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Hello 2018!
I read an article recently by Craig James from Commsec, who identified the following as issues expected to influence the Australian economy over 2018:
US president Donald Trump....
Balfour Consulting would like to wish all our clients, associates, friends and colleagues a most enjoyable Christmas and a very rewarding 2018
The Basics of Community Engagement
Community...
Managing Change
Around 500 BC Heraclitus said, “The only constant in life is change.” Over 2500 years later, change is happening at breakneck speed and yet change is often the hardest thing to...
Colin Balfour - back on the team
Having taken a two-year sabbatical with the Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA), working on a range of projects, I am now back with Mary at Balfour...
We would like to wish all our clients and friends a very happy, successful and profitable 2014
Balfour Consulting P/L has shifted office
Balfour Consulting is no longer operating from our...
Grant and Award Submissions - how to achieve 95% success!
At Balfour Consulting, we have a proven track record in preparing successful grant and award submissions, with an outstanding success rate...
NBN - fiction and fact
I am completely over the level of debate around what is probably one of the most significant infrastructure projects this country will undertake in the 21st century, the...
Community Consultation- a short course in stuffing things up!
It is not that hard to stuff up your community consultation or engagement. The best way is to hold a public meeting where...
Business plans - a total waste of time?
According to a colleague who owns and operates his own consulting business, business plans are “a total waste of time”. As his business has...
Balfour Consulting would like to wish our clients and friends a successful, prosperous and happy New Year. May 2013 be a winner for you!
2013 - Some sensible and some outrageous predictions!...
It’s not just the media – its communications
While a formal business plan is the most effective way to guide your overall strategic management process and communicate this process with...
A Brief Guide to Market Research
When undertaking market or social research, we are often asked the question "how can you evaluate the opinions of the entire city when you only interviewed a small...
Writing Successful Tenders or Submissions
Our associate Senior Consultant, Chris Chappell, has spent plenty of time putting together grant submissions or tender documents, and is happy to share...
Branding Places
People living in Australia's regional towns and cities do not always appreciate that those living in our capital cities and elsewhere in the world may not think their hometown is...
Telling people how it is
They say there’s no business like show business. But when managers have to show their assessment of an employee’s performance via a formal performance appraisal...
Branding - More than a Logo
It seems the words "brand" and "branding" are becoming somewhat overused these days. This is particularly the case when people talk about "branding" a business,...