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Unfortunately some business writers confuse business professionalism with business clichés and this can be detrimental if you want to be taken seriously.

New figures show the business community is struggling and remains reluctant to hire staff following the May federal budget.  The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s most recent Business Expectations survey found that key indicators — namely those measuring sales, profits, investment and employment — were grounded in negative territory. The general business conditions index […]

ASIC has launched a new program to boost the financial literacy of business owners and the broader Australian public.

The Carbon Pricing Mechanism was abolished on the 1 July 2014, but for many businesses there remains questions around how they should respond to existing obligations.

It’s well known that a happy workplace is more productive, but it’s far easier said than done.

The Fair Work Ombudsman will launch an investigation into wages and conditions for overseas workers employed on 417 working holiday visas.  The agency is expecting to receive an increase in calls for assistance from overseas workers in coming years. Reliance on overseas workers will climb and is expected to increase from 2.5 to 3.5 million […]

The man in charge of the government’s financial system inquiry, David Murray, has warned that accommodating technological advancements that lift productivity and drive competition will prove a key future challenge. New innovation, particularly in the payments system, is disrupting the banking sector with emerging payment providers like PayPal and Google now competing with traditional institutions. […]

Five years ago when Canada hosted the G20, Toronto-based Farah Mohamed, the President & CEO of the G(irls)20 Summit, was determined to see her then brand new idea be a success.

Over 300 free and low cost events will be run across the state of Victoria during August for the annual Small Business Festival.

A change in accounting standards means not-for-profit bodies like schools, churches and charities may unwittingly be in breach of the Corporations Act.  The new standard takes effect from the end of the year. It requires not-for-profit entities that control funds in subsidiary bodies to produce a consolidated financial report. In its financial reporting, this means […]

New survey data has revealed that female entrepreneurs in the Pacific are having more success at breaking into the export market than their Australian counterparts.

The rate of business failures has more then doubled over the last 15 years according to the Jones Partners Insolvency report.

A group of 23 organic dairy farmers in Victoria are having such great success with their locally made butter they have been able to double production in under a year since launching.

It’s a concept that Ryan Trainor hopes will disrupt the education sector and provide budding entrepreneurs with the skills to succeed in business.

City folk are seen as total aliens to those in the country, and vice versa. But I suspect change is afoot, and it’s happening the only way we city-folk understand: it’s becoming cool.

Small Business Minister Bruce Billson hopes the latest initiative in the start up sector will usher in an entrepreneurship “renaissance” and encourage more Australians to go into business for themselves.

A new plan requiring jobseekers to apply for 40 positions a month has been condemned for needlessly increasing red tape obligations on small business owners.

The Australian wine industry has not been without difficulties in recent years. But Tasmania has increasingly been attracting investment from some of the sector’s major players.

If there’s one subset of SMEs in this country who are truly embracing new technologies – with a massive payoff to boot – it’s the winners and finalists of the 2014 Telstra Australian Business Awards.

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s new small Business helpline has reportedly received more than 100,000 calls since it was established in December last year.