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It’s a sneaky method, but it’s gaining more traction: Spotting star quality hires online. Unlike resume boards that are overcrowded with this recession right now, the social networks don’t allow people to spam the system, making contributions to these site more genuine. If you’re in the job market to get hired or as an employer […]
Business owners are no longer risking their personal assets to fund business growth as they ride out the effects of the global financial crisis (GFC). Debtor finance specialist, Oxford Funding observed that business owners are more concerned about risk exposure and are choosing funding strategies such as debtor finance that separates personal wealth and enterprise […]
Drake Australia’s chief executive officer, Matthew Tukaki has refuted an analysis of the job market released this morning by ANZ Bank warning of fragility in the current economic recovery phase. ANZ Bank’s monthly survey of job advertisements, measured by the number of major metropolitan newspaper and internet-based job advertisements, showed a drop of 8.1 percent […]
You have made your New Year’s business resolutions, now it is time to sit down and write down some plans to make sure they happen.
We’ve come a long way but have we come far enough? We asked a variety of high profile women (and one man) for their opinions on whether they believe there is such a thing as a glass ceiling for Australian women in business. Rebecca Cassells, 33, Senior Research Fellow, University of Canberra “It is unlikely […]
Networking online can help your small business establish a trusted identity, get new clients, research competitors, uncover stellar employees and find quick answers to tough questions. LinkedIn’s VP of International Operations shares his top tips with Dynamic Business.
It’s one thing moving from New York to Sydney, but quite another going from working in hedge funds to Mexican fast food. Steven Marks has done both and, on the brink of huge national growth by franchising his business Guzman y Gomez, his decisions have paid off.
There’s nothing like a new year to put your business goals in perspective, especially with all this talk of the green shoots of recovery. We asked some SME owners to share their New Year’s business resolutions with us.
Diversification of service offerings is a buzz phrase at the moment, and for good reason. Businesses are expanding their range of products and services so their attractiveness to customers is retained and their customer service proposition is strengthened.
There are many businesses out there that have difficulties turning customer enquiries into sales. While many get plenty of enquiries, their ability to nurture and sell to these enquiries is very poor. There are a few reasons why this occurs:
VoIP is no longer as simple as free phone calls over the internet and consequently the benefits for your business could be much bigger than that. But is your phone system up to the swap?
Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics in IT but it can be a confusing one too. There are strong business reasons and benefits for why you should understand computer clouding and reading this article is a good start.
With paid parental leave due to start in 2011, businesses need to help their female staff plan for their time off and help them come back to work afterwards. There is reason to believe that women really can have it all.
Whether iSnack 2.0 was a publicity stunt from the start or a genuine renaming gone wrong, it’s provided a great case study in branding and rebranding. So what lessons can we learn from iSnack 2.0?
Officially in the top 25 most connected business networkers in Australia, Iggy Pintado takes being connected to new levels. Just don’t call him a social media expert.
At the ripe age of 22 and fresh out of university, Jamie Warner set up eNerds, a Sydney-based outsourced IT services provider. Now, nine years later and aged 31, Warner has grown eNerds from one employee to a team of 16. The company was recently listed on BRW’s Fast 100 and is showing no signs of slowing down.
Economically things are going up, but the wholesale industry still has challenges leading up to Christmas with managing cash flow. So how can businesses keep the cash flowing this Christmas?
Keeping on top of the emerging trends surrounding your business is important. This information can assist you in revising your business and marketing plans, provide information of the activities of your competitors and help you identify new areas to grow. But with limited time and resources, how do you do it?
Peter Noble, owner of Australia’s premier ‘anti-pop’ music event, Bluesfest, tells us about the business of music festivals and why we shouldn’t follow in his footsteps.
Now that the global financial crisis is behind us and the road to recovery has begun, it is a great time for small and medium businesses to take advantage of new technologies to help them not only grow their business, but save time and money. One such technology is digital telephony or Voice over IP (VoIP).
