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Lady Danielle Di-Masi refreshes your memory on the five top business etiquette tips to help you be successful for the year ahead. Will you need to practice your handshake over the holidays?
“Give me a limp handshake and I will slap your wrist and make you do it again.”
As the end of the year approaches, now is a good time to work on your social media goals for next year, if you haven’t already done so, blogs Anna Cairo in this list of five things to consider.
The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) has expressed concern about the health of small business owners Australia-wide following a recent survey by Telstra Business that found more than half will be spending the holidays doing work.
When the Reserve Bank cut interest rates, home owners arm-wrestled the banks into passing on the cut. But, as Rohan Gamble finds, small businesses aren’t as lucky:
“Small businesses aren’t just missing out on full rate cuts, business lenders are taking almost double the amount of time to implement the rate reductions.”
The four major banks are closing the gap in business satisfaction against smaller rivals. Satisfaction with the Big Four climbed to a new record high in November, continuing a trend seen throughout 2011, according to the DBM Consultants Business Financial Services Monitor.
Did you know that Christmas and New Year is prime time for criminals? Every small business that scales down operations or closes up for any extended period of time should take a few precautions to reduce the additional risk to people and/or premises.
How difficult is it to buy something from a business? Kristy Sheppard’s experience shows the power that even basic communication can have.
“I’ve just gone through a shameful experience with a group buying website and have been reminded of the simple power a business owner wields in replying to a customer…”
Today’s savvy marketers are combining offline and online real-time behaviour information to produce a customer profile that is higher in accuracy.
Information management, data recovery, and legal technology provider Kroll Ontrack has announced its annual Top 10 Data Disasters for 2011.
From human error to natural disaster, this annual list of real data loss situations reveals data loss is often inevitable, but not necessarily permanent.
A Google boss talks about how technology at work is undergoing a fundamental shift into more flexible, collaborative, online ways of working.
Almost three in five Australian small business owners (55 percent) will work during the Christmas/New Year holiday break and more than one in three (36 percent) will not take any time off.
One in three workers have to front up at work the day after the Christmas party, according to research from travel and lifestyle website Lastminute.com.au. What do you have to face up to the morning after the night before?
Increasing efficiency and familiarity with your personnel are the key resolutions Leadership Management Australasia advises workplace leaders and managers to adopt.
Is your fleet carbon tax ready? Ian Daniel proposes a few investments to make sure you’re on the right side of the Clean Energy Act.
“For fleet businesses the time has come to start looking at ways to reduce emissions, thereby reducing tax liability and remaining competitive in the marketplace.”
Catriona Pollard blogs about minding your manners online.
“Just like keeping your elbows off the dinner table and letting pregnant women sit down on the bus, the online world has its own etiquette…”
While we all learn from mistakes, there are a few sales mistakes it would be better for your business to avoid in the first place.
Reader Lisa Fox won Dynamic Business’ competition to attend the 2011 Global Leadership Forum, presented by The Growth Faculty. After six amazing speakers and seven hours of inspiring thoughts and advice, this is what she learnt…
Australians are searching for the simplest of Christmas presents this year, according to a list of most searched items.
New businesses are using online methods to boost sales during difficult financial conditions according to online specialists Piper Digital Marketing.
There are four main social media characters – where do you fit in? And is social media really for everyone?
