Jessica Stanic

Cairns online tour booking service tourstogo.com has been announced as the Online Small Business of the Year in the 2009 Queensland Small Business Champion Awards.

Job figures cause for optimism Latest job figures have revealed the official unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in September, results that should be cause for optimism among Australian workers, says Drake Australia’s Matthew Tukaki. Regionl manager of Drake Australia, Tukaki said that Australian workers should be optimistic for the future and the lead up […]

Ever wanted to know how to buy out the boss? Now you can, with Mardent Group’s free seminars on ‘How to Buy a Business and Your Boss Out’. For many business owners, the plan to exit their business by selling it on the open market may appear to have been postponed due to the global […]

ANZ raises home loan rates Just two days after the Reserve Bank announced an increase in interest rates to 3.25 percent, ANZ bank announced it  would raise its standard variable home loan rate by 25 basis points (0.25 percent) . It is the first of the major banks to make the move, with the other […]

The unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 5.7 percent in September.

A new survey has found that for many businesses in the Asia Pacific region, enterprise web 2.0 is a “must have” for their organisaion.

As the economy continues to recover, SMEs are being warned not to get too excited and rush into winning new contracts or gaining a rush of new sales.



Continued above-average natural population growth and steady migration flows were major contributing factors to Australia faring better in the global downturn than its OECD counterparts, according to a new study.

Demand for housing has pushed up construction activity, ending 18 consecutive months of decline.

Microsoft has unveiled its answer to the Apple iPhone, launching a new version of its mobile operating system and an iTunes-style marketplace for smartphone applications.