Derya Goren

The tax return season is almost upon us and experts are warning SMBs to be wary of online scams masked as tax related services by the hackers who are offering them.

A board plays a vital role in the reputation of an organisation, its culture, growth, failures and success, but members need to understand how good governance principles and practices manifest at a board level.

As the EOFY fast-approaches, business owners are being urged to get their financial paperwork signed, sealed and delivered well before tax-time and reap the rewards over the long-term. Here are 10 tips to get you ready for 30 June.

Clothing retailers are being urged to perk up their customer service or continue to experience gloom and doom when it comes to sales. One retail expert has three pieces of service advice every store owner should live by if they want to stay in business.

Over 6.4million LinkedIn member’s passwords have been leaked and an investigation into the suspected data breach is underway. Here’s how to tell if your account has been compromised, and what do do if it has.

A newly formed anti-bullying organisation is urging business owners to ensure their workplace is inclusive of any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer employees.

Many Aussie professionals believe they need to spend around an hour a day on advancing their career, but a global personal branding expert begs to differ, advising career management should take less than 10 minutes from one’s daily schedule.

Local small businesses have rated greater opportunities for growth, additional tax incentives and a focus on delivering flexible employment as key areas they’d liked to have seen on the 2012 budget agenda.

The National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth Bank are the first of the Big Four banks to reduce their standard variable interest rates following Tuesday’s official rate cut by the Reserve Bank, with both failing to pass on the full amount.

The Commonwealth Bank is giving the small to medium business community a chance to share in a $30,000 support package, in an attempt to help the sector that accounts for more than 35 percent of Australia’s economy.