Aug 20, 2020 | 3. Business Leadership, Business Plan | Author: Naomi Simson
Some thoughts on how to move forward and rebuild with a sense of optimism and purpose. Anyone who knows me is aware that I’m an optimist and yesterday as I presented to 50 rural women business owners the question of ‘what next?’ and ‘where to from...
Jun 24, 2020 | 1. Entrepreneurship, Lessons | Author: Naomi Simson
An economic uplift for rural Australia I read with interest that ‘Post-COVID, Australians go back to grassroots’; ‘The regions offer brighter post-COVID futures, predicts demographer Bernard Salt’. Salt’s article goes to great lengths to speak of the ongoing and...
May 22, 2020 | 1. Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship | Author: Naomi Simson
Lenovo Thinkbook Mentorship program – winners overview As Australians begin to dream of a ‘better life’, and consider what they will and won’t take into the new world of work, I have had the privilege of meeting three great Australian business owners through the...
Apr 24, 2020 | 2. Business Advice, Business Model | Author: Naomi Simson
Redii points platform joins RedBalloon for Business As the Founder of RedBalloon I thought it important to share with my readers this change to the business. Especially because I have a hands on role working with RedBalloon clients directly in putting experiences to...
Dec 19, 2019 | 1. Entrepreneurship, Business Pitch | Author: Naomi Simson
Ambassador of 2020 Lenovo ThinkBook mentoring program Update as of 13 Jan 2020. I felt compelled to update this post as the situation in rural Australia has materially changed. Whilst the bushfires continue to rage I am regrouping with Lenovo to work out how best we...
Jun 13, 2019 | 2. Business Advice, Business Advice | Author: Naomi Simson
The Microsoft Store My Business Mentor program concluded last week. The five finalists travelled from around Australia to the Flagship Microsoft Store Sydney for a one-on-one session with me on business growth, as well as a session with both a Microsoft Store tech...
Feb 18, 2019 | Business Advice | Author: Naomi Simson
Understanding your ‘why’ and setting a clear vision Business Advice Column launch. Today I join News Regional Media as a guest columnist for its Business Class series. I have been speaking regularly about the growth in regional Australia. In the last 2 years aloneI...
Jan 9, 2019 | Customer Service | Author: Naomi Simson
Food delivery services are on the rise – with a generation of ‘I want it now!’ what does this really mean for restaurants – and the customer experience? The young people in my life would prefer to order ‘Uber Eats’ or another...