Hi, I'm Marc.

I am a small-business consultant based in Melbourne, Australia.

I use the term "consultant" because it's simpler, although less accurate, than "part-time executive working on a regular basis with a select group of small-business clients". (You could also use "business coach", "mentor" or "advisor"... they all work.)

If you want the full story, including my background, services, prices and testimonials, check out the various pages under the "About" menu at the top of the page.

If you're like 95% of us and don't have much time, here is the important stuff:

My goal is simple: to help my clients generate a decent return for the time and money they invest in their business.

That's all very nice, but what you really want to know is why you should talk to me when there are so many business consultants to choose from. Right?

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Web 2.0 for Business

A lot of small business owners I talk to admit to not keeping up with the latest in online applications that could help their business. I've been thinking about writing a post on this topic for a while, but the team at ReadWriteWeb have made life easy for me by writing a good article [...]

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The Speed of Trust

I’ve been thinking a lot about why it is that trust in business is so important to me. Is it because it just feels like the right thing to do? (Yes) Is it because it take less energy to be trusting than suspicious? (Yes) Is it because I have been let down, [...]

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Personal MBA

Nov ‘08 Update: I now have a dedicated page for my own PMBA Group.
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Training and education is an often neglected issue in small business. Smaller companies often don’t have the free cash flow available to pay for quality education, may not be able to cover team members while they are away, or don’t rate [...]

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The Importance of Adding Value

While I was out a few days ago on my daily walk (my first “daily” walk for a week) I listened to a great interview on the Escape from Cubicle Nation podcast. The website, www.escapefromcubiclenation.com, is hosted by Pamela Slim, a “coach and writer who helps frustrated employees in corporate jobs break out and [...]

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Estimating the Value of a Consultant

As I go about setting up my business, one of the difficult decisions I had to make was what to charge for my services. I thought it would be an interesing exercise to document my thoughts during so that others can give me some advice and so that clients can see the thinking behind [...]

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Will People Outsource to a Generalist?

My goal as a small business consultant is to work with business owners who are specialists in their chosen area and need some help from a generalist to round out the skills within the business, with particular emphasis on assisting with the financial management of the company. But is there a market for outsourcing [...]

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Why a Blog?

Firstly, a bit about my short-term plan for this website. It is primarily to achieve two goals:
b) as a first stop for people that have been referred to me and want to learn a bit more before meeting me; and
b) as a place to keep my friends and clients informed of what's [...]

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