Salary sacrifice might sound like a scary and confusing concept. But, as Rebecca Spicer discovers, if you are clear about why you want to offer a salary sacrificing option to your staff and if you get the right advice on how to manage the offer, it can be a win-win situation for your business and […]
Cameron Bayley brings you new technology to make your work life just that little bit easier. 1) Car Speakerphone Handy for the mobile worker, Sony Ericsson’s latest Bluetooth Car Speakerphone HCB–100, ensures safe call management on the road. Attaching discreetly to the visor of your car, the HCB-100 connects wirelessly to most Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, […]
It’s easy to get carried away in the excitement of merging, selling or acquiring a business. But, as Carlo Pasqualini warns, if you don’t do your homework before mergers and acquisitions you probably won’t realise expectations and the deal might even be disastrous. Every day it seems there’s a new corporate takeover with media headlines […]
When you think of the stock exchange, it’s easy to imagine investors anxiously awaiting returns on that ‘sure thing’ they heard about from a friend of a friend that was going to make them millions. In reality, Cameron Bayley finds there are wise ways of approaching share investing, which don’t involve staking everything on a […]
The real value of a business can be very different to how the owner values it according to some personal benchmark – Dennis Mattiske outlines the business valuation process and how it can help to improve performance and profit for the sake of improvement, as well as for selling it or for attracting investors. How […]
As your business expands, a simplistic approach to managing online sales and marketing may no longer be enough. When is the right time to switch from an ad hoc approach to integrating your technology? How much will you have to spend to integrate your technology, and what benefits can you expect? Angus Kidman offers some […]
Just as a car needs petrol, a business needs cash to keep going. But what happens when small and medium businesses run out of cash? How do they run out of cash in the first place? Tony Markwell examines ways to manage debt collection and credit policies effectively. Managing debt collection is a process many […]
We’ve asked our readers to send in their questions for our panel of experts to answer. In the most recent batch, staffing concerns have been high on the agenda. Here’s the best pick. “I run a busy advertising agency and one of the biggest concerns I have in my business is with staffing. I don’t […]
The 2006/07 Australian Export Heroes will be announced by His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC, Governor of Western Australia at Government House in Perth on Thursday, 22 March 2007. The Australian Export Heroes Awards recognise individuals who have demonstrated outstanding vision in making a significant and unique impact while achieving success for their organisation and […]
Export Events Calendar for the months of February to July 2007.
