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Opposition spokesperson Senator Scott Ryan on how the Federal Government has failed small business:
“Small businesses comprise 96 percent of all Australian enterprises. It is a sector that is only ignored at our greater peril, yet it is one to which this Labor Government has refused to listen.”
Businesses can now divert customer calls from fixed line to mobile when out of office. Vodafone has released a new system, Vodafone Unite, to ensure businesses can be in contact with customers all the time.
One in three small business owners want a tablet for work purposes this Christmas, according to Telstra Business Research. Many SMB owners are considering buying an iPad or similar tablet in the lead-up to Christmas.
Forget the 12 Days of Christmas, Alicia Beachley sets out the 12 top things business owners should do before the end of the year.
“Get a list started so you’re not walking back into the office in January saying, ‘What did I have to do again?'”
If you’re taking off for a well-earned rest this holiday season, here are some ways to avoid a total nightmare in managing your data wherever in the world your travels may take you.
Amanda Foy, the winner from our Google AdWords webinar last month, has had her two-hour, one-on-one online marketing session with a member of the Google team.
Catriona Pollard blogs about choosing the right social media platform to deliver results for your business.
“In order to achieve certain goals you may have to adopt several forms of social media platforms. If you take the time to choose the right ones for you, and devote enough time to them, you will find that in the end the benefits and outcomes are worth it.”
Five key areas to consider before rolling out your brilliant new business idea too quickly.
Is online marketing an art or a science? Danielle MacInnis introduces Hubspot’s Marketing Grader and how it can help you optimise your website.
“This is the analytics, knowing what marketing activities are working (or aren’t working) for you by measuring your successes and failures.”
Local businesses are missing a trick if they neglect to stake out an online presence, according to Australian review website TrueLocal.com.au.
Federal Minister for Small Business Senator Nick Sherry has announced that he will not recontest the next election. Sherry’s resignation came ahead of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s reshuffling of her cabinet.
IT staff used to face a single enemy: the hacker. And with the right weapons, the hackers could be defeated. But in today’s world, IT managers have to be superheroes battling four titanic forces: technology, cultural change, evolving criminality, and human fallibility.
HP’s Richard Bailey talks about the future of web-connected printing, print apps and innovations for small business.
If you are a small business owner who believes marketing plans are only for large corporations, perhaps you don’t understand the real benefits. A marketing plan turns your vision into actions, so that you will be confident that you can reach your sales target.
Brad Callaughan imparts 12 golden tips for getting your numbers right now so you can start the new year with a bang.
Three in four Australians take work home with them and one in two put in nine hours in an average working day, according to a global study conducted by workplace solutions provider Regus.
Arndria Seymour takes stock of the lessons she learnt in 2011 and relays how you can apply them to your business in 2012.
“Can I suggest for 2012 that you merge your kitchens (the back office) and focus on the service in your many dining rooms (front of house) to reduce the internal competing priorities and focus on the real end game—customer satisfaction?”
Eva Maria blogs about the business benefits of logging on to social media.
“Social media gives people the opportunity to combine marketing strategies with networking…”
You’re only as strong as your weakest point, and as more employees start bringing their devices to work to help their productivity, it can also be a point of concern from a security perspective.
Google has released its Australian 2011 Brand Zeitgeist list, which shows the most searched for brands and ads in the country. Commonwealth Bank topped the list as Australia’s most searched for brand.
