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Fire can have disastrous consequences and businesses can spend years trying to recover – yet many business owners and managers fail to conduct an annual hazard audit.

On the face of it, one would assume the existence of a major shopping mall in a suburb would be a boon for other businesses in the area. Yet new data reveals that not to be so.

When it comes to friendships at work, it seems there are significant generational differences – and ‘millennials’ are both the most open about their personal lives, and the most likely to stab a workmate in the back.

A raise request can be an uncomfortable issue for any employer to address – especially when caught off-guard.

Working capital can drastically impact your sale proceeds. Walk away with more by understanding how.

It’s odd to think that just a few years ago, Sydney wasn’t known for its small bar culture. Pubs and large-scale venues reigned supreme – but thankfully, things have changed.

A Japanese fashion label is using big cats in zoos to create designer jeans – the proceeds of which go towards wildlife conservation.

Right here on home soil is where the growth for Australian businesses is, a new report has found.

According to stats from online marketplace Oneflare, following the recent wrap of Channel Seven’s House Rules, there was a tangible upswing in Aussies booking home renovation jobs.

There are some fantastic not-for-profits out there, which find great ways to engage stakeholders and raise awareness of their cause.

Woolworths thought they would try their hand at something others had never been brazen enough to try; installing a ‘voluntary levy’ on fruit and veg growers to pay for their costly marketing blitz.

For a growing business, mission statements are important in creating a culture, improving employee decision making and establishing a clear competitive difference.

Attempting to calculate the return on investment of a social media post is no easy task. Furthermore, in a contest between Facebook and Twitter, which platform bears the most fruit?

“It’s getting exciting,” says Douglas Barton. The youthful looking Mr Barton has good reason to be excited. His business, Elevate Education, has just won the 2014 NSW Telstra Business of the year. The business also took out the NSW small business category. Elevate Education operates across four countries and holds study skills seminars attended by […]

The chance to be recognised as an outstanding entrepreneur and small business operator is something that can work wonders for any business – and there are a number of opportunities currently on offer.

Currently one in every five serious workplace-related injuries involves a tradesman.

Companies fail essentially due to poor management, poor financial control and in some cases fraud. What chance do small businesses have to avoid financial failure or mediocrity?

A former marketing executive at popular dating-app Tinder, has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against its co-founders.

Bad debts can be bad news for small business. Chris Ridd, managing director of small business accounting software provider Xero Australia, explains how you can deduct them from your tax – and how you can avoid them.

A business helping students to learn best-practice studying skills has won the 2014 Telstra New South Wales Business of the Year.