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The Federal Government has introduced a stringent payment regime obliging state agencies to pay small business creditors within 30 days, or they’ll face penalties for late payment.

Small business owners interested in self-managed super fund advice and profitable investment insights are being invited to attend a seminar run by leading financial commentator Peter Switzer and BT Chief Economist Chris Caton.

LivingSocial has unveiled Australia’s first family-dedicated group buying site, designed to deliver parents fun and imaginative ways to get the kids out of the house.

Craig Scroggie blogs about how SMBs should use the EOFY to reassess the protection given to their digital assets.

“What hackers like about a small business is that they tend to have more money in the bank than an end-user or consumer and less cyber defences than a larger company – making them a less sophisticated and lucrative target.”

Online learning system, portal and assessment business Janison, took out top honours in the NSW Telstra Business Awards, held in Sydney on Friday night.

Good news business owners! Marketing is simple, blogs Michelle Gamble.

“Sometimes we try to get too clever, and feel the pressure to constantly innovate to stay relevant in the market.”

Rick Mapperson explores the danger rash decisions pose to your business.

“We need to understand our own emotions and how we operate so that we don’t make a decision that we will later regret.”

In the wake of yesterday’s Carbon Tax announcement, the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) has said it will do its best to ensure the scheme doesn’t disadvantage small business owners in time or cost.

Julia Gillard yesterday confirmed long-held speculation her Government would place a carbon tax of $23 a tonne on the country’s 500 worst polluters, with the price to rise 2.5 percent per annum each year after 2012.

The Tax Institute is calling for the Federal Government to double the duration of its planned two-day Tax Forum in October, and place the carbon tax at the top of the agenda.

Google has asked businesses not to use consumer Google+ accounts to build a page for their brand on the new social networking site, promising to deliver a specifically optimised experience for businesses, brands and entities.

The University of Queensland (UQ) will run a number of carbon management workshops next month, designed for businesses in the manufacturing and resource industries.

A new website designed to help businesses decide what price to charge for their product or service has launched.

HTC says it’s aware of an technical issue impacting users who transfer data from BlackBerry devices to HTC smartphones, and is assuring customers a software upgrade is being developed to fix the bug.

Australians are keen to maintain a work/life balance when travelling, with many locals packing their work-out and swimmers on business trips, a survey by Regus has found.

In the second of the Driving Business Online case study series, Petals florist reveals the motivation behind its decision to allow veteran US florist Teleflora acquire it.

Alycia Edgar blogs about how you can be more efficient with your time.

“How do we manage ourselves better so it appears we are managing time? It all begins with your own productivity; as in how effective you are with each minute of every day.”

Evan Williams has been named as Microsoft’s new local Small to Medium Business and Partner Group Director; a role that will see him provide comprehensive business solutions for small to midmarket business customers.

Appliances Online has been named as one of six finalists in the 2011 Oracle World Retail Awards, in the ‘Pure Play Etailer of the Year’ category.

Reckon Limited has made its latest software, CashBook Online, available, enabling business owners to record income and expenses, reconcile bank accounts, prepare GST returns and manage cash flow at any time.