Jessica Stanic

Economists are predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave rates on hold for a third straight month, when the board meets Tuesday 7 July.

Australian businesses are investing more on training their internal trainers in the downturn, to make their workforce more efficient and competitive, according to new research.

Innovic are set to run two free small business seminars in Victoria, designed to help business owners develop business ideas and improve their marketing skills.

H&R Block has announced the launch of its new online tax service.

The recession has well and truly hit Gordon Ramsay where it hurts – his pockets, as his restaurants in Britian have suffered a 90 percent drop in profits.

A local Australian small business has beat hundreds of competitors from all over the world, to win the 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards Small Business Specialist Partner of the Year award.

More than 100 workers from top-tier law firm Allens Arthur Robinson have chosen to take voluntary redundancies, in order to avoid being sacked from a firm-wide forced redundancy program.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry, Richard Marles, last night congratulated the winners of INNOVIC’S International Next Big Thing Awards.

Confidence among business and community leaders in regional areas is strong, according to HR Coach managing director Louise Broekman.

St. George Corporate and Business Bank research has revealed a growing number of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are taking steps to protect and strengthen their business against the challenges of the economic crisis.