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In what can only bode well for international players wanting to do business with Australia, we have been ranked highly on a listing of countries perceived to have a low risk of internal corruption. Australia scored 8.7 out of 10, on a scale where zero indicates high levels of perceived corruption and 10 signifies low […]
Recently, Dynamic Export was invited to Hong Kong to attend the World SME Expo and Innovation and Design Expo (IDE), running from November 29 to December 1. The government-run Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) played host to the group of journalists, who were invited to meet with government officials and economists to discuss the […]
Here are a selection of winners recognised for Their great work and innovation at recent awards on the small business calendar: 2006 Telstra Business Woman of the Year Awards Margot Spalding, co-owner and co-founder of Jimmy Possum Furniture in Victoria, is the 2006 Telstra Business Woman of the Year. “I was stunned and relieved,” says […]
Congratulations to M. Holton of New South Wales who is the lucky winner of our October 06 subscriptions prize. They have won a getaway to the Tallow Wood Pavilion, a four-star lodge in South West Rocks in the NSW mid-north coast, valued at $525. For our latest subscription offer, go to backend.dynamicbusiness.com or fill out […]
Are you sitting on top of something revolutionary and innovative? Entries are now open for the INNOVIC’s Next Big Thing Award 2007. Now in its third year, the award supports innovators, inventors and small businesses, with more than $30,000 worth of prizes up for grabs. Twenty-one finalists will have their entries displayed from May 1 […]
Access to small business tax concessions will be easier under new legislation coming into effect on July 1 this year. The new laws will standardise the eligibility criteria for GST, the Simplified Tax System, capital gains tax, fringe benefits tax and pay-as-you-go concessions. While the concessions currently require separate eligibility tests, from July 1 any […]
Businesses are being urged to play their part in reducing waste and helping control climate change, by participating in Business Clean Up Day on February 27. “Clean Up Australia is targeting businesses to get involved on February 27 because by taking action with members of their local community, they can bring about changes that ensure […]
A recent challenge to the validity of the WorkChoices legislation was dismissed by the High Court of Australia. The governments of New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland, as well as the Australian Workers Union and Unions NSW, challenged the Federal Government’s use of the corporations’ power contained in the Australian constitution, […]
In our last issue of Dynamic Business, the article ‘Absent, With Leave’ noted that under the new WorkChoices legislation, the method for calculating payment for accrued sick, carer’s and compassionate leave differed to the method used for calculating regular accrued annual leave. Since that issue went to print, the Workplace Relations Act has been amended, […]
Late last year the Federal Government extended its drought assistance package to small businesses severely affected by drought. The Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought relief will now be available to small businesses which derive at least 70 percent of their income directly from agriculture. “More than 5,000 small business operators, from contract harvesters to feed producers […]
Anybody with an internet connection can now register an Australian company online within 20 minutes thanks to a new online service launched recently. RegisterACompany.com.au allows businesses to get an Australian Company Number (ACN) and Australian Securities and Investment Commission Certificate of Registration without leaving the office. The simple-to-use website collects any necessary information, processes payments, […]
Creative retailing engages customers and gives them a special experience, or at least a way of interacting with products and services to assist with and encourage purchase. Philip Smith looks at the art of experiential shopping, and how it can help your business and enhance the shopper environment. Experiential shopping goes way beyond function. It’s […]
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What is the perfect structure for your business? Peter Bembrick outlines the advantages and disadvantages for each of the main types of business structure. Identifying the best structure for your business from the start can help avoid the cost and difficulties of changing it later.There are a number of considerations when deciding on the right […]
Two misconceptions about employee training need to be dispelled: ongoing employee training and development is essential not optional, and training is an investment for a business not an expense, writes Charisse Gray. It is understandable that if an employer takes employees off the floor for training, they must be confident that the business will reap […]
November 2006 retail roundup – including RFID, Sensis Consumer report, Book reviews and Payment Card Security Book Review – What Great Retailers Do Author: David Jenkin David Jenkin begin his retail as a career as a sales assistant and worked through a variety of roles to end up regional chief executive and director […]
Taking an idea that began as an experiment at home to a business with national reach required research and planning. Camille Howard meets Alison Basson who deals in tiny talk, but her goals are anything but small Since May last year, tiny tots around Australia have been able to talk with their carers. Well, […]
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Being an island doesn’t inhibit Tasmania as an export state. Cameron Bayley finds this is actually one of Tasmania’s biggest export advantages. And its clean, green image is another major attraction. Tasmanian businesses are used to shipping goods over ‘seas’. As it’s quite common to deal with the mainland states, shipping to international markets is […]
