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Deciding to bite the bullet and start a business is really only half of the first step – the other half is deciding whether you want to go it alone, or purchase a franchise.

The dramatic increase in both the sophistication and frequency of cyber risks and attacks on businesses has profoundly changed the security threat landscape.

Adopting technology is one way that businesses can accomplish this, and Microsoft Office 365 is an example of current technology that can be useful in helping businesses, both small and large.

Dairy Australia has launched an upgraded Dairy Self-Assessment Tool (DairySAT) making it easier for farmers to identify the most critical environmental management practices for their farms.

At Mercedes Benz Fashion Week this past week, the designers were nervous, the models thin, and the lights bright.

They may appear harmless, but free Wi-Fi hot spots come with a number of risks of which which most users, and even many providers, are unaware.

In Aussie health food circles, acai is as mainstream as bread or butter. More than 15,000 kilometres away, for families in the Amazon, acai berries are precisely how they make a crust.

Hiring great talent comes at a huge cost to small-medium sized businesses (SMBs). According to Chandler Macleod, in Australia it takes on average 81 days and $15,000 to place a candidate.

It’s almost a rite of passage, that every generation laments the demise and failings of the next.

Starting any online relationship is fraught with risk – just ask anyone who’s tried online dating. These days though, more and more entrepreneurs are finding their business partner online.

The NSW government has moved to inject greater competition into the heavily monopolised taxi industry and legitimise the emergence of new smartphone apps, which put punters in direct contact with cab drivers.

Cashflow has once again rated as the chief concern for SMEs in a new report released today.

Six weeks since the laws were enacted, the ripple effects are being felt by business within the CBD entertainment precinct

In spite of the rise of online and social media marketing, traditional advertising is still a highly effective marketing strategy which gets results.

This is a story ripe for a riveting Australian film or television mini-series.

The end of the financial year is an exciting time and a time to introduce fresh new business ideas as well as implement well tested, but perhaps forgotten, sound business management principles.

Bitcoin is making news again. Angry investors in the virtual currency are joining a class action to recover nearly US$500 million “lost” when Mt. Gox, a Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange, crashed at the end of February 2014.

Don’t get me wrong. I love systems. I spend most of my time telling businesses why they’re a good idea but they aren’t exactly ideal for start-ups. Here’s why.

Attorney General, Senator George Brandis has requested the Credit Reporting Privacy Code be changed so the current five-day grace period for late payments be extended to 14 days.

Recently, we’ve seen a significant change in the way B2B buyers purchase products and services, brought on by new technology and greater access to information through mobile and social channels.