Chris' work has been fantastic for our business. He has the ability to quickly grasp what you need to deliver better services and products. He is innovative and at the same time very thorough in his approach. Thanks so much Chris for all your valuable time and advice
Sally Guilloux-Cooke, Director BeInSync
Putney Breeze developed Smartech’s “Sales Quote System”. The application is hosted on our server with FileMaker Server 15 software and is used by our administrative staff for monitoring and reporting on inbound inquiries, quote status of leads and invoice status of our projects in progress. The data is linked to customer details and history. Putney Breeze is a pleasure to work with and I would recommend Chris’s work to other people.
Anthony Cassar, Director Smartech Door Systems
Tools N All is an innovative on site supplier of manufacturing and construction tools and specialist equipment. Efficient and effective utilisation of delivery vehicles and inventory management is central to Tools N All’s operations. Putney Breeze developed Tools N All’s “Mobile Invoicing and Despatch System”. The application is hosted by FileMaker Server 15 and is used on our mobile devices for creating and despatching orders, obtaining POD signatures, invoicing, monitoring inventory and reorder levels. Importantly the system automatically calculates gross margin by product by customer by month by year. Our invoicing history is linked to customer information and product sales history. We also can access an automated a top 20 customer by date report for any date range. Chris is a very positive and encouraging person who is a pleasure to work with and would recommend him to others without hesitation.
Neville De Alwis, Director Tools N All

Entrepreneurial Mind Set

The Invisible Gorilla of Business Apps

The Invisible Gorilla of Business Apps
The world of business apps has grown exponentially with clever companies solving small problems with task focused applications.

According to International Data Corporation, there were 156 billion app downloads in 2015 and from 2016 to 2020 there will be approximately 210 billion installs annually.

That is a staggering trillion app downloads […]

Negotiating Tactics – Street Smarts from Hong Kong Street Markets

Negotiating Tactics from the streets of Hong Kong

Hong Kong has been a trading hub for hundreds of years.

I love walking along the street markets just off Nathan Road. In the street markets all across the Asian continent you can observe some key business principles at play in an open market place. There are two […]

How small business lessons leads to big business success: John Borghetti CEO Virgin Australia

How small business lessons leads to big business success.
Alex Malley the CEO of CPA Australia conducts an excellent interview of John Borghetti, the CEO of Virgin Australia.
As a migrant to Australia at a the age of seven, John had to learn a new language and adjust to a foreign culture. After working hard and saving […]

Why is organizational culture important in business?

Organizational Culture is more than just accepted behaviours or social norms
Culture also acts as a gyroscope for communications. The culture of an organization sets the guidelines for the accepted tone in which people speak, what may be appropriate for hand gestures and body language. The meaning of phrases and even differences in the meaning […]

10 Deadly Business Owner Mistakes

10 Deadly Business Owner Mistakes from Chris Catto
1. All Sales No Delivery
Sales are the first element of business, without sales you don’t have a business. However when a business fails to deliver on its customer promise; late delivery, absent functionality, over promised service coupled with underwhelming reality; the buyer feels cheated. The […]

What does a High Performance Business and High Performance Team have in common?

Often business performance advisors focus on operation process improvement without understanding the context of what it takes to execute a holistic business strategy.
When we consider at a high level what a great athlete does to prepare for a great performance, they focus and work on three things;
1) Technique
2) Strength (Power Endurance of both)
3) Psychology
If […]

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