Good points from highly-effective entrepreneurs

Good points from highly-effective entrepreneurs

1. Minimize low-impact decision-making To maximize energy and effort for high-impact and creative decisions, entrepreneurs need to minimize as many day-to-day choices as possible. This can be as simple as eating the same breakfast every morning or giving each day of...
Five things millennials expect of a broker

Five things millennials expect of a broker

Millennials are a tricky demographic to reach. Ranging in age from 18 to 33, millennials, or Gen Y, don’t respond well to traditional media and are very concerned with their digital image. However, what makes a millennial foreign is also what makes them reachable....
Why gender diversity makes good business sense

Why gender diversity makes good business sense

While mortgage broking was traditionally a man’s world, the tide has well and truly turned. According to a recent Fast Group special report into women in broking, the number of women joining the ranks is rising year by year. In 2014, for example, 40 per cent of new...
Become a mortgage broker

Become a mortgage broker

Mentoring tips: how mentor and mentee can make the most of it Written by Peter McLuskie who is a project manager at the Institute of Creative Enterprise It can change lives and careers, but mentoring requires honesty from both sides – avoid it becoming therapy at all...
Fast brokers never stand still

Fast brokers never stand still

FAST is one of Australia’s largest mortgage, commercial and asset finance aggregators, with over 1200 brokers nationwide and settlements in excess of $18 billion per annum. But we’re about more than just size. At FAST, we work with Australia’s best-performing brokers,...