to build your brand on a limited budget.

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Attend this course and you'll learn:

  • Big brand strategies for small brands
  • How to establish your brand as an industry leader
  • How to stand out from your competition
  • Positioning strategies that work on a budget
  • Branding tactics that will allow you to make a big impact, quickly

Learn more about this small business course

Your Business. Your Brand.
Dates: 30 October and 6 November 2013
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm AEDT

Hurry - Price until 2 October:


Premium Members: $95
Non-Members: $145

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Price after 2 October:


Premium Members: $145
Non-Members: $195

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We hope you'll join us. Call 1300 720 120 if you have any questions, and to register.

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The Bloomingdale Family Program - Council of Urban Professionals

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Traffic Accidents Decrease in First Half of Ramadan | Jordan ...

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pic12513ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates ? Tuesday, July 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

According to statistics issued by the Traffic Coordination Directorate General at the Ministry of Interior, the number of traffic accidents of different types across the country dropped by 28 accidents in the first half of the Holy Month of Ramadan this year, compared to the same period in 2012. A total of 119 accidents were reported in the first half of Ramadan this year, compared to the 147 accidents in the same period last year.

Statistics also showed that crash accidents dropped by 11 accidents, whereas 73 accidents were reported in the first half of Ramadan compared to 84 last year. Turnover accidents witnessed a slight increase of 5 accidents, rising from 19 accidents in the first half of Ramadan 2012 to 24 accidents this year.? Run-over accidents however, witnessed a noticeable decrease by 21 accidents, dropping to 20 from 41 last year.

Moreover, statistics provided a comprehensive classification of traffic accidents, whereas all accidents other than crash, turnover and run-over accidents, were placed under the category Other Accidents. These other accidents represent a small percentage of the total number of traffic accidents, and amounted to 2 accidents during the first half of Ramadan? in 2012 and 2013.

Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director General of the Traffic Coordination Directorate at the Ministry of Interior, said: ?Despite the decrease in the number of traffic accidents across the country, the number of deaths increased by 7 cases; a total of 28 deaths were reported during the first half of Ramadan this year, compared to 21 last year. However, injuries of all kinds dropped by 47 this year, and amounted to 174 simple, moderate and severe injuries compared to 221 during the same period in 2012.

According to Brigadier Al Zaabi: ?The increase in the number of deaths? during the first half of Ramadan this year, compared to the same period last year, is due to the severity of the accidents, which occur due? to over speeding, and failure to observe traffic laws and regulations, such as crossing red lights and lack of concentration while driving.?

He added: ?Traffic accidents of all kinds, and their resulting deaths and injuries, as well as traffic violations, are the natural results of the increasing movement of vehicles on the country?s roads. The Traffic and Patrols Departments in the country are diligently endeavoring to train and qualify thousands of people wishing to obtain driving licenses, as one of the most important requirement for economical and social development across the country.?

Brigadier Al Zaabi called upon motorists to observe traffic laws and regulation and legal speed limits, in order to avoid the risks of traffic accidents, and their repercussions.

He stressed the importance of complying with traffic laws and regulations, driving carefully, keeping a safe? distance between vehicles, avoiding traffic disruption due to random parking at public parking spaces. He warned them against parking in spaces dedicated to people with special needs, civil defense or ambulance and rescue teams, to avoid hampering their work in emergency cases. He urged motorists to avoid using their mobile phones while driving, whether to talk, SMS or chat.

Brigadier Al Zaabi explained: ?Using hand-held mobile phones while driving is a violation to the law, due to its great danger to the life of motorists and road users alike. Using hand-held mobile phones to talk, text or chat may distract drivers and reduce their concentration and reactions, thus leading to traffic accidents.?

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Making a change: Status quo bias in health decision making

Making a change: Status quo bias in health decision making [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 30-Jul-2013
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Contact: Lucy Hyde
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Medical noncompliance -- or failure to follow the doctor's orders -- is estimated to increase healthcare costs in the US by $100 billion per year. Patients sometimes opt not to take medicines, for instance, because the side effects are unbearable or the dosing regimens are too complicated. But medical noncompliance may also stem from sheer inertia -- the tendency to stay in the current state, even when that state is undesirable.

In a series of studies, Gaurav Suri and colleagues from Stanford and Tel Aviv Universities tested whether this status-quo bias could result in behavior that is detrimental, and whether such a bias could be lessened with minimal interventions.

Their results are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

In the first study, participants were told that the research would involve receiving electric shocks. One group was told that they were required to choose one of two options: They could press a button to stop the shock 10 seconds earlier, or press another button to keep the waiting time the same. As the researchers expected, most people opted to get the shock over with early.

In contrast, those participants who were told that they could press a time-decrease button if they wanted to were more likely to stick with the status quo: Only about 40% chose to push the button in order to shorten the trial.

The researchers saw similar results when they told participants that pressing a button would reduce the chance of shock by as much as 90%. Those participants who had to make a proactive choice to press the button opted to leave it untouched about half the time, even though it meant they had to withstand shocks they themselves rated as highly undesirable.

These studies clearly demonstrate that, when faced with a choice that requires them to make a proactive decision, people often opt do nothing, even when actions that are easy to perform could noticeably improve their current state.

Interestingly, the researchers found that simply requiring participants to press the button on an early trial made them more likely to hit the button on later trials. Thus, while medical noncompliance may sometimes result from patient inaction, the researchers conclude that people may be capable of making productive choices about their health if given a nudge in the right direction.

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For more information about this study, please contact: Gaurav Suri at rsuri@stanford.edu

The APS journal Psychological Science is the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology. For a copy of the article "Patient Inertia and the Status Quo Bias: When an Inferior Option Is Preferred" and access to other Psychological Science research findings, please contact Lucy Hyde at 202-293-9300 or lhyde@psychologicalscience.org.


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Making a change: Status quo bias in health decision making [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 30-Jul-2013
[ | E-mail | Share Share ]

Contact: Lucy Hyde
lhyde@psychologicalscience.org
202-293-9300
Association for Psychological Science

Medical noncompliance -- or failure to follow the doctor's orders -- is estimated to increase healthcare costs in the US by $100 billion per year. Patients sometimes opt not to take medicines, for instance, because the side effects are unbearable or the dosing regimens are too complicated. But medical noncompliance may also stem from sheer inertia -- the tendency to stay in the current state, even when that state is undesirable.

In a series of studies, Gaurav Suri and colleagues from Stanford and Tel Aviv Universities tested whether this status-quo bias could result in behavior that is detrimental, and whether such a bias could be lessened with minimal interventions.

Their results are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

In the first study, participants were told that the research would involve receiving electric shocks. One group was told that they were required to choose one of two options: They could press a button to stop the shock 10 seconds earlier, or press another button to keep the waiting time the same. As the researchers expected, most people opted to get the shock over with early.

In contrast, those participants who were told that they could press a time-decrease button if they wanted to were more likely to stick with the status quo: Only about 40% chose to push the button in order to shorten the trial.

The researchers saw similar results when they told participants that pressing a button would reduce the chance of shock by as much as 90%. Those participants who had to make a proactive choice to press the button opted to leave it untouched about half the time, even though it meant they had to withstand shocks they themselves rated as highly undesirable.

These studies clearly demonstrate that, when faced with a choice that requires them to make a proactive decision, people often opt do nothing, even when actions that are easy to perform could noticeably improve their current state.

Interestingly, the researchers found that simply requiring participants to press the button on an early trial made them more likely to hit the button on later trials. Thus, while medical noncompliance may sometimes result from patient inaction, the researchers conclude that people may be capable of making productive choices about their health if given a nudge in the right direction.

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For more information about this study, please contact: Gaurav Suri at rsuri@stanford.edu

The APS journal Psychological Science is the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology. For a copy of the article "Patient Inertia and the Status Quo Bias: When an Inferior Option Is Preferred" and access to other Psychological Science research findings, please contact Lucy Hyde at 202-293-9300 or lhyde@psychologicalscience.org.


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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/afps-mac072913.php

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