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Almost 80 percent of local businesses don’t have a mobile-friendly website, despite the fact that more than half of the population owning a smartphone, according to a recent Google survey.

Local small businesses have rated greater opportunities for growth, additional tax incentives and a focus on delivering flexible employment as key areas they’d liked to have seen on the 2012 budget agenda.

Tim Andrew was stuck inside a “corporate bubble” until age 35, when a business coach opened his eyes to the start-up possibilities in front of him. Now, the founder of new comparison website Split It is sharing how perspective, confidence and balance have led him to enjoy some real start-up success.

Time-strapped CEOs and personal assistants in SMEs have unique corporate travel needs. With limited travel volumes, lower travel budgets and less resources than larger companies, the focus is on buying business travel at the most competitive costs – enter the PriorityGUEST Rewards program.

A rising number of Australian workers are suffering from fatigue as a result of too much time spent online, with more choosing to switch off completely at home, rather than switch on after hours. Here are 10 signs you could use some time out from technology.

Over half of all Australian online consumers are interacting with businesses and brands on Facebook and Twitter, according to new research, again highlighting the importance for SMBs to add these social networks into their marketing mix.

From polishing your reputation to using clean email lists, here are the keys to entering customer inboxes.

Use these tips to increase repeat sales by keeping your customers and clients connected to your business.

New to Pinterest? Most businesses are. Here are some guidelines to help make the most of it for your marketing.

Female SMB owners are feeling more positive about being in business than their male counterparts and are driving the uptake of social media for business, according to new research.

Sixty high-achieving entrepreneurs have been nominated in the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards, including former Dynamic Business cover stars Simon Crowe and Paris Cutler.

After the Wayne Swan’s rhetoric about his Government being one for small and medium business, the Federal Budget delivered last week turned out to be remarkable in that if contains no new meaningful support to businesses that aren’t loss making.

In this opinion piece Chris Luxford looks at the challenges facing the local workforce, like off-shoring and shifting skill requirements, and the way these impact how businesses access staff with the right skills for their operations.

Dynamic Business has joined forces with Yellow Brick Road to give away a double pass worth $199 to a business seminar being held by small business champion Mark Bouris in Sydney this month.

Winning Gold at the Olympics requires strategy, a strong mindset and determination – much like succeeding in business. If you want your business to do better over the next financial year, here’s a guide to the key financial success factors you’ll need to focus on.

You’ve written a media release announcing an exciting piece of news from your business and you’re now ready to send it. Securing coverage is vital to the success of the project, so you want to make sure you distribute the announcement to the right journalists. So how do you do that?

You may have used Google AdWords, but a whole new set of rules apply on the giant social network.

What separates the best from everyone else? (Hint: It’s not about the money.)

Jane Hunt launched Fitted for Work in 2005, after seeing the need for a more personal approach to assisting disadvantaged women to return to the workforce. Her efforts won her a Telstra Business Women’s Award last year, and she’s sharing with Dynamic Business how the accolade has changed the way she does business.

Spend time recruiting the right people. Then spend just as much time making sure you keep them.