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Local employees are working harder than they were two years ago but are happier at work than ever, new research has revealed.

With the carbon tax just weeks away from becoming a reality, almost half of all small businesses say they’re in the dark about a legislation that’s very likely to have an impact on their livelihoods. Use these tips to prepare your business for the incoming tax.

With just over six years in the business, Kate Weiss’ Table of Plenty is already offering the world a taste of healthy and delicious Australian snacks and muesli. Now, she’s sharing her reasons for starting the business, and what drives her to further success.

Women are becoming key influencers in non-traditional industries such as building, construction, and agriculture, according to new research released in the lead up to the 2012 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

Cross-state employers who aren’t aware of protected grounds of discrimination across the various states and territories risk facing legal action from terminated employees, as well as brand and reputation damage.

Consider these time-saving options that may also save you headaches during a travel day.

A top-performing team starts with writing a thorough and accurate job description. Consider these five tips.

Consider these secrets from a fourth-generation company for managing a family business.

Many businesses end up with excess stock through no fault of their own, and converting these overstocks into cash is extremely important to keep profit margins healthy and free up the cash in investments. Here’s four ways to get the best price for surplus stock while keeping your business integrity intact.

Even the most productive Aussie workers waste 12 percent of their time at work each day, as more than 3.5 million workers fall behind the national workforce productivity standard and cost local businesses in excess of $40 billion per year.

While everyone is talking about the work/life balance, one man has gone out and actually created a business designed to offer its workers just that.

Consumers have short attention spans these days, and it’s little wonder given their constant bombardment with messages. This can make it hard to have your marketing message heard on social media, so here are three ideas to get some traction.

There’s a lot of good advice out there about how to start a business on a shoestring. A topic that gets less attention however, is building a bigger business on the same premise. Here are some ideas every established business can act upon.

Sometimes brands don’t behave badly enough. Consider the bland brand; the polite, no fuss, no name no frills brand that refuses to stand for anything, playing it safe in a tricky market and paying the price of obscurity, otherwise known as diminished business.

Let a good one get away? That’s a bad mistake but not the worst. Here’s the one that trumps all the rest.

Founders are expected to perform under pressure, iterate on the fly, and fail fast. But is that ethos doing more harm than good?

Forget fetching coffee and making copies. The right internship programs can build you a great pipeline to the best young talent.

Big businesses appear to have one huge advantage over smaller guys – they have access to best practice knowledge and tools to help them beat their competition – especially smaller competitors. Think you can’t access these skills and knowledge? Think again.

The end of financial year is not far away and for most businesses, it’s a time for planning. This year the task is complicated by the business environment: it’s a difficult one to predict and this makes it hard to put together a realistic IT plan.

Relationships end and friendships fail, it’s a sad fact of life. But what options are there when a relationship between business shareholders is irreconcilably damaged?