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More Australians are encouraged to venture into the SMB world and are on the lookout for savvy business advice. Here are 5 must-know tips.

A Sunshine Coast mum is taking Australia’s multi-million dollar coaching industry to the net, launching one of the world’s first e-platforms for coaches in a variety of fields.

Those at the forefront of their industries often offer unique insights into what will become popular trends in the years to come. While no prediction is concrete in nature, it does help us get a better picture of where the world is heading and what our lives will be like as we use technology even more.

These days any business—small, medium, or large—can access enough data to analyse patterns, trends and find new ways to make better decisions. In the digital age, there’s no such thing as being too small for big data.

Whether accidental and social or driven and professional, your digital presence (or lack of it) is there for your customers, staff and prospects to see. If your digital brand is lacking or not clearly visible, your competitors will notice and fill the gap.

Could your small business benefit from a $50,000 USD incentive travel package to Taiwan for an inspiring team-bonding adventure? If your answer is yes, then you’ll want to read on. For the first time Australian businesses have the opportunity to win an incentive travel package to Taiwan valued at over $50,000 USD, plus a $5,000 […]

“Subscriber experience” is comprehensive, focusing on how to build subscriber trust and loyalty from initial contact through registration, service delivery, customer support, billing and payment, account modification and renewal.

As a celebrant, Stephanie Longmuir would see first-hand the sadness and frustration that arose with the lack of planning left behind by the deceased.

Nobody understands the pressures you face on a daily basis and the threats and challenges you have to overcome to succeed. You might say it’s a bit like being a superhero.

The minimum wage in Australia has now risen by $16 per week, a result of the annual wage review decision that came into effect yesterday.

Around 100 suppliers have been paid back $12 million by Coles after buyers were found to have employed “threatening” tactics in their dealings.

Using networks and tools, organisations are discovering ways to showcase products, provide responsive customer service, build brand loyalty, demonstrate thought leadership, reach new customers, recruit employees, and more.

Have you ever stopped to think what it was like being an SMB just a decade ago? For some of you, this scenario might even have been a reality.

The last few months, we have been reverse engineering our business, website and services to evolve and the process has been interesting, but challenging.

With high profile security breaches such as the iCloud and Sony hacks hitting the headlines last year, the concern for the security of our own personal information and sensitive data continues to mount as we await the next high profile attack.

“Just as you would insure your company car to protect against unforeseen events while driving on the road, so too should you insure your business against unforeseen events on the global cyber-highway.”

Traditionally deadly sins have come as a neat package of seven, however, entrepreneurs appear to be more readily tempted by what we will call the “five deadly sins for entrepreneurs”.

The streaming giant that is Netflix has seen huge success in the two short months since its Australian launch, locking in over ten times the amount of subscriptions held by its nearest competitors.

Competition is no longer linear. The ‘unknown unknowns’ are waiting around every corner. Every industry, every sector, is suffering from the competitor they didn’t realize they had.

In a big move to crack down on piracy, the Senate has passed legislation that will see infringing websites blocked in Australia.