Locked

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Australian’s are being warned not to fall for scammers aiming to hit emotional buttons to receive cash, gifts, or personal details.

There are some principles of business and sales that work and will always work. However, it’s fair to say that many techniques and approaches are so saturated that they cause people to put up walls of resistance.

According to the Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) Ali Norooz, there are a number of changes the government could make to the landscape of taxation…

Capital, it’s a key factors that can determine whether or not a small business survives another day. With this firmly in mind, Charlotte Petris and her co-founder-husband launched a business that brings SMEs together with an all-important business element: the investor.

Australia’s unemployment level has jumped to its highest point in twelve years, climbing another 0.3 per cent from December’s employment rate.

Twitter has acquired Niche, an ad network that aims to provide the creative community with opportunities to earn cash by connecting them with advertisers.

The ACCC is continuing to target energy retailers misleading customers, this time penalising Simply Energy for allegedly misleading door-to-door sales misconduct.

A new report reveals Samsung Electronics Co. will be unveiling two versions with all-metal bodies and 5.1-inch screens, one of which will have a display covering three sides.

The horrendous market performance from oil, Russia’s rouble and bitcoin ensured that they breezed to the dubious position amongst the year’s worst investments.

The Index revealed Consumer Sentiment rose to 100.7 points in February, an 8 per cent rise from the 93.2 points registered in January. This is the highest level the Index has seen in the past 12 months.

Facebook has created a new system to make it easier for businesses and individuals to buy and sell using the social media service.

Replaceable Rules, company constitutions and shareholder agreements will help you make some important business choices – but which is the best option for you?

Australia’s largest Bitcoin company has introduced Hedged Accounts, giving users of Bitcoin the ability to peg the price of the digital currency against the fiat currency of their choice.

Much like the whims of the stock exchange, politics and business alike are susceptible to rumours and dissent in the ranks.

For many budding entrepreneurs it can be difficult to transform an innovative idea into a successful business. Unfortunately, it’s all too easy to let a potentially life-changing idea slip through the cracks and never materialise.

The report, titled Economic Policy Reforms 2015: Going for Growth, said Australia would see a rise in productivity performance if taxation in the corporate sector was lowered.

The latest Frost & Sullivan report revealed that, while the online search adverting market saw quite an increase in spending, revenue in the online directory market increased by only 2 per cent.

Origin Energy Limited and two of its subsidiaries will have to pay a penalty of $325,000 after the Federal Court of Australian found the company guilty of making false or misleading representations.

Pace, innovation, a focus on customer service and great marketing are all key to developing a great start-up in Silicon Valley; a model which Australian start-ups can, and should emulate.

Driving under the influence can have a long-lasting and unpleasant effect on an individual, but it can end up even more costly than you may think if you are a small business owner.