Melbourne has again been recognised as the world’s most liveable city, pipping Vancouver for the second year in a row. Adelaide shot up the ranks this year, to sit two places above Sydney and four above Perth in the Global Liveability Survey.
When two husband and wife teams left comfortable, well-paid jobs selling hair care products for a multinational company to start their own business doing the same, they knew it wasn’t going to be an easy road. Here’s how Gresham Cosmetics, the little Aussie battler beauty business, took on the multinationals and grew so successfully it was eventually bought by one of its international competitors.
Welcome to the end of the week, small business owners. If you’ve had a busy week and missed what’s been happening in the business world, we’ve wrapped up the most important headlines from the past five days.
You’re either a words person, or a numbers person – right? Not in Valerie Khoo’s case. Here’s how the accountant, turned journalist, turned entrepreneur has built a profitable business out of words.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has held the cash rate at 3.50 percent today, as inflation and growth remain close to trend for the second month in a row.
Confidence in the small business sector is continuing to wane, according to the latest NAB Quarterly Business Survey, as the global economic climate remains unstable and the prospect of new local taxes sit on the horizon.
The rise of China, the Eurozone crisis and fragility in the U.S. have shifted Australia’s focus away from traditional export markets, so where should exporters seek their fortune? Download this free whitepaper to find out.
Meet the brother and sister duo behind Palm Beach Collection, the home-grown candle business whose products are in hot demand overseas.
Welcome to Friday, small business owners and entrepreneurs! Join us in taking a look back at the week gone by, and catch up on any important headlines you might have missed. This week, the 2012 Telstra Business NSW Award winner was named, it was reported that economy-wide spending rose in June and confidence in the Federal Government fell, again.
Jo Ucukalo is the entrepreneur handling the complaints on the nation with her rapidly-growing business, Handle My Complaint. As the star of this week’s Friday Entrepreneur Fix, she reveals how SMBs should be managing disputes from customers.
