Business owners optimistic about work/life balance
One in three SMB owners are positive about their ability to maintain a work/life balance, with many seeing success as finding a balance between making money and retaining a lifestyle.
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One in three SMB owners are positive about their ability to maintain a work/life balance, with many seeing success as finding a balance between making money and retaining a lifestyle.
Dynamic Business has 10 AVG Internet Security 2012 packs to give away, to help keep your business secure from cyber criminals for the next 12 months.
You can’t always be present in an export market, but your website is. So you need to get it right.
Interest in part-time employment is dramatically increasing, as the cost of living escalates and full-time work becomes more difficult to find.
Scoopon has boosted its presence in the travel and hospitality market by launching Scoopon Travel, a new dedicated site delivering deals on flights, accommodation and travel packages.
LinkedIn data has found a fifth of hiring managers have employed a candidate due to their volunteer work experience, leading the site to add a “Volunteer Experience & Causes” field to users’ profiles.
Brad Callaughan has some tips for business owners looking to turn their hand to property investment.
“For property investors, there’s always an element of risk about what might happen. To take full advantages of the opportunities property investment offers, you really need to overcome that fear.”
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has taken out the Best Employer Organisation award at the inaugural Australian Workplace Giving Awards.
Hamish Anderson blogs about the security risk our touch screen devices pose.
“Whilst it is fantastic being able to be anywhere, accessing information and keeping in touch, the lack of a mouse on these portable devices makes you that little bit more attractive to Phishers and their scams.”
The Victorian Government has detailed plans to fund a $6 million strategy to better prepare the state for natural disasters.
Closing the gap remains on the agenda of some businesses, as the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced its new Indigenous Employment Program in partnership with Mission Australia.
Housing, food and transport now account for half of Australian’s household spending, according to a six yearly survey released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
How to avoid dealing with businesses who don’t pay, and what you can do when they refuse.
Online research methods are evolving, as more consumers turn to the websites of trusted brands for information regarding product purchases.
Just because two countries might seem culturally similar on the surface, doesn’t necessarily mean they approach business in the same way.
In the wake of the online retail revolution, consumers are demanding more from their shopping experience, making it essential that retailers operate in multiple channels.
Julian Smith blogs about the importance of face-to-face networking in the business world.
“Glancing around the convention… it reminded me of the one downside of the rise of the online revolution. The loss of face-to-face interaction. We’re getting better at tweeting and worse at networking.”
Andrew Boyd reviews the American Express Velocity card, and looks at what benefits it delivers to businesses.
The tragic suicide of Brodie Panlock, whose death was linked to extreme workplace bullying, has resulted in changes to the law classifying bullying as a criminal offense in Victoria, with prison terms of up to 10 years. These legislative changes also have wide-ranging implications for business owners.
Local employees are demonstrating new levels of awareness, self-education and self-regulation when it comes to social media, at the same time an increasing number of workplaces are restricting access to the ‘social web’.