For many people (visitors and patients), going into hospital is like going to a foreign country. The words that hospital people use are not familiar. The people dress differently, and there are rules and regulations for everything! The quicker you get to know the language and the way things are done in hospital, the quicker you’ll adjust and be able to get what you want. ‘Doctor I feel funny’ is your guide to this foreign land.

“The first thing to understand about hospitals is that they are organised to suit the people who spend most time there. That is, the staff.”

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Thirsting For Information On How To Give Your Life A Boost?

What does it take to build a successful franchise business?

Different people do it in different ways and some are willing to share their secrets. One is Jim Penman of Jim’s Mowing fame and his story ‘What Will They Franchise Next?’, available FREE on this website.

The latest to do so is Boost Juice founder Janine Allis. And what a fascinating lady. From leaving school at 17 to take a job with McCann Erickson Media, to travelling and working overseas for six years, including famously working as a deck-hand on David Bowie’s yacht in the Mediterranean, to opening her first store in Adelaide in 2000, to being named Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year in 2004. Oh, and in case you didn’t know she is also the mother of three young children.

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In his FREE e-book “What Will They Franchise Next?” Jim Penman tells his story, shares his philosophy and openly talks about the mistakes he has made in developing the Jim’s Mowing franchise business. More importantly, he analyses the lessons he has learned and the steps he has taken to overcome adversity and build the highly successful Jim’s brand into Australia’s second largest franchise group.

This from the heart, step-by-step explanation will enthral anyone who is currently a franchisor or franchisee, is considering becoming a franchisor or franchisee or is just curious about the development of the down to earth, friendly Jim’s brand that has become such a familiar part of the suburban scene in Australia and New Zealand.

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Do you ever get asked by schools or community groups to help them raise funds?

As a manager, parent or concerned member of the community, I’m sure this has happened to you on quite a few occasions. Perhaps you’ve also been frustrated at times, by the amount of time and effort invested for the small return that comes out of it for the group or cause you are assisting.

If you can relate to this then you’re going to love a great little book that I’ve discovered, ‘The Sausage Sizzle Report – The thinker’s guide to fundraising and sponsorship’ by Peter Mornement published in Australia by Indian Ocean publishing.

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