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Nokia’s competition offering would-be entrepreneurs the chance to win $10,000 and business coaching from SKINS CEO Jaimie Fuller has kicked off, with the company reporting a number of impressive entries already.

Brad Callaughan blogs about what you can take from the BRW Rich List about the foundations of wealth creation.

“Building wealth and gaining financial independence is something we all strive to achieve, but only very few accomplish.”

Each new fan of your business on Facebook will drive about 20 new visits to your website, according to a recent analysis by Experian companies Hitwise and Techlightenment.

Graduates are waiting the longest time to find full-time employment since 1994, a new report from Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) has found.

NSW Minister for Small Business Katrina Hodgkinson has appointed Yasmin King, renowned business consultant and negotiator, as the state’s first Small Business Commissioner.

Bislr has a 100-person trial open for small business owners and entrepreneurs to trial its new software, which allows anyone to set-up and run an online business. Join the trial and get a free website, template, domain and the software needed to run a successful online business.

Julian Smith shares his inspirational experiences from last week’s Victorian Telstra Business Awards.

“They all had passion, energy, drive and determination; all key factors that had contributed to their many successes.”

Canberra real estate agency, Luton Properties, has been recognised for helping homeowners sell by promoting green living in their homes by being named the 2011 Telstra ACT Business of the Year.

In light of a tighter credit market for small business, Travelex Global Business Payments has doubled the foreign exchange trading lines offered to SMEs involved in exporting.

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced a BlackBerry Trade-up Program in Australia, in which customers can purchase a new, eligible Blackberry smartphone and trade in their old device to receive up to $120 credit.

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Maria Pantalone blogs about how distracting ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ can be in presentations.

“Many people don’t realise that they’re using fillers until it’s pointed out to them. Once they’re aware of them they can then work on reducing or even eliminating them altogether.”

Profit and employment expectations have hit a two-year low, according to the latest Dun & Bradstreet Business Expectations Survey, with key indices revealing figures returned to levels seen just prior to the worst of the GFC.

Efficiency has advanced to another level with a new innovative online service that’s changing the way customers look for service providers. PickAQuote.com.au provides a platform for jobs to be posted online with businesses then bidding for the work.

Nominations for the annual WorkCover NSW SafeWork Awards are now open, with entry open to any registered business, organisation, individual or not for profit organisation in NSW.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to hold interest rates at 4.75 percent, leaving the official cash rate at the same level it’s sat at since November 2010, when the RBA last increased it by 0.25 percent.

Scott Wesley blogs about how small businesses can maintain their social media momentum to source the best talent online.

“whatever your approach to social media, understanding the value your business offers will help you manage your online presence more efficiently, by engaging with the behaviours of your audience.”

Dynamic Business and The Growth Faculty have three tickets to give away to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne readers, to see Jack Daly deliver his Winning Sales Strategies in a must-attend one-day seminar.

25 not-for-profit business advisory organisations have been granted $2.5 million worth of Government funding, slated to help small businesses impacted by recent natural disasters.

Changes to the National Minimum Wage were implemented on 1 July, with Fair Work Australia urging all employers to ensure they’re across the new Awards.