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How to Choose the Right Accountant

Your business accountant is a critical partner in running a successful business. Sparrowly Group invited Select Accounting to share insights into what makes a good accountant.

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Future Proofing Australia's Young People

This white paper on career pathways for the workforce for the future starts a meaningful and constructive discussion that is pegged to grow. It considers some of the current challenges alongside the growing opportunity to rebuild meaningful and impactful systems whereby we, as a society, can more effectively support young people and create a better workforce for the future.

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If you don’t care about me, then you don’t deserve my business

According to The Salesforce State of Service Third Edition report, 47% of customers say they’ll stop buying from a company if they have a subpar experience. The number one reason customers leave or don’t return is that they feel undervalued. Sparrowly Group’s Avril Dunn explores this further.

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Adapt your business by adopting the 5% rule

Sparrowly Group’s Managing Director, Giovanna Lever shares how she has continued to apply the 5% to the business and in life, and how it has helped maintain focus as the world adapts to a new normal.

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Why we need to give a crap about public toilets

How many people would compare the toilets that we experience in public spaces to the toilet we experience in our own homes? As Place Makers and destination creators, when extending our hospitality, we should definitely be considering the impression that our public toilets are communicating to our residents and visitors.Toilets are a big deal. More than ever before.

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The Funnel Marketing Trap

While many businesses are adopting funnel and automated marketing programs, what happens when there is a mismatch with customer experience?

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Are you a ‘Super’ Woman?

Giovanna Lever talks about embracing superannuation as part of your regular financial planning particularly as we gear up for a new financial year.

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You don’t build it for yourself. You build it for them.

“You don’t build it for yourself. You know what people want, and you build it for them.” – Walt Disney

This statement seems so obvious, yet it regularly doesn’t happen. Giovanna Lever believes that understanding your customer and being responsive to customer needs will be the difference between a business that fails (or just gets by) or thrives.

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Why do manners matter?

There is a lot of talk about emotional intelligence in the workplace but Giovanna Lever believes it can be distilled down to a basic principle which can be too often forgotten, and they are, quite simply manners.

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You are never too important

According to Giovanna Lever, it doesn’t matter if you’re the Queen of England or someone starting out in your career or new business, if you are brave enough, if someone has recommended that we would be a good fit to meet (with no strings attached), then she will always make the time.

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Dear Small Business Owner...

Giovanna Lever’s personal letter to small business owners. She has helped many small to medium sized businesses become profitable, retain happy customers/clients and scale successfully.

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