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The next free seminar in Optus’ cloud for SMBs roadshow kicks off in Sydney next Tuesday 19 July, with keynote speakers from Google, Optus and Red Balloon to deliver insights about connecting to the cloud.
Font. It’s everywhere you look. From number plates to road signs to newspapers to documents, font is part of everyday life. But did you know that the font you choose for your presentations, company logo or even a business card is subconsciously speaking volumes about you and your business?
With the first of the baby boomers reaching retirement, predictions of SMEs hitting the market at depressing sales prices mean owners should now be fine-tuning their succession plans.
It’s the dilemma on many small and medium sized businesses minds – how do they make sense of the complex digital advertising landscape?
With the new financial year upon us and many businesses focusing on ways to maximise their bottom line, it’s vital SMBs invest in measures to mitigate the risk of fraud.
In the second of the Driving Business Online case study series, Petals florist reveals the motivation behind its decision to allow veteran US florist Teleflora acquire it.
With cyclones, floods and earthquakes affecting large parts of Australia and New Zealand over the past 18 months, Acronis suggests SMBs look to imaging, virtualisation and Cloud services to maintain continuity and customer service in the wake of a natural disaster.
If most small businesses spent even half as much time, effort and resource into retaining their existing customers as they do to win over potential customers, their business would see a great difference in sales.
In the first of the Driving Business Online case study series, Ballina-based online hardware store Hardware2U reveals how an excess of stock at Christmas led to it becoming an online business.
With 30 June upon us, taxpayers are looking for opportunities to reduce their tax liabilities for the fiscal year, and according to Institute of Public Accountants senior tax advisor Tony Greco, small businesses should also not overlook the cash flow benefits of tax deferral opportunities.
With the digital realm now dominating consumer and corporate affairs, more SMEs are ditching traditional business plans in favour of tech savvy flexible strategies that account for rapid technological change.
Nobody likes tax and if you’re starting a business it’s probably one of the least appealing aspects to running it. Ignore it and be disorganised at your peril!
As consumers continue to show their love for group buying deals, more and more SMEs are listing deals on coupon sites – but how can you ensure this works for your business?
With the tax silly season almost upon us, it’s that time of year again for smart business owners to start taking action before 30 June and look at ways to reduce their tax bill.
Whilst the start of a new financial year is the preferred time for many businesses to purchase and deploy new IT equipment, Kroll Ontrack warns organisations need to pay close attention to ensuring sensitive financial or confidential company information is permanently wiped from old computers and systems.
Designing a powerful sales meeting is not an easy task, but it is one of the most important aspects of building and maintaining a high-velocity sales organisation. The objective of all sales meetings should be to increase sales—period. That’s why we call them sales meetings. Entertaining the participants and having them leave full of enthusiasm is a good thing, but it should never overshadow the need to produce sales.
You don’t need to be an accountant to appreciate the effects of one financial year ending and another beginning. Similar to a new calendar year, a new financial year can be used as the perfect opportunity to carry out a couple of those tasks that we all too often place in the “too hard” or “later” piles.
Business travellers will soon have access to a new price beat policy set up by Corporate Traveller, which is backed by a “Fly for Free” guarantee.
The end of the financial year is one of the most anxious times for Australian small businesses, with many reporting bewilderment at the complexity of tax reporting in the latest American Express Tax Time Survey.
Are you getting ready to travel out of town, to another state, or to another country for business? Here are some tips to help you save money.
