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Mrs. Field’s Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with New Zealand Natural Ice Cream to develop co-branded stores in Australia.

Seeking a new challenge and a more flexible lifestyle, Gold Coast resident Nikki Rydlicki underwent a drastic change when she introduced Australian-born Cafe2U, the world’s biggest mobile coffee franchise, to the Gold Coast three and a half years ago.

How do you feel about actively promoting your competitor? If you’re like most people, you’ve probably never even considered it. What a stupid idea, right? It’s something that Yahoo did in the early days, prior to Google entering the scene, and helped them to become the leading search engine at the time.

The Australian dollar has slipped below parity with the US dollar overnight, trading as low as US 99.961c overnight, remaining below parity in morning trade.

The Australian unemployment rate has jumped to 5.4 percent in October, up 0.2 percent on the previous month, despite an additional 29,700 jobs being created in October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced today.

Fraud prevention, risk management, taxation and superannuation will be topics covered at the 2010 National Institute of Accountants NSW State Congress and Business Expo in Sydney.

Aussies are staying longer in Australian hotels than last year, with hotel bookings 3 percent longer on average than last year, and Australians spending 5 percent more on their daily hotel rates.

Tasmanian born Brad Smith, founder of mini motocross business ‘braaap’, has been named runner up in the prestigious JCI (Junior Chamber International) Creative Young Entrepreneur Award., which was announced in Osaka, Japan.

Two companies face court action after they allegedly misled Australian businesses into thinking they were dealing with Sensis Pty Ltd’s Yellow Pages.

Yesterday I heard about a Christmas celebration for sole traders – Jolly Solo in NSW. What a brilliant idea! It actually got me thinking and, sobering as it might be, reminded me that for some, running a business can be lonely.

Australians shopping online spend more on purchases from local retailers than they do on purchases from overseas retailers despite the increasing strength of the Aussie dollar.

Australia ranks second amongst 183 countries when it comes to starting a business according to the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.

Australia’s business women don’t want gender quotas aimed at ensuring gender equality in the workplace, rather the overwhelming majority believe the mentoring of young women is the best way to achieve equality in Australian businesses.

Businesses need to optimise their online marketing campaigns by including analytics to track campaign performance and convert the visitors to their websites into paying customers, says digital agency Cru Digital.

Abraham Hatoum, Managing Director of Australian Franchise clothing alterations business LookSmart Alterations, was awarded the 2010 Ethnic Business Award in the large business category, for personal and business endurance through hardship, success and contributions to the community.

Small Business Minister, Senator Nick Sherry, today urged small businesses to use the Australian Government’s support line which has already assisted 20,000 small businesses in the first year of the line’s operation.

Taurus has announced today it has agreed an exclusive partnership with Beyond Digital Media to cement its TaurusEngage offering.

The former operators of a Mildura restaurant have been fined $11,550 after they failed to provide employment records for an employee who claimed he had been underpaid.

Australia’s largest certifier – Australian Certified Organic (ACO) – has made an exclusive agreement with Japanese Organic Cosmetic Organization (JOCO), empowering them to use JOCO branding without additional certification.

Aussie winemakers are being urged to consider exporting to the booming Chinese market by the Australia China Development Company (TACDC.com.au), with Chinese demand outstripping Australian wine supply to the country.