Lorna Brett

Twenty-twelve is shaping up as a year of digital change for the small business and retail industries, and SMBs must be on top of upcoming trends if they want to stay ahead of the competition.

Networking and growing business contacts is vital to small business success, but traditional networking can be time-consuming and costly, making LinkedIn an ideal alternative for SMB owners. Here are some tips from LinkedIn for making its professional network work for you.

Wai Hong Fong established OzHut in 2008, growing the eCommerce start-up into a thriving online business that’s expanded to sell products in 12 categories in just three years. Now, this entrepreneur shares his tips for building a successful eCommerce business.

We’re sure your 2012 has gotten off to a roaring start, so to keep you on top of what’s happening in the small business world we’ll again be bringing you the most important headlines of the week each Friday.

Looking for a different kind of team bonding exercise? Registrations for the 2012 Business Clean Up Day are now open.

Dynamic Business has two intuitive Plantronics smartphone headsets to give away, ideal for business owners on-the-go!

Your first Friday Entrepreneur Fix of 2012 features Samantha Wills, the homegrown jewellery designer conquering the American market.

The dispute between Twitter and Google over changes to Google’s search algorithm intensified overnight, as they publicly scrapped about what the changes mean for search results. Here’s what SMBs need to know about how the search changes will impact their online presence.

Although Western Australia continues to record strong economic growth, economic uncertainty and small business pain has seen the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) revise down economic growth forecasts for the current financial year.

Tourism Australia’s Facebook page is now the most popular tourism destination page in the world, demonstrating interest in the local tourism industry remains strong despite the spate of natural disasters that hit the country over the past 12 months and the strength of the local dollar.