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Sun Feb 24

Health and wellness provider, City Cave

Written by Mark Smith

Australia’s fastest growing health and wellness provider is set for rapid growth domestically and success on the world stage

Off the back of a highly successful 2018, leading health and wellness provider, City Cave, are already gearing up for a massive year with two new locations opening in less than a month and the brand headed to Las Vegas as one of only two Australian finalists in the NextGen in Franchising Global Competition.

The Brisbane based business with locations across South East Queensland, has emerged as a fast-growing leader in the health and wellness sector has experienced an increased demand by consumers for the combined holistic wellness and clinical services they offer to clients.

City Cave Co-Founder, Jeremy Hassell, said Australians are becoming more invested in their health and wellness with many seeking out providers who offer a range of services to deliver a holistic approach that works for them.

“Over the past 12 months we have worked extremely hard with our franchisees to ensure each City Cave caters for their immediate local market and provides the holistic wellness and clinical services clients would expect,” Mr Hassell said.

“Whilst our ambition is to expand nationally with our first interstate location opening in Sydney, our strategic vision is to ensure every new location we open has its own identity and our clients’ needs are being met,” he said.

“One of the contributing factors for being able to achieve this goal is to ensure our franchisees are being provided with the correct support and systems to enable them to run their business seamlessly.”

Since opening in 2016, City Cave’s range of services has expanded to offer clients services to help achieve optimal health of both body and mind with float therapy, infrared saunas, yoga and clinical services including psychology and kinesiology.

Mr Hassell said by the end of 2019 they are expecting to open ten new locations across Australia with the aim of having 50 City Cave locations accessible to Australians over the next three years.

“There is a massive opportunity in the Australian health and wellness sector for sole operators and franchise models like us to bring to market services such as float therapy for people wanting to include this in their health plan,” Mr Hassell said.

“We believe we’ve developed a business model that works from a franchise and health industry perspective, and being a finalist in the NextGen in Franchising Global Competition gives us great confidence in what we have planned for the future,” he said.

For more information about City Cave visit – www.citycave.com.au/ or www.facebook.com/citycave/

Thu Feb 21

Sharing the Load - A Guide to Outsourcing as an SME

Written by News Company

As a small and medium-size enterprize you need to be able to keep pace with changing technologies and stay ahead of the game. Generally, this means there is a definite need to outsource your SME’s IT needs to ensure your business runs to its full potential. It may mean relinquishing some control, but that also has the reverse effect of giving you and your staff more time to do the things they do best. If you’re time poor and struggling to juggle everything that your business needs, here are ways you can share the load and operate at a more efficient rate.

Starting Block

If you’re only beginning to consider outsourcing it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. The best thing to do is begin with a self-reflection of where your business is at and what it needs at the present time. Are there gaps in your business that need to be, or can be filled? What are the weaknesses? Once you begin to define the weak points of your business, then you are ready to establish areas that you need help and what the best outsourcing options are. Decide what you really want complete control over and what your strengths as a business person are, then free up your time to dedicate to those areas by outsourcing the extraneous parts of your businesses which are equally important, but able to be done by people outside of your business.

Payroll

The best place to start when considering outsourcing is the look at where your time is being drained and what areas of your SME could benefit from external assistance. Outsourcing your payroll can make your business more efficient and cost effective by returning the time spent on organising your payroll, as well as ensuring your employees are paid correctly and on time. One way to lose great employees is to have mix-ups or delays with their pay. Finding a professional, efficient and ethical payroll outsourcing service might feel like a big decision but it will take a lot of stress and concern off your hands and give you more time to focus on running your business.

Marketing

Marketing takes many shapes and forms these days but the bottom line is that it is, or should be, designed to communicate. You’re wanting to present an image and vision of your business to the public in order to draw more business. So marketing shouldn’t be considered as an extra hobby for the business, but instead an important facet that can really benefit from being outsourced. Whether you outsource your social media marketing or seek a full design concept, outsourcing can provide a huge benefit and boost to your business that will show returns. Your business needs to have a strong online presence to be seen and heard in the oversaturated modern market, so ensure that it is done properly.

Network

The world is built on relationships, so if you can establish solid relationships with external businesses that can take care of some of your business needs you will be developing a strong network of like-minded people capable of working together for a mutually beneficial outcome. Think win/win, and do your best to ensure that everyone in your business and working alongside your business are progressing towards their goals.

Getting external perspectives on your business can help shake up the way you do things and drive your business forward to a more productive and efficient outcome. Avoid attempting to tackle everything on your own, as that will only lead to an eventual burnout. Outsource to expand and progress.

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