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SMBs with a fleet of Android smartphones can now better protect themselves against mobile data theft from cyber crime and the loss or theft of devices, thanks to a new app from McAfee Mobile.

Regulatory burdens and government tendering are the biggest issues facing small businesses in New South Wales, according to small business commissioner Yasmin King.

We’re living in a world of beta tests and products that are released and then improved. How do you know when you’re done and it’s time to ship? Three entrepreneurs give their advice.

Leo Widrich, co-founder of the social media management tool Buffer, on how to get more out of your Tweets.

Working overtime doesn’t increase your output. It makes you stupid.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could file IPO papers as soon as Wednesday this week, sources close to matter have revealed.

Twitter has given itself the ability to reactively withhold content from users in specific countries, based on whether it contravenes an individual nation’s freedom of expression limitations.

Every business needs a social media use policy, and here’s how to create one.

Where you place ads on your website now matters more than ever.

Working with a mentor when you’re just starting up can make all the difference. Here are eight tips for finding one.

The end of the week has rolled around again, so it’s time to catch up on the week’s most important small business headlines.

The nature of consumer reviews is fast dictating whether or not customers will be driven in or out of your business. Simon Carson has some tips for using these trusted resources to your advantage.

I ask one question to determine whether a new company has a future. The 15-second answer tells me all I need to know

The average business loses 6 percent of revenue from employee theft. How to make sure it doesn’t happen at your company.

Commonalities may be comfortable, but they also create blind spots. You want lieutenants who provoke feuds and dissent.

Apple has announced yet another record-breaking quarter, doubling revenue and profits on the back of strong iPad and iPhone sales.

Businesses are pessimistic about trading conditions and their performance for the first quarter of 2012, as concerns about the European debt crisis and the slowing Chinese economy pulled down the majority of indicators in the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (ACCI) Survey of Investor Confidence.

Nokia has been fined $55,000 after customers weren’t easily able opt-out of an SMS marketing campaign, and the ACMA is warning all businesses to check their SMS marketing follows rules set out by the Spam Act.

Hiring a celebrity spokesperson doesn’t have to break the bank. Here are some low-cost ways to involve celebrities in your business.

These tools that can help any small business gain control of email clutter and become more organized and productive.