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A newly formed anti-bullying organisation is urging business owners to ensure their workplace is inclusive of any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer employees.

Despite warnings of subdued confidence, consumers are continuing to purchase digital devices from local retail outlets as technology products continue to decline in price, new research has found.

Many Aussie professionals believe they need to spend around an hour a day on advancing their career, but a global personal branding expert begs to differ, advising career management should take less than 10 minutes from one’s daily schedule.

Some companies are bought for huge sums, while other similar ones never get much notice. How to get on the road to the big acquisition.

High-pressure sales tactics can be more annoying than effective. There’s a better way to move a deal forward.

Google’s “chief happiness officer” shares some of the wisdom that has made the company’s employees more content and productive.

When it comes to business travel necessities, smartphones and tablets are slowly creeping up to water and food in terms of importance to travellers, according to research conducted by PC Housing. How does your dependence on mobile technology rate? Use this infographic to find out.

Despite a degree of economic stability in Australia compared with elsewhere in the world, a lack of confidence and cost containment issues are threatening to blind local SMEs to future opportunities.

Australian exporters are being invited to take part in the DHL Export Barometer, which is used annually by the Reserve Bank of Australia and other economic policy institutions to understand the experiences of local exporters.

Businesses with a website are seeing higher financials returns and operating more productively compared to those without a site, new research has found. Despite this, the potential benefits appear to be falling on deaf ears with less businesses building their online presences.

A good concept is one thing, but investors are more likely to consider these three criteria – and they can make or break your pitch.

With the Apple founder’s death and the Facebook IPO, there’s been a changing of the guard in Silicon Valley. Here’s how the two leaders’ styles compare.

Your choice will depend on your budget and how fast you want to build traffic. Here are three questions to ask before making a decision.

Spending rose across the economy in April, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), though it appears business sales growth may be slowing as a result of declining consumer confidence.

Joe Fernandez launched Klout the old-fashioned way: sleeping on couches, abandoning friends, and risking his life’s savings. Piece of cake.

Ring the bells: It’s a landmark day for Wall Street and Silicon Valley as the world’s biggest social network becomes a public company.

Blogs used to be a great way for entrepreneurs to develop, and communicate with, a business or industry community. No longer.

Gold prospecting company Newcrest Mining has been named Australia’s most attractive employer for 2012, pipping the ABC and Virgin Australia to take out the top spot.

Yet another week has flown by, so we’ve put together the most important small business headlines from the week for those of you who’ve had your head in the game, and might have missed a thing or two.

The Federal Government is urging businesses to be wary of a rising number of carbon price scams, as the 1 July launch date for the emissions tax draws closer.