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The Federal Court has dismissed allegations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that Google engaged in misleading conduct by failing to adequately distinguish ads from search results.
Fred Schebesta weighs up the benefits of using business credit cards over personal cards.
“There are a myriad of benefits to having a separate business credit card, and dangers to be aware of which will help remind you to keep your spending separate.”
News broke this week that business sales rose unexpectedly in August, that the Iconic Foster’s and VB brands have been sold into foreign hands and that the world’s largest crowdsourcing marketplace, 99designs, has opened locally. Miss anything? We’ve wrapped up the week’s news for you.
The Australian dollar has slipped below parity overnight, falling close to its lowest level since March this year.
April5 has welcomed two new staff members to its team, and promoted another, after having won the marketing accounts for Stockland Balgowlah and Nature’s Care.
OurDeal has launched its first smartphone app, which is available for free download by iPhone and iPod touch users.
The Australian Cafe2U franchise has signed its first American franchisee, with Katie Luelling to begin operations in Bend, Oregon.
The largest online design market in the world has launched locally, with 99designs.com.au kicking off its Australian operation today.
Foster’s, one of Australia’s most iconic beer brands, has been sold to Anglo-South African brewery giant SABMiller, in a deal worth $12.3 billion.
Up and coming businesswomen are continuing to challenge the boardroom power structure and a program from the Australian Businesswomen’s Network helping them to do so has received high acclaim at this year’s City of Sydney Business Awards.
Julian Smith blogs about the benefits of employing “volunteers” in your business.
“Employees become volunteers once they are inspired, motivated and truly believe in the organization they work for. They are passionate brand advocates. Their positive interactions with customers reinforce your company’s image.”
The Sydney Dance Company is inviting business owners and corporates to dine for a cause at ‘An Arts Table for 1000’, with proceeds going towards funding its 2012 touring program.
Renovations at the former Sega World site at Sydney’s Darling Harbour are finally complete and the new complex is ready for use by the community, after undergoing a three and a half year transformation.
After replacing the Research and Development Tax Concession in July, the Research and Development Tax incentive officially became law early this month.
Google has officially opened the doors of its new social networking site to the general public, after running an invite only field trial for the past 12 weeks.
Gabby Leibovich, Co-Founder of CatchOfTheDay and Scoopon, has unveiled a discounted grocery site that looks set to take on the big supermarket chains.
Michelle Gamble blogs about engaging your target market via social media apps.
“Giveaways, landing pages, competitions, polls and other engagement apps are cropping up across social networking and are looking increasingly impressive.”
Business sales edged upwards in August and recorded their strongest result for four months, with experts suggesting that whilst it isn’t a strong result, it’s a good start in the right direction.
Apple is continuing the expansion of its retail footprint in the country with the opening of its 13th store this Saturday, in the Sydney suburb of Hornsby.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has had an interim application to block Metcash from proceeding with its acquisition of Franklins rejected by the Federal Court.
