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Businesses will fail to stay afloat in the current economic conditions if they aren’t aligned with a business incubator, which can provide invaluable expertise and support.

Superannuation funds have had a disappointing start to the new financial year, with median growth funds (61 to 80 percent growth assets) falling 1.5 percent in July as a result of weak share markets globally.

Just 10 minutes a day could be all you need to commit to social media, to make a marketing difference for your small business.

Bad managers will mean the loss of talented employees, a reduction in productivity and the tarnishing of staff morale if businesses don’t clamp down on the growing culture of “horrible bosses.”

Brad Callaughan blogs about creating a point of difference between you and your competitors.

“It could be that you promise to deliver your product or service more quickly than your competitors. If you wish to differentiate your business on this basis then offer a guarantee, to ensure you deliver.”

LivingSocial is leading the daily deals market in unique browsers terms for the second month in a row, according to the latest Nielsen Netview results.

The first Jas My Waffles franchise location has been decided, with residents in the Macarthur region welcoming the franchise’s arrival at the Narellan Town Centre food court.

Businesses are being urged to prepare themselves for a significant overhaul to personal property laws, which will mean businesses supplying goods on credit must record their interest on a new national Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR).

Many SMBs remain unconvinced about implementing mobile policies in their business, but AVG warns this complacency is misplaced, given that everything has now “gone mobile.”

Michelle Gamble blogs about nurturing leads and using your database as a powerful marketing tool.

“Save the sales pitch to a small section of the newsletter and only let them know when there is something different happening- for example a new product or when you’re running a special offer.”

In a special guest post for Dynamic Business, Unimail’s Andrea Culligan looks at how she dealt with the rapid growth of her small business, and the lessons she’s learnt which allow her to see growth not as frightening, but exciting.

Australian workers have ranked knowledge and skills sharing low on the priority list for a happy workplace.

The Pisces Group, a decade old financial service and mortgage software company, has had its mortgage service and Newsnet messaging business acquired by Santapau Limited, for an undisclosed sum of money.

Stuart Bennie looks at the retail revolution, and whether it’s happening thanks only to the internet.

“The revolution is far deeper than internet sales. Technology is providing the shopper with a raft of options previously unthinkable.”

Even though spring is just days away now, many employers are struggling to get their workers back to their pre-winter levels of engagement and motivation. So, here’s 10 tips to pull your employees from their cold weather funk and back to their productive best.

Talking about reducing business communications costs inevitably leads to talk of ‘IP communications’ or ‘cloud technology’… but don’t space out just yet, the benefits and savings are real as increasing numbers of business owners are discovering.

Bain Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MYOB Ltd for an undisclosed amount of money, from the consortium led by Archer Capital which acquired the business in February 2009.

Designed to assist SMBs tired of recruiting themselves but who are unable to afford the cost of agencies, pay-per-use platform RecruitLoop has just launched in Australia.

Many business owners remain unsure of significant amendments made to the Sex Discrimination Act, which include broader implications around breastfeeding at work and that harassment can be committed by new technologies like mobiles and social media.

The creator of the Swing Gate, which reduces the risk of serious injury to farmers when moving livestock through cattle yards, has won the 2011 Inventor of the Year award.