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According to source, Australian Institute of Company Directors, women now represent 29.7% of ASX 200 Boards, up from 8.3% in 2009. However, women CEO’s of ASX 200 Companies only represent a mere 7%, with 23 of these companies having no women on the executive (source: C...

Not only are women starting their own businesses at a faster rate than men, they are generating more revenue on average, writes Australian Invoice Finance’s, Julie Hyam Elliott.

Did you know that the number of women choosing to start their own businesses has been growin...

Why Mrs V Society is the Future

When I decided to be part of Mrs V Society as an expert, it was for 2 reasons, firstly I know Scarlett and whatever she is involved with has a quality that is hard to surpass.

Secondly, her innovation and passion to provide quality resourc...

I was very excited to recently be part of a prestigious panel on behalf of the  NSW Business Chamber  - discussing the future, specifically how we can integrate human and artificial intelligence . This is critical to understand in order to develop our businesses by gen...

I was delighted to be asked recently to share my insights on becoming  a Director for prestigious organisation Women on Board.

It was great to reflect on my work on Boards and journey , and I wanted to  talk about some thoughts I have on what to think about when looking...

I am sharing with you a recent, painful experience – in the hope of lessening your pain.

I was feeling very pleased with myself after a successful shopping trip – I found everything I wanted AND  my purchases were on sale – even better!!!!!!  I placed my shopping – in a...

I went into a store the other day and I was greeted by a request for my email address or mobile  number – this was who I was to them  - my identity. I have had this same experience several times recently. In today’s Society it’s easy to feel no one sees us any more for...

Women have 47% less in super than men (Source: 2014 report from The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia). We need to close the gap. There are many reasons for the gap but the main ones are:
 

• Women earn on average 18% less than men so our super contribu...

I am extremely passionate about ensuring all Women grow their financial understanding and thereby achieve a level of financial independence.

What is financial understanding and why is it important?

A definition I like is from the US Presidents Advisory Council on Financi...

I spoke recently at our conference about the importance of your banking relationship = this is a crucial relationship whether it’s your personal or business finances.

A  number of people approached me about what I said so I wanted to expand on that topic here and will c...