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Apple has been fined $2.25 million after the Federal Court found it had misled consumers by advertising its new iPad as being able to connect to the Australian 4G network.

Sipping Marsala tea while having foot reflexology in a luxury world-class spa may seem like an unusual place to close a business deal. However, that’s exactly what some women were doing at the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network Event (DWEN) in New Delhi, India this week.

Whether you’re buying new business premises, investing in a new communications system or purchasing new business software, there is often a trigger that inspires the change.

Lou Kendall and Heidi Bailey are a pair of entrepreneurs disproving the old adage that you shouldn’t mix business with pleasure, and the LouenHide founders are the stars of this week’s Friday Entrepreneur Fix.

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London will mark the third time the city has hosted this event. When previous London Olympics were held in 1908 and 1948, cyberattacks weren’t even the stuff of science fiction. This time around, they’re a real concern.

Jim Marggraff, founder of digital smartpen business Livescribe, has faced no shortage of financial challenges as an entrepreneur. He launched just as the GFC hit, and battled to find investors to get Livescribe off the ground. But after 5 years- and one million smartpen sales- his company is at the forefront of the market. Here’s how he did it.

How to spot and stop an office bully from chasing away talent – and damaging your small business.

A look at three proven advertising models for increasing your page.

With low start-up costs and an increasing number of outsourcing services, starting a business has never been easier. Naturally, those of us with existing businesses are working hard to exploit the cloud and other tools to improve the way we operate. But what if you had a blank slate? What would today’s ideal business look like?

Ever hear of the Filet-O-Fish sandwich? Or the Blizzard frozen treat? Both were invented by franchisees – not the parent company.

In 2001, 22-year-old finance student Fred Schebesta co-founded digital agency Freestyle Media, growing the business into a successful media agency which sold for $1.3 million just a few years later. Here, the young entrepreneur talks about the importance of learning from your mistakes, first time around.

Every business has systems of some sort, but the difference between a good business and a poor one is how they are implemented. These seven steps will help you to create a well systemised business.

Switching between a laptop, tablet and smartphone is easy in the office with all devices connecting wirelessly to your Wi-Fi network. But venture out into the world and you need yet another internet plan to stay online. Here’s a look at your options.

In a bid to advance gender equality in the local workforce, a new bill has been introduced through the House of Representatives with the intention of delivering greater workplace flexibility to both genders.

Mummy blogging is big business in the US, with over four million American mums logging on to blog. While not all bloggers make money, there are some important digital marketing lessons every small business can take away from this online trend.

The CTOs of Etsy and BirchBox talk about start-up team-building, blame-free postmortems, and their worst mistakes ever.

Here’s a classic, and classically effective, cold calling script – along with some essential advice for making it work.

Fifteen female entrepreneurs from Australia were part of an exclusive group of 149 women from 11 countries at the third annual Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network Event this week, including our woman on the ground Valerie Khoo,

No boss should enjoy losing an employee. But you can help smooth out the exit.

Private health insurance – to prepay or not prepay? This seems to be the question of the week, and although it appears more of a personal finance issue, your decision could impact the funds you have available for re-investing into your business.