Paul Hayman

Harold Dimpel is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for technology and communication. His latest venture, mHITs, is the next big thing in mobile payments.

If you’re thinking about a new franchise opportunity in 2011, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission suggests prospective franchisees make the most of opportunities to learn about the business model.

With the end of the year approaching and many businesses finalising employee remuneration and bonus payouts, employers are urged to use this opportunity to update their employment contracts, particularly provisions applied to confidential information and restraints of trade, which may be either unsatisfactorily drafted, or out of date, according to Harmers Workplace Lawyers.

Australian-born Cafe2U, the world’s largest mobile coffee franchise, is preparing to expand its operations internationally in the US marketplace, after successfully launching the concept run in California’s San Diego region in June 2010.

Employment figures are biting back in the lead up to the new year with employment rising to pre GFC levels, with part time employees set to save employers’ bacon in 2011.

Three out of ten small business owners have not had any time off from their business this year with 64 percent having had only one week’s leave or less according to a survey of small business owners this month.

The Qantas A380 engine blast has been named the worst Australian PR disaster of 2010, in the annual PR Disasters Awards by PR watchdog and blogsite PRdisasters.com.

Freelancer.com has announced their findings on the fastest growing online outsourcing jobs in the third quarter of 2010 with the release of the Freelancer Fast 50.

Here are three tips professionals can act on over the Christmas holiday break to increase the number of people viewing their LinkedIn Profile:

Employers need to plan ahead now or risk losing key employees in 2011, with employees embracing the “new year, new career” resolution.