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The latest Retail Trade figures have been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, revealing a turnover rise of 1.2 per cent in September 2014.

New figures show that nearly half the nation’s workers intend on staying in their current jobs for less than five years with young workers aged between 18 to 34 being most likely to change.

Increased competition between the major banks on new lending following the global financial crisis is opening up a new opportunity for stable businesses seeking access to finance.

The Advertising Standards Board has dismissed a case claiming an advertisement in a Father’s Day Myer catalogue “supports a rape culture”.

The labour market has picked up according to the ANZ’s measurement of job ads, with the number of advertisements up 7.5 per cent over the last 12 months.

Solutions and systems of today quickly become outdated, so it’s important to integrate cutting-edge practices to ensure your business stays ahead of the game.

A small business owner will face court for allegedly paying young foreign workers in Darwin less than $5 an hour and failing to co-operate with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Over 50 per cent of Australians are dreaming of becoming entrepreneurs, according to Optus research.

While it may be hailed as the “race that stops a nation”, a new survey suggests the Melbourne Cup imposes a productivity cost of more than $1bn on the Australian economy.

40 per cent of exporting SMEs are expecting an increase in sales over the next year, according to research released by the Australian Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic).

For those who have long desired to make their own pizza toppings, there is a new mobile application allowing customers to design and market new pizzas while keeping a slice of the profits.

The Australian Government unveiled the Accelerating Commercialisation Stream, the final part of their $484.2 million Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme, on Friday.

WorkCover NSW has today launched a safety program focusing on Sydney’s construction sites.

The September fall of the Aussie dollar of more than 6% in two weeks will bring much needed relief to many businesses who have long struggled with a strong exchange rate. However, spare a thought for importers, for example, who costed the dollar at US90c back in August.

Luke Baylis is a man with good timing – eleven years ago he managed to turn his own personal quest to eat healthy and improve his lifestyle into a successful and increasingly popular Australian food chain.

In the desire to capture digital data about people and their activities, technology is being embedded in a growing variety of consumer and industrial objects.

Australian industry is set to save $83.5 million per year thanks to the Australian Government’s red tape reduction.

Online marketing is great for small businesses, but like everything, it has to be done right.

The term ‘workplace culture’ is commonly used as a point of difference between businesses looking to attract high-calibre employees to work for them, but what does it mean and does it really matter to small businesses?

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has today introduced controversial laws that would require telecommunication services to keep customer data for two years.