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april/may 2009
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MY TOP 5 TIPS
Adele Beachley
Regional Director Asia Pacifi c for
Research In Motion, (maker of
BlackBerry smartphones)
1
Live your product or service ­
Every one of our 12,000 employees
around the globe uses a BlackBerry
smartphone, applications & data
services. We all live and breathe our
BlackBerry solution so we can
passionately communicate the benefi ts
to our customers.
2
Develop your interests ­
I have
always had a passion for technology
and the power it has to help us better
manage our daily lives.
3
Believe in an equal playing fi eld ­
When I'm asked how I feel about being
a female Regional Director of a large
global company, my answer is that I
received my job offer because I had the
best experience and skills for the role -
being female didn't fi gure. Trust and
believe in your own skills and
experience, and aim high!
4
It is possible to be a mother and an
executive ­
It can be hard work but by
building a community of support around
you whether it be from family, friends or
a partner, it is possible to spend time
with your family and lead a fulfi lling
career. It is about balance, partnership,
communication and sharing.
5
Work with people who inspire you
­
I have been inspired by BlackBerry's
approach to innovation and am equally
proud of the company's executives who
are intelligent, committed and
passionate. Working everyday at a
company that inspires yet challenges
me ­ now it doesn't get much better
than that!
Find My Business Loan
A new Victorian Government website allows small
businesses to quickly compare business loan options.
Select some simple features you would prefer - such as
amount of fi nance, at call or upfront loan, payback period,
fi xed or variable interest and type of security. The website
then accesses its database to provide detailed information
on each loan option with those features and a real monthly
loan cost for each option. The website is completely
independent of any fi nancial institution or lender and is free
to use. www.business.vic.gov.au/loanfi nder
Invest In Tangible Assets
Deloitte has called on businesses to seriously
re-consider any plans they may have had to defer
capital expenditure following the federal
Government's recent announcements on additional
tax breaks to assist Australian businesses invest
in acquiring new, or upgrading existing, tangible
depreciating assets.
if the asset is
acquired from 13
December 2008 to 30
June 2009 and
installed by 30 June
2010, the taxpayer
will be eligible for a
bonus deduction in
the 2009 year equal
to 30% of the cost of
the asset; and
if the asset is
acquired from 1 July
2009 to 31 December
2009 and installed by
31 December 2010,
the taxpayer will be
eligible for a bonus
deduction in the 2010
year equal to 10% of
the cost of the asset.
to be eligible, a
business must incur
a minimum
expenditure on an
eligible asset of
$10,000 or
alternatively $1,000
for businesses with a
turnover of $2 million
per year or less.
>>>
If you read the paper online,
downsized your coffee
from a large to a regular,
and skipped the monthly
manicures, you'd be saving an
average of $1400 each year.