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Entrepreneur community and educator The Entourage has announced that they now have a $2 million pool of capital ready to invest in some of Australia’s promising startups.

Bookmarking service Pinterest has added a feature that allows users to share apps and even download them from within the service.

The latest Small Business Survey by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has revealed the nation’s small businesses are expecting a difficult year ahead.

Around 3 hours every week is lost in attending meetings, which amounts to an average of 5 ½ days every year. This is per employee, so the accumulated reduction in productivity would undoubtedly be very high for larger businesses.

A new report has revealed 80 per cent of Australia’s motorists hold fuel efficiency above high performance and safety as the most important factor when it comes to their vehicles.

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Australian’s are being warned not to fall for scammers aiming to hit emotional buttons to receive cash, gifts, or personal details.

According to the Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) Ali Norooz, there are a number of changes the government could make to the landscape of taxation…

Australia’s unemployment level has jumped to its highest point in twelve years, climbing another 0.3 per cent from December’s employment rate.

Twitter has acquired Niche, an ad network that aims to provide the creative community with opportunities to earn cash by connecting them with advertisers.

The ACCC is continuing to target energy retailers misleading customers, this time penalising Simply Energy for allegedly misleading door-to-door sales misconduct.

A new report reveals Samsung Electronics Co. will be unveiling two versions with all-metal bodies and 5.1-inch screens, one of which will have a display covering three sides.

Facebook has created a new system to make it easier for businesses and individuals to buy and sell using the social media service.

Australia’s largest Bitcoin company has introduced Hedged Accounts, giving users of Bitcoin the ability to peg the price of the digital currency against the fiat currency of their choice.

The report, titled Economic Policy Reforms 2015: Going for Growth, said Australia would see a rise in productivity performance if taxation in the corporate sector was lowered.

The latest Frost & Sullivan report revealed that, while the online search adverting market saw quite an increase in spending, revenue in the online directory market increased by only 2 per cent.

Origin Energy Limited and two of its subsidiaries will have to pay a penalty of $325,000 after the Federal Court of Australian found the company guilty of making false or misleading representations.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a 7-Eleven store in Brisbane, alleging that he underpaid an overseas worker over $21,000.

Tony Abbott is still Australia’s Prime Minister, avoiding a leadership spill this morning thanks to Liberal MPs denying an attempt to push him out by 61 votes to 39.

The ACTU has today released the findings of a new survey, revealing a large number of Australians are dissatisfied with living standards and the direction Government policies are taking the country.

Google has teamed up with The Alannah and Madeline Foundation to provide an eSmart Digital Licence to every grade six student in Australia, an initiative that aims to educate children on web safety.