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As sourcing business finance gets more difficult, a greater number of employers and employees are agreeing that novated leases work better for them than company cars do.

Friday has rolled around again, which means its time to take a few minutes out of your busy week to catch up on any of the important small business headlines you might have missed.

How often do friends or colleagues go into business together, never stopping to think about a legally binding shareholder agreement until something changes and things get nasty?

Scientific research shows that our genes influence whether we start our own businesses.

Phone maker announces new operating system, sweetens deal for app developers.

Many of us dread walking into a room and introducing ourselves to strangers. Here’s advice for building professional relationships.

Queensland is fast becoming a new hub for tech startups in Australia, creating what could soon be the country’s own Silicon Valley. We spoke to the people getting going in the sunshine state to see what’s making the techies tick.

Innovative Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson is set to inspire and inform local creative entrepreneurs at the ‘Etsy Success Sydney’ event, to be held in June.

Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix this week features Gabby Leibovich, the online entrepreneur behind one of the country’s biggest eCommerce empires – CatchOfTheDay, Scoopon and GroceryRun.

Businesses must manage both email and social media marketing together, if they hope to fully optimise customer interactions.

Australia’s small businesses are being placed under increasing pressure as a result of deteriorating global economic conditions and a continued lack of funding. But there are things you can do to help yourself.

Well-known entrepreneur Mark Bouris will kick off his inaugural “Secrets to Business Success” seminar at the end of this month, to offer SMBs advice on cashflow management, budgeting, marketing and business valuation.

In Washington, there’s no start-up like an election campaign. And there’s no quicker way to miss your mark than with a lackluster slogan.

How a management team prepares for and manages a crisis is what sets a great business apart from a mediocre one. Here are a few steps key to PR success in the face of disaster.

Effective communication is critical in any business and it’s not always necessary to use words. Here are some body language techniques that work.

If its success in the US is anything to go by, the sCommerce phenomenon looks set to take hold in the Australian market – and one local beauty venture is at the forefront of this new online shopping experience.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, which is why one expert suspects the ‘hard sell’ is making a comeback in business, despite the fact it’s a well and truly outdated sales method.

The National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth Bank are the first of the Big Four banks to reduce their standard variable interest rates following Tuesday’s official rate cut by the Reserve Bank, with both failing to pass on the full amount.

In this age of social media, one-way information on a business website often does not cut it anymore. Many people now expect interaction online. They do not want a business to merely talk at them; they want to be involved in a conversation where their opinions are heard. Enter – the business blog.

Don’t get reamed by Aussie data roaming fees. A business travel expert details how to travel smart and stay connected on your next business trip.