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The majority (84%) of Aussie business owners are currently happy or very happy with their business according to the first MYOB Business Happiness Index. In the belief that happy business owners who are passionate about and love their work are committed to their business and will push forward through thick and thin, MYOB has, for […]
The NSW Government today announced a targeted consultation process to investigate ways to increase the number of women on NSW Government boards and committees. The consultation process will involve key stakeholders and experts, including: • Ms Elizabeth Broderick, Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner; • Women on Boards; • The Australian Institute of Company Directors; • The […]
Businesses are favouring alternative financing strategies such as debtor finance to fund growth, with new figures released by the Institute of Factors and Discounters (IFD) revealing total factoring and discounting turnover for the June 2010 quarter reached $14.1 billion, an increase of $716 million or 5.3% on the March 2010 quarter. Factoring turnover was $844 […]
A Government grant has enabled Australian company Magnetica and Queensland University to conduct research and development on the next generation of MRI magnets
This year has seen more SMBs attempt to combine business and entertainment, with a rise in the number of corporate lunches, a new survey has found
More often than not, it is a combination of five key fear factors that frightens people into balking at the notion of a small enterprise or franchise business, according to one of the country’s leading franchise authorities.
Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, reports it is recognised as the number two provider in revenue market share, in the worldwide web conferencing market in a new report by Frost & Sullivan.
Financial safety nets like bank overdrafts and spot factoring can assist Australian businesses in avoiding cashflow shortages.
HTC launched the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z in London today, with Vodafone and Three announcing they will be the exclusive launch partner for the HTC Desire HD in Australia, breaking the stranglehold of Telstra on HTC’s high end devices in Australia.
HTC has launched the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z in London today, alongside a new online service to allow remote management of the phone and remote data wipe in case the mobile phone is lost or stolen.
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the QLD Telstra Business Awards and present the MYOB Small Business award. In addition to being inspired by the businesses involved in the awards program, it also got me thinking about the substantial benefits of entering business awards. In 1996, MYOB won a Telstra Business Award and even today […]
Veda Advantage’s Business Credit Demand Index, shows many small-to-medium sized businesses have been reluctant to take on credit throughout 2010, with demand falling 5.6 percent in the April to June period over the same quarter in 2009.
This month, Australian photobook printing company Momento is celebrating its 6th birthday and to commensurate the occasion, the team is giving away more than $1 million worth of credits to new and existing customers.
Microsoft has announced that Australian company eSavvy has won its MAPA 2010 Microsoft New Partner of the Year Award
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), the Australian Government’s export credit agency, has provided working capital support to Urban Art Projects (UAP), the Brisbane-based exporter that won the contract to design and fabricate major sculptures for the main entrances to Shanghai World Expo 2010.
What stands in the way of most businesses are complicated strategies, overwhelming thoughts of how much work is involved and, sometimes, just not knowing where to start or, in fact, if we are even headed in the right direction.
The hotel industry is beginning to stabilise following the depressing effects of the GFC, with prices rising for the first time since 2007, new research has found
Victoria’s most sustainable SMBs are being recognised today, with VECCI announcing the winners of its Grow Me The Money Award for Results
More Australian businesses are increasing their online budgets to keep their existing customers as well as attracting new ones, new research has found
Australian businesses struggling to train their staff can now create their own procedural systems, with the release of system technology iSystemize
