Jessica Stanic

An online recruitment system developed by Adelaide-based company John Temple Group has been honoured as the country’s Best E-Business Product for 2009 at the Australian Business Awards.

Australian small and medium businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to borrow from banks in the financial crisis, according to research conducted by Melbourne-based DBM Consultants.

A new study into Australia’s small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) by national accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron has found that many business owners are delaying their exit date due to the effects of the economic crisis.

Despite news that the stimulus handouts helped to boost spending in the retail sector, 6,400 jobs were still lost in the three months to May.

With the introduction of personalised usernames on Facebook, it seemed inevitable the issue of ‘cybersquatting’ would come up.

Coremetrics has revealed that online shopping had become more popular in the economic crisis, as Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) shoppers are flocking to the internet in droves to peruse global e-commerce websites and make online purchases.

Business confidence has bounced back, according to the latest survey conducted by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and Westpac.

Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes has said that the retail sector will recover and the worst is over.

Northern Territory businesses are leaving the rest of us behind, taking the title as the most optimistic in the country.

Woolworths has been given the green light by the ACCC to expand their organic and gourmet food offerings.