Hello and a very happy belated valentines day to everyone. I hope everyone is well considering all that is happening with these terrible bushfires. I am not aware of anyone close to me whom has lost their lives or houses however for those of you who have had losses in this tragedy - my thoughts are with you. My brother has been fighting these fires all week and to all of you other volunteer fire fighters I say you girls and guys are just bloody brilliant!!

Great for business owners..
Has anyone heard of “Infinite Rewards Cards”?? I ask this because if you are a business whom has a special offer of promotion this is brilliant and costs nothing. As I am a dodo customer they have kindly sent me a reward card just for being a loyal customer, what I can do with this card is get onto the website and order anything on it at a discounted price for example I am taking my children to the gold coast next month and get a 15% discount on all of the theme park tickets whoppee saving me lots when you consider there will be 5 of us. Ok so the other side to this is you can also promote your own business on this website and I didn’t pay a cent check out
www.infiniterewards.com.au.

Hoping you have a fantastic month until next time
Stacey

EFM Health Clubs: The gym alternative for weight loss and fitness Steve came to us after he had purchased himself two new business’s “EFM Health Clubs”. He wanted to advertise his business on his car and so came to us and had one way vision printed and installed on his company vehicle.

Do you want to your business to be seen every where you drive? Until the end of March 09 you can have this oneway vision vehicle graphic printed, and installed on your vehicle for the price of $200 + GST for a standard size vehicle. FREE graphic design with every order.

EFM Health Clubs provide excellence in affordable, tailored fitness programs. Our proven formula for success is sweeping across Australia with over 50 convenient locations. As a valued EFM Health Clubs member, you have a qualified Fitness Coach on hand every session to provide encouragement and support. Unlike most 'lock-in' gym contracts, EFM Health Clubs offer Flexible Monthly Memberships for peace of mind that you will receive a tailored, results focused fitness program for ongoing satisfaction. For further information please contact Steve on 0418 131 177 or visit the website at www.efm.net.au

The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread. Every time you repeat the act you strengthen the strand. You add to it another filament with each repetition, until it becomes a great cable and binds you irrevocably to each thought and act.

First you make your habits and then they make you.
Your thoughts lead you to your purpose.
Your purpose always manifests into action.
Your actions form your habits.
Your habits determine your character,
and your character fixes your destiny.
Your habits are either the best of servants
or the worst of masters

Shelley Taylor-Smith

There are many factors that influence the growth and success of a business. One of the most important is determination. Without the will to succeed, many business owners find it hard to deal with the many obstacles that litter the road to success. For the team at Signs'n'Banners in Victoria, that 'True Grit' spirit has seen a hobby grown into a vibrant business that's firing with all guns blazing.

Partners Stacey and David are the duo behind Signs'n'Banners. For David, creating signage was really a backyard business/ weekend hobby. Already friends, I approached David with the idea of turning Signs'n'Banners into a fully functioning, successful signage shop. We both agreed. “As this was just a newly established business I was excited about the challenge”. I started being involved in the business in February 2007, by September 2007, Signs'n'Banners was a 'Business Achiever' 2007 finalist in our local paper.”

David's background is in mechanical engineering. However, he later went on to study marketing, real estate and quality control. Before Signs'n'Banners, David's work experience included a diverse range of fields such as quality control, sales of capital equipment and printed goods, and working in the field of real estate.

For myself, the road that led to Signs'n'Banners' has been an incredibly hard but inspiring one. I have lived life without my mum, was abused at age nine, fell pregnant at age fifteen, had a second child at age nineteen, and at one point when my son was three and my daughter was four months old, I was homeless and sleeping on a friends floor. For me, the hard years continued as I suffered a life of domestic violence. “Now you may be thinking this is a sad and sorry story, however these are my lessons I have learnt in life that are now my gifts to give and share with others”. “I discovered my higher purpose in life and that is to help other young mums gain back their self-esteem, discover their passions in life and to take action to achieve them.” I now have four delightful children Josh 13, Tahlia 10, Jack 8 and my little bub Toby 9 weeks. My life is finally where I have visualised it to be for many years.