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Social entrepreneurship has grown 37 percent in the past five years, making it one of the fastest growing sectors of the Australian economy, new research has revealed.

You can adopt these product strategies out of Apple’s playbook to make your business grow.

Find out if you are a bossy boss–and, if so, what you can do about it.

Welcome to another Friday, SMB owners. With the working week cut short by the Easter long weekend, you may have missed out on some of last week’s small business news. If so, you’ll be glad to know that we’ve wrapped up two weeks of headlines for you to catch up on.

A professionally designed logo needn’t cost thousands of dollars. Here’s how to make a logo cheaply … and well.

Despite global financial volatility, local businesses are feeling optimistic as they look towards implementing more efficient cost-cutting measures.

Despite improving conditions in the global economy local consumer confidence has fallen, as households remain concerned about the state of their own finances.

Don’t overlook these unexpected online opportunities for prospects.

A study of more than 11 million consumer conversations online takes a close look at how people review and purchase products online – and how user-generated reviews can affect your own brand or business.

Google’s social network takes cues from Facebook and Twitter for its new look.

There’s plenty of money out there for great ideas. How to tell if you’ve got one.

Even small companies may suffer from inefficient processes and counter-productive operations. Assemble a team to turn things around.

How do you make a billion dollars in two years? Here’s a narrative look through the brief, hectic, (and lucky), 14 months of Kevin Systrom’s life growing Instagram.

Sleep deprivation is costing the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity, according to a new sleep study.

The new Optus OfficeApps Backup Suite is improving small business owners peace of mind about after hours data protection, after a recent survey revealed one fifth of companies aren’t regularly backing up critical company data.

For many new businesses, finding the right advisor can make all the difference. Here are five qualities to seek in an ideal mentor.

Hiring an outside consultant may seem like a good idea, but keeping the task in-house makes better business sense. Here are a few reasons why.

An informal survey released this week suggests that women entrepreneurs are more confident about their business’s success than their male counterparts and offers some clues as to why.

Facebook has signed a deal to acquire its biggest potential competitor in free online photo sharing, Instagram, for approximately a billion dollars.

After a year of phenomenal growth, Australia’s top online retailers are now beginning to embrace mobile commerce, according to the latest Online Business Index (OBI).