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The Advertising Standards Board has dismissed a case claiming an advertisement in a Father’s Day Myer catalogue “supports a rape culture”.

The labour market has picked up according to the ANZ’s measurement of job ads, with the number of advertisements up 7.5 per cent over the last 12 months.

Over 50 per cent of Australians are dreaming of becoming entrepreneurs, according to Optus research.

While it may be hailed as the “race that stops a nation”, a new survey suggests the Melbourne Cup imposes a productivity cost of more than $1bn on the Australian economy.

40 per cent of exporting SMEs are expecting an increase in sales over the next year, according to research released by the Australian Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic).

For those who have long desired to make their own pizza toppings, there is a new mobile application allowing customers to design and market new pizzas while keeping a slice of the profits.

The Australian Government unveiled the Accelerating Commercialisation Stream, the final part of their $484.2 million Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme, on Friday.

WorkCover NSW has today launched a safety program focusing on Sydney’s construction sites.

Australian industry is set to save $83.5 million per year thanks to the Australian Government’s red tape reduction.

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has today introduced controversial laws that would require telecommunication services to keep customer data for two years.

A global survey has revealed that only 19 per cent of companies believe they are capable of managing reputation risks.

The Abbott government has bypassed upper-house approval to reintroduce the twice yearly indexation of fuel excise — a measure frozen by the Howard government — in a move that will increase input costs for many small business owners.

The Ethical Enterprise Conference 2014 will take place in Melbourne this November, aiming to ignite passion for ethical enterprise and to help entrepreneurs embark on conscious and profitable business ventures.

The Australian start-up sector is experience a rise in revenue, yet the outlook for revenue growth is significantly lower than the same period last year.

Smaller Australian food producers would benefit if government institutions, including schools and hospitals, bought locally when sourcing their food instead of favouring international suppliers.

A new study has found the number of workplace meetings is rapidly on the rise, taking up increasing amounts of time, reducing productivity and largely seen by employees to provide valueless outcomes.

Over half of Australian small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) expect Internet of Things (IoT) to improve revenue, according to a global survey conducted by online security company AVG Technologies.

A new survey has shown that despite the rise in the use of technology, Australian SMBs are collectively spending an estimated $608 million on paper a year.

Tax experts and small business advocates have urged that any increase to the rate or base of the GST be accompanied by other tax changes that will help ease the burden on SMEs.

Paul Mark Salter and George Dimaris, operators of a chain of Cuts Only The Original Barber hairdressing salons, were each fined $10,032 and their company fined a further $50,160.