Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr yesterday unveiled a $20 million Clean Energy Innovation Centre, in an effort to educate small and medium businesses to become more energy efficient. The centre offers a range of hands-on services to small and medium businesses in the clean energy sector including free business reviews and supporting grants to help […]
In yet another blow to the NSW Government and Opposition, the president of the Business Council of Australia, Greig Gailey has come out saying that NSW’s economic problems could have been avoided if the state opposition was stronger. The dire state of the NSW economy, including the various problems with the rail system is something […]
Signalling that the stimulus package cash bonus is needed now more than ever, retail sales have taken a dive, falling two percent in February across all segments. Consumers are keeping their money close to them, with department store figures down by almost 10 percent, while food retailing has eased 0.4 percent, and household goods spending […]
Four out of five small businesses are not ready for the new workplace laws to take effect on 1 July, according to the AMR Interactive research report, commissioned by Telstra Business. The research revealed that 45 percent of small businesses were either unprepared or uncertain about the changes to IR laws and their potential impact. […]
Telstra has today announced a number of new online software applications available to Australian small business through the Telstra T-Suite® Software as a Service platform. According to Telstra Business Group Managing Director, Deena Shiff, the T-Suite applications will enable small businesses to better manage risk. “In the current economic climate, those small businesses are looking […]
Despite a 0.5 percent increase in retail sales in January, retail sales fell more than expected in February, as consumer confidence dropped. Retail sales fell by 2 percent in February, showing that as the economic slowdown takes hold, consumers are preferring to save their money. The drop signals the largest monthly decline since July 2000. […]
April 1st. The day when all the pranksters are out in force, hoping to play cruel yet amusing jokes on their friends, colleagues and the world. Australia’s media and marketing website Mumbrella got their users going this morning when they revealed a secret plot by the Government to tax Twitter. The article quotes, “Mumbrella understands […]
The health industry is set for a shake-up as Medibank private merges with Health Services Australia, private health insurance premiums rise, and the government plans to cut the cost of the Medicare safety net. The Government has announced plans to cut the costs of the $300 million-a-year- medicare safety met which covers more than 1.5 […]
Telstra has recently announced the opening of 67 new Business Centres around Australia designed to provide local face-to-face help for small business. Telstra Business Group Managing Director Deena Shiff said the new regional Business Centres would demonstrate the latest technology solutions for small business, and help them to become more efficient. “Telstra knows from our […]
The OECD has announced what we have all feared – the world economy is in recession, the worst in 50 years, and has called on governments to step up stimulus spending to spark a recovery in 2010. “The world economy is in the midst of its deepest and most synchronised recession in our lifetimes, caused […]
