The recruitment industry in Australia is preparing its self for a new contender with the launch of Australia’s first SMS job alert technology, SMS Me Jobs SMS Me Jobs is the first of its kind in Australia and possibly the world. The technology has been developed by Natasha Zurnamer, a Sydney based recruiter and founder of Ragtradejobs.com […]
Why having a Will is a crucial part of life for all small businesses If you’re one of the 442,800 small business owners in NSW, you’re probably busy – whether you are running it by yourself, with a partner or with other family members. During this year’s Good Will Week (October 14-20) organisers Public Trustee NSW, […]
Engagement with the world by Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is increasing beyond exporting according to a new survey by International Business Wales (IBW). In a survey of 102 Australian SMEs in the first quarter of 2007, IBW’s Global Aspirations Study found that the top one third of Australian SMEs was engaged in […]
China’s mass grocery retail sales are forecast to grow by 70 per cent to 2011, coinciding with the phenomenon of hypermarkets driving demand for a piece of the Australian lifestyle, including food and beverages, according to Austrade. Austrade’s Guangzhou-based Senior Trade Commissioner, Alan Morrell said hypermarkets – which combine supermarkets with department stores – are […]
Global serial entrepreneur and one of Australia’s entrepreneurship educators, Dr Tom McKaskill, says Baby Boomers are not adequately preparing to sell their businesses at a profit and retire comfortably. Data reveals that a third of private businesses in Australia are in the baby boomer group, and that many business operators looking to sell out simply believe […]
The top two motivating factors for Australians planning to buy a franchise before 2010 are the potential to earn and the enhanced lifestyle offered by the change of career path, a recent survey found. In the national independent online survey commissioned by Mortgage Choice, of people in the 25 to 55 year age group earning […]
Employers commonly use one of two options when terminating an employee – The first is termination by notice, where the employee serves out their notice period, while the second is paying the employee in lieu of notice – An alternative to these methods is to place the employee on garden leave. An employee who is put […]
Further underlining what is being touted as ‘the decade of the employee’, blogs and chat communities are now being targeted to unearth potential employees who may not even be looking for work. RPO Group managing director Liam Ovenden said severe skills shortages in the Australian workforce had forced his company to investigate every available avenue […]
Staff leave is an inevitable part of business life that can prove costly if employers are disorganised – Rebecca Spicer takes notes from HR experts who believe planning is key, and there is more to it than marking dates on a calendar As a business owner, taking time off is often a luxury and one taken […]
A livelihood for any wholesaler or distributor relies on getting their products into the retail environment – Cameron Bayley gathers tips from those in the know about how to get some edge over the competition While the time-honoured practice of hitting the pavement and selling your goods to as many retailers as possible is still as […]
