Jessica Stanic

The Department of Trade and Economic Development are offering South Australian small business owners the chance to attend a free ‘Better Business Series’ workshop to help grow their business.

Australian IT consultancy 3W has launched what is believe to be Australia’s first formal IT apprenticeship program to help businesses gain risk-free IT help desk services, as well as reduce attrition rates.

Business owners can now get a jump on their competitors during the downturn following the launch of Ideas Culture, a service that delivers unlimited fresh ideas using a global team of brainstormers recruited via Twitter to solve business challenges.

Australian business owners are optimistic about the future and expect the Australian economy to improve in the next 6 to 18 months, according to the MYOB Business Monitor.

Westpac banking chief executive Gail Kelly has said that interest rates have hit the bottom and are likely to rise again.

Four businessmen from a leading Sydney surveying, planning and engineering firm are set to trek 100 kilometres of tough Australian bush in order to raise money for charity Oxfam.

In a climate where unemployment is tipped to hit seven percent, and employees are being made redundant, many people are looking to buy a new business, but don’t know where to start. The Mardent Group is set to hold a number of business buying seminars across the country to for potential buyers.

Australian business owners operating in a partnership are being urged to get adequate risk protection cover for themselves and their partner, to avoid business failure.

Respected writer and publicity mentor Philippa Lowe, is set to hold a free teleseminar for business owners, with advice on how to boost sales through e -marketing, with particular focus on eNewsletters.

Australian consumers will have more options about where to shop for groceries following a go-ahead by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the sale of 45 Coles supermarkets to Foodworks.