Jessica Stanic

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has delivered some sobering news, stating that unemployment will continue to rise for some time, despite reports to the contrary.

As part of “Small Business September”, the NSW Government is offering small businesses free online business coaching, along with a marketing makeover.

The Government is in talks to ban music events for the months of September and October in order to control swine flu outbreaks, reports music and media website www.music.com.au

Businesses are more confident about the economy now than they were two years ago, according to the latest National Australia Bank (NAB) monthly business survey.

Businesses across Australia and New Zealand are being given the opportunity to reduce their environmental footprint, with the introduction of the industry’s first Green IT training courses.

Symantec Corp today announced new software to help businesses maximize efficiencies and save on IT costs.

Business analytics firm SAS has launched new software to help businesses fight fraud and uncover hidden relationships between consumers and social media data.

A leading professor from the University of NSW has told the Senate the ACCC should force Commonwealth Bank and Westpac to sell their respective arms BankWest and St George to increase competition in the sector.

Things are starting to look up according to the latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey, with sales and profit expectations recording the greatest increase since the survey began.

Victoria’s small business festival Energise Enterprise is well under way, with over 400 events held across Victoria throughout the month of August, designed to help small businesses manage through difficult times, gain insights from business leaders, build networks and exchange new ideas.