Gavin McColl

The divide between Australia’s three mining states and the rest of the country appears to be growing, as the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland lead the way in growth of business credit enquiries in the first quarter of 2012.

CEOs are suffering sleepless nights thanks to five recurring issues, according to new research, which has highlighted some of most stressful aspects of running a business.

The reference-check is often the final hurdle in a candidate securing a job and has long been a trusted process, but a recent study has found an alarming amount of references provided are actually fabricated.

An increasing number of small and medium businesses are adopting flexible working practices, and they’re seeing rises in productivity and revenue as a result.

Retailers welcomed today’s decision by the New South Wales Government to update retail trading laws, the most significant of which will allow them to open for business on Boxing Day.