Year: 2018

Tidy desks drive productivity. Messy desks nurture creativity: research

A tidy desk may improve productivity, focus and generosity, however a messy desk may nurture creativity, according to scholarly research. 2011 research, published in The Journal Of Neuroscience, found that when an environment is cluttered, a person’s ability to focus becomes restricted. The chaos of a cluttered environment vies for the brain’s attention, eventually clouding.

Guide to due diligence when starting a business – franchise or independent

Most small business owners are neglecting the due diligence process when starting or purchasing a business, and when choosing between a franchise or independent business model, often spending hundreds of thousands of dollars without appropriate research. The findings come from a 2015 collaborative report conducted by Griffith University and the UNSW, funded by CPA Australia..