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The World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer last week listed the signals from wireless devices, such as mobile phones, as “possibly carcinogenic”.

Location-based advertising and mobile phone vouchers will be the key to the future of advertising and promotions, according to a survey commissioned by navigation and location data specialists NAVTEQ.

A program designed to attract investment to the Gold Coast has resulted in a boost for the Queensland city’s economy to the tune of more than $100,000 day for the past two years.

Businesses that hire employees at the minimum wage will need to note that the Federal Minimum Wage has increased by $19.40 per week.

Social media has become a significant cyber threat according to the latest State of Security for Australian Businesses report, issued by global security software company Symantec.

I’m watching the carbon pricing debate unfold and am still amazed by the circus that is Australian politics. The entire debate seems to have been hijacked by a star-studded TV ad.

Small local retailers are the beneficiaries of a new consumer trend towards increasing support for locally owned and operated stores and producers.

Concerns about the impact of the rising Australian dollar have been subdued by a new report that shows high visitor expenditure expected in Sydney and Melbourne.

Happy June! The end of financial year ‘EOFY’ is almost upon us!

I know that, for some of you, today signals added stress and more pressure. But that doesn’t need to be the case.

Women making their mark in leadership roles will be the focus of Macquarie University’s Women, Management & Work Conference.

More than three-quarters of workers suffering from cold or flu turn up to work, according to results from a survey conducted by Newspoll and commissioned by Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract.

The plunging property market will put a number of small businesses at risk, particularly start-ups that often secure finance using the value of their homes, according to Rob Lamers, CEO of Oxford Funding, a subsidiary of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

Internet vulnerability has increased by 30 percent in the last year, with a more than 160% increase in new vendors affected according to a report by global digital security company Symantec.

Businesses should still have cyber security on the agenda as cyber crime continues to be an issue, according to data protection software developer AVG.

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) have lobbied the Federal Government for a low price on carbon emissions, both saying that a low price is required for businesses to stay competitive.

What happens if you are ruining your business by behaviours you didn’t even realise you were enacting? Pet peeves are what I am talking about. People won’t let you act out pet peeves over and over again; you will lose clients over this.

Entrepreneurs in the digital media and creative industries space will be the focus of think-tank X Media Lab’s annual Global Media Ideas conference, run as part of Vivid Sydney’s festival of light, music and ideas.

There was a conversation on radio station Nova 100 (Melbourne) recently that discussed businesses that were struggling to get customers in the door. There was an example of a pizza restaurant that was experiencing slow business while a competitor down the road was going gangbusters.

More than half of Twitter users stopped following brands because of ‘repetitive or boring messages’, according to a study conducted by ExactTarget and CoTweet. The Social Break-Up, a report on online behaviour, found that 52 percent of people stopped following a brand due to a lack of strategy when using the medium.

When dealing with poorly performing employees, we train managers how to ‘catch it early’ or else condone it. In other words, managers must confront poor performance at its first signs.