Essential conferences, festivals and forums for medium to small business owners… Entrepreneur Event What: Brendan Nichols' Entrepreneur's Boot Camp When: June 23-24 Where: Holiday Inn, Surfer's Paradise, Queesland. Cost: $1,897 Business consultant Brendan Nichols will explain some of the scientific systems that he claims entrpreneurs have used for decades to produce large cash profits for […]
With research showing Australians work more hours each year than any other industrialised country, a new program is aiming to help businesses combat a lack of work-life balance among employees. The Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) sees participants forming teams of seven, with each person wearing step-counting pedometers to record their daily walking activities. All participants […]
Approximately one quarter of Australian golfers use the game as a networking tool, according to a new survey. The March 2007 Consumer Report, published by Sensis, shows Western Australians are the most likely to play golf with their business contacts at 38 percent, with Tasmanian golfers the least likely to take up this option (14 […]
As the Federal Government promises faster broadband connection, recent figures show there are a total of 3, 639,700 broadband connections accross Australia. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this is an increase of more than one million customers, or 51.2 percent from the previous year. The Australian Broadband Guarantee will provide eligible customers […]
A new initiative has been launched by the Victorian government to help small business operators find skilled workers… The $10.6 million My Business, My People initiative will be delivered by the Office of Small Business across the state, in partnership with a number of business support organisations including Group Training of Victoria, and Tourism Alliance […]
Put some business on the front foot with some of the latest technology tools to get you working. Network Storage Keep your computer network updated and secure thanks to Iomega’s latest network-attached storage devices, designed with the SME in mind. With four new models ranging in capacity from 500GB to 1.5TB (terra bytes), the Iomega […]
Adding a game or quirky video or animation to your website is one way to make it stand out from the cyber-crowd. When Luke Faccini and his team at marketing company The Sponge added a Flash game to a client’s site, visitors increased from 20 visitors a day to over 22,000. Faccini says if you’re […]
The choice to sell your business, even when it is in the best interests of the company, is one of the most important and hardest business decisions you may ever have to make, writes Charisse Gray You've built up your business to the point where you are now looking for a potential buyer to take […]
As a way of developing your business, franchising has a lot to offer – But, Cameron Bayley finds there’s a lot involved before and after you hand over your processes to a franchisee. A quick look online at what franchises are currently for sale in Australia brings up businesses such as photocopy centres, dog washing and […]
How ready will your business be if the taxman, with his audit tools, knocks on your door this year? Garry Addison outlines some of the crucial tax questions you should have answered by June 30. Small business owners are looking for ways to legitimately reduce their tax burden. Australia's largest accounting body, CPA Australia, answers […]
