Gina Baldassarre

Just one in four Australians feel they have enough super to be financially secure in the future.

We all moan that Christmas decorations go up earlier and earlier each year, but the holiday season is now officially underway. Despite the holiday season, customers aren’t necessarily going to be knocking down your door to spend. However there are some surefire ways SMB owners can maximise retail activity. Tim Reed, CEO of MYOB, said […]

Employees are more interested in learning and career development than ever before, yet 1 in 3 organisations are cutting their learning and development (L & D) budget.

The majority of new businesses fail in their first year, but almost every business owner believes their venture will be the exception to the rule.

Much has been made of the brain drain in the Australian startup space as talent heads to Silicon Valley to find success – but the local future still continues to get brighter.

Originally training as a nurse, Penny Spencer spent 16 years working her way up the travel ladder before launching her own agency, Spencer Travel, in 1998.  Spencer has since become one of the big names in the Australian travel industry, with her business now turning over $30 million a year and recently being named one […]

One of the key messages to emerge from the recent Spinal Injuries Awareness Week, a national campaign focusing on the ability to rebuild lives after injury, is that business has an important role to play. ParaQuad NSW, the Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of NSW, is working to raise awareness of the need for more employment […]

Health and safety is paramount in every industry, but when it comes to construction, resources, manufacturing, and agriculture, finding the right equipment to keep employees safe can be difficult.

Monday-itis, 3.30-itis – we all go through slumps through the course of the average workday or workweek, but a new app is hoping to inspire Aussies by making them think about charity.

Flexibility has become more important than ever for workers – a new survey has found that the average Aussie employee is spending 13 hours a week working at home, or about 17 weeks a year. The survey from Optus found that those working from home, dubbed ‘life splicers’, are in the majority, with only five […]