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Starting a business can be rewarding but it’s hardly the road to happiness. Seven reasons why you’re still unhappy.

The Chinese business that designed a lifelike figurine of late entrepreneur Steve Jobs has pulled the product before it even hit the market, after “immense pressure” from Jobs’ family and Apple’s lawyers.

After so many small businesses were impacted by 2011’s natural disasters, the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Australasian Chapter will run 13 free Business Continuity Planning Workshops around the country throughout February and March.

How’s your business development plan for 2012 coming along? Kristy Sheppard blogs about benchmarking your plan against that of other SMBs.

“It’s interesting to see that only 24 percent of business owners plan to increase their staff pay this year. I wonder what kind of staff retention strategies will come into play for those who take this path?”

Five business owners offer their best advice for becoming more productive — and finding the right work-life balance.

Of all the benefits of social media, it could also lead to ethical woes in the workplace.

Here is a guide for giving your business website a makeover that will help attract more clients in 2012.

Still battling to get your work/life balance right? Franziska Iseli-Hall has some tips for making 2012 the year you reclaim your lifestyle.

“It might seem hard to make drastic changes, but you can still adjust your business step-by-step to get closer to your ideal lifestyle…”

In his first-ever visit to Australia, Zappos.com CEO and eCommerce guru Tony Hsieh has signed on to present at two Business Chicks workshops.

This classic 25-word definition pares entrepreneurship to its essence and explains why it’s so hard. And so addictive.

Here are six reasons to consider cutting your work week down a day while boosting company morale exponentially.

Is the economic turmoil overseas a crisis–or an opportunity? Here’s a look at a few savvy American companies reaping the benefits of European market instability.

Tennis fans will have access to Wi-Fi during the Australian Open tournament for the first time thanks to Optus, which has invested in expanding its network across the Melbourne Park event site.

We’re sure your 2012 has gotten off to a roaring start, so to keep you on top of what’s happening in the small business world we’ll again be bringing you the most important headlines of the week each Friday.

Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own.

How he turned obstacles into an opportunity, why he’s so obsessed with the Internet and a winning habit he learned from his father.

Marcia Kilgore, creator of lifestyle and beauty brands, shares her fearless approach to business and life.

Looking for a different kind of team bonding exercise? Registrations for the 2012 Business Clean Up Day are now open.

What to look for when you choose board members. And what to avoid.

I thought I wasn’t ready to hire my first intern. She showed me I was wrong.