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Thanks to mass production and offshore cheap manufacturing, it’s seemingly easier, quicker, and cheaper to just replace the item, rather than seek a repair.

A petition signed by more than 116,000 people has resulted in Wicked Campers officially withdraw ‘misogynistic marketing’ from its fleet of campervans.

Fire can have disastrous consequences and businesses can spend years trying to recover – yet many business owners and managers fail to conduct an annual hazard audit.

The latest DHL Export Barometer has found exporters are gaining confidence whilst learning to manage the strong Australian dollar, international competition and rising raw material costs.

On the face of it, one would assume the existence of a major shopping mall in a suburb would be a boon for other businesses in the area. Yet new data reveals that not to be so.

When it comes to friendships at work, it seems there are significant generational differences – and ‘millennials’ are both the most open about their personal lives, and the most likely to stab a workmate in the back.

Are you cool with your employees cruising Facebook whilst on the job? Well, you’re in the minority.

Clive Palmer has caused a headache for the government on carbon, but his positioning on the mining tax repeal has heightened uncertainty over a key small business tax break.

A Japanese fashion label is using big cats in zoos to create designer jeans – the proceeds of which go towards wildlife conservation.

Right here on home soil is where the growth for Australian businesses is, a new report has found.

The Abbott government has suffered a humiliating defeat in the Senate at the hands of the Palmer United Party which sided with Labor and the Greens to block the repeal of the carbon tax.

According to stats from online marketplace Oneflare, following the recent wrap of Channel Seven’s House Rules, there was a tangible upswing in Aussies booking home renovation jobs.

The status of the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe is shrouded in mystery amid speculation he is the key political casualty following the electrocution of a 28-year-old woman by a faulty USB charger.

This year 1,200 Tax Help volunteers will be on hand at 830 community centres across Australia to provide support to people having difficulty completing their own tax returns.

A new smartphone application developed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will help small business owners undertake important checks before they enter into business transactions with other organisations.

Attempting to calculate the return on investment of a social media post is no easy task. Furthermore, in a contest between Facebook and Twitter, which platform bears the most fruit?

The ATO is urging all employers to ensure they have implemented the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) rate rise which increased to 9.5 per cent on 1 July 2014.

The chance to be recognised as an outstanding entrepreneur and small business operator is something that can work wonders for any business – and there are a number of opportunities currently on offer.

Currently one in every five serious workplace-related injuries involves a tradesman.

The rapid pace of technological change can be dizzying for even the more astute business owners, but help is at hand.