Strut into Business

25/02/2021

Not dead, just been super busy! Working for the super cool Somerset Productions Melbourne Clothing manufacturers this month, show them some love!

https://www.facebook.com/somersetproductions.melbourne/

CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS IN MELBOURNE

28/12/2020

It's been such a pleasure working on this fabulous event with for the past 6 weeks and we're almost at the finish line!

Looking for something to do this NYE? Join us by GF Productions 💋 DM.for special ticket prices 💖 Can't wait to kiss goodbye to 2020 with YOU!

28/12/2020

"This awesome goddess of a woman has been working really hard behind the scenes for the past 5 months to make The Dance Safe Project a reality! Kristina from showed me how to do all the technical stuff and set me up with all the relevant programs needed to launch this exciting safe dance practice business. She also inspires and encourages me to believe in myself and my brand.
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I can't recommend her highly enough to those looking to turn their passion into a reality! I love you KiKi!! ❤️ Dance on! Prue 💗"
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28/12/2020

See you at Bacio! 💋



bacionye.eventbrite.com

22/10/2020

Love to see my clients 👊❤ A huge congratulations to on launching The Dance Safe Project! I couldn't be prouder to have been a part of your journey thus far, and I am so excited for all of the amazing things I will get to see you do in the future 🥰

The Dance Safe Project is a global movement dedicated to improving safe dance practices and injury prevention in the cultural dance industry. Aiming to provide education and support to dancers, teachers and students so they can Dance for Life!

On a personal level, their quote today resonates so much with me, as I feel I am one of those lucky few that Dance has chosen 😇

For those that don't know, I've been running a dance studio and entertainment company for the past 10 years predominantly focusing on cultural dance.

I'm so excited for there to be an education tool out there created specifically for us in cultural dance, and having had the opportunity to work with Prue over the years on dance safety and injury prevention, I absolutely couldn't sing her praises more.

On that note, if you want to show some love to a fellow give a follow!

And if you're in Melbourne, enjoy the long weekend 🥰😘

17/10/2020

Today's Mood 😏🥰

11/10/2020

Remember those misadventures I was telling you about? Well giddy up, it's time for one of them! 😁

So I used to find accounting a nightmare. Excel spreadsheets that I couldn't keep on top of, receipts all over the place.. the state of my affairs was simply a disaster.

But like any task that doesn't light your soul on fire - instead of dealing with it I just let it go... and then let it go some more. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil right?! 🙉🙈🙊

Needless to say, a couple of years later... well, I was up s**t creek without a paddle!

I spent thousands on hiring a good bookkeeper to get my affairs up to date, and whilst they were amazing, do you know what I learned? It never even needed to get to that point!

Managing your books is actually something that's really easy to do, and doesn't take a lot of time once you have a good accounting program on your side.

It can allow you to get a much better picture of what you're bringing in, what's going out, and how your business is tracking month on month or year on year.

What are your business money makers? What areas of your business do you need to grow? Where can you reduce your spending? How do you know when it's time to register for GST?

A good accounting program can give you these insights and so much more. Not only can it give you a good picture of how your business is tracking, but it also helps to show you the areas you should be focusing your marketing efforts, to drive the kind of growth you want to see for the future.

The moral of the story - don't underestimate the power of good book keeping in your business!

And if you want to learn from my misadventures, focus on taking a PROACTIVE approach rather than being REACTIVE to ensure your business success!

My drug of choice is the Xero accounting program, but there are plenty out there. They also have an amazing mobile app to make life even easier 😁📱

If you need help or advice on levelling up your book keeping, I'm only a phone call away 😘Happy Monday everyone!

With love, KE 💖

09/10/2020

Challenge the status quo. Stand defiant. Break the rules. Have no fear. DO IT ANYWAY. Make your mark. Shine your light. BE UNIQUELY YOU 💖

09/10/2020

Sharing is caring 😃 So today I'm asking YOU GUYS - what's your top business trick?

We want to know what you just can't live without in your business. And.... GO!

08/10/2020

"In my 10+ years running small businesses, I've probably made every mistake in the book..."

I'm not supposed to say that as a "successful business person" right? Well sorry, but I'm all about transparency... and that's the naked truth!

As the saying goes though, everything happens for a reason. And one thing I can tell you for sure is that all of my unfortunate fumbles definitely happened for a reason.

Helping me to learn, grow and pivot was just one of the benefits. And boy did I pivot! But equally, these many fumbles are the very thing that fuelled me to create the services I'm providing for small businesses today.

When I started out, I didn't have any sort of guide. I was like a young kid learning how to walk. Get a few steps in, you fall over. Get up and start again, you fall over. Until one day your feet finally start to follow each other. The only way was up from there!

I can't tell you the time it's taken me or the thousands of dollars I've spent to know what I know in business today. But that's why I'm so passionate about doing what I'm doing. I want to help other business owners to get it right from the start. Because believe me, it doesn't need to be as hard (or expensive) to grow your business as it was for me!

I want to empower you with the wisdom and knowledge I didn't have when I was starting out. I WANT YOU TO BENEFIT FROM MY MISTAKES! And above all, I want to see you smash it and succeed 💖

P.S. If you were hoping for live examples of said fumbles - sorry but you won't find them here 😂 But don't worry, I've got plenty of stories and misadventures to keep you entertained down the road - stay tuned! 😘

07/10/2020

Hello gorgeous ones and welcome to my tip of the week! This week we're going GA-GA over a new Facebook update which has just made it possible to schedule and AUTO-POST your content to both Facebook and INSTAGRAM!

MAGIC! But why is this so exciting?

Well, we've had the ability to schedule and auto-post to Facebook for quite some time now. But unfortunately, Instagram has always been left out in the cold. Sure, there are a range of apps you can use to schedule your insta posts, but annoyingly most of these apps can't do the auto-posting for you. So you have to do it yourself 😩

With the recent launch of Facebook Business Suite just a few weeks ago, now we can create content ahead of the game, schedule and auto-post it at a pre-determined time to take the fuss out of keeping up with those social media accounts.

So, how do I take advantage of this amazing feature?

Currently only available for small businesses, you can download the Facebook Business Suite app (it's replaced the Pages app) or head to business.facebook.com on desktop. You'll find this functionality in the POSTS tab 😁 It's relatively easy to do, but if you need a hand reach out - I'd be happy to help!

If you want to know more about Facebook Business Suite and how it can help your business check out this article:
https://about.fb.com/news/2020/09/a-faster-and-easier-way-to-manage-your-business-on-facebook-and-instagram/ #

Best of all - it's totally FREE! I hope you enjoyed this week's tip and catch you on the flip side!

With love, Kristina Eve ###

07/10/2020

Running a small business is no mean feat. And if you're a one man band like me, sometimes it can feel isolating, right?

More than just , Kristina Eve exists to small businesses. Helping you, help each other!

I created the Business Collective as a place where small business owners can get to together and share all things business.

From the latest projects you're working on, to your business wins, and even sharing the apps, tools and contacts we're using to grow our businesses.

Connection really is our strongest asset, so why do it alone when we can do it together?!

If you'd like to be a part of our , look up our Facebook group "The Business Collective by Kristina Eve" or follow this link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebusinesscollective.bykristinaeve/