Welcome to another Friday, SMB owners. With the working week cut short by the Easter long weekend, you may have missed out on some of last week’s small business news. If so, you’ll be glad to know that we’ve wrapped up two weeks of headlines for you to catch up on.
Awareness of mental illness may have increased, but Australian businesses are still failing to recognise and manage mental health risk in the workplace, according to new research.
Despite global financial volatility, local businesses are feeling optimistic as they look towards implementing more efficient cost-cutting measures.
Despite improving conditions in the global economy local consumer confidence has fallen, as households remain concerned about the state of their own finances.
Small businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on quick-thinking ‘maverick’ staff members, and a new study has identified how employers can channel the talents of these independent thinkers.
After a year of phenomenal growth, Australia’s top online retailers are now beginning to embrace mobile commerce, according to the latest Online Business Index (OBI).
With workplace stress on the rise and its health and productivity implications extending further than ever, it’s essential both employees and employers implement stress-busting strategies.
New Sydney start-up Ticket Ninja is tapping into the marketing potential of social media users and giving them free event tickets, in return. Founder and entrepreneur John X spoke to Dynamic Business about how his business is changing the events marketplace.
New research has found investment in cloud technology will have wide-ranging benefits for the local economy, which includes the creation of 125,000 new jobs locally by 2015.
Google has unveiled ‘GoMo’, a free tool designed to allow local businesses to test how smartphone savvy their websites are.
