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Kogan Technologies, run by Australian entrepreneur and Dynamic Business cover star Ruslan Kogan today announced it has secured David Shafer as General Manager of Global Operations.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) chairman David Turner has applauded Australia’s banking regulation during the Global Financial Crisis for helping elevate CBA to the top 15 banks in the world by market capitalisation.

Facebook users spend 88 percent of their time on the social networking site looking at other peoples profiles, raising concerns about loss of productivity in the workplace according to a new Palo Alto Networks’ report.

If you can’t manage yourself, your time and your priorities, how can you manage others?

Woolworths joint venture with US hardware giant Lowe’s has been given planning approval by Victoria planning Minister Justin Madden for ten Woolworths hardware stores across Melbourne and in Ballarat.

3M’s Post-it Notes celebrate their 30th birthday this year, with the yellow 3″ squares revolutionising the way we take notes attach passwords insecurely to our computers’ monitor.

Almost half of Australian professionals are feeling demoralised from information overload that threatens both work practices and output, potentially leading to ‘information rage’ concludes a new survey.

Senator Stephen Conroy has welcomed an Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) report which found the rollout of high speed broadband like the National Broadband network would be a boon for Australian businesses.

Australian employees forced to compete for the shrinking pool of skilled workers will need to pay more to attract staff or turn to skilled migration using the Federal Government’s 457-visa program, according to KPMG’s Skilled Migration Survey 2010.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics September Quarter Producer Price Index for September shows inflation for business inputs rising, up 1.3 percent in the September quarter and up 2.2 percent for the year for ‘Stage 3’ production.

Denise Goldsworthy, the managing director of the world’s leading exporter of solar salt was named as the 2010 Telstra Western Australian Business Woman of the Year.

Women on Boards and UBS Investment Bank today launched The Next Generation of Female Corporate Leaders mentoring and development program for 2011.

September showed the first back-to-back gains for the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) in ten months, a promising sign for retailers.

Almost one third of new businesses failed between June 2007 and June 2009 according to the Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Global One Mobile Entertainment (trading as Mobile Active) faces Federal Court action for alleged breaches of the Trade Practices Act 1974, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission instituted proceedings against it and 6G Pty Ltd yesterday.

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Queensland is gaining recognition as a global business hub for smart services, with innovative companies contributing to improved productivity and greater efficiency across a wide variety of business sectors worldwide.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has been released by Optus Mobile on the company’s $79 cap plan, with rivals Telstra, Vodafone and 3 Mobile to receive the Blackberry mobile “in coming months” according to Research In Motion.

Small businesses should be increasing their prices now to avoid margin squeeze or risk seeing their profit margins further eroded, according to leading micro and small business expert, Dr Greg Chapman.

With the season of Christmas parties, Spring racing and social events fast approaching, it’s time for employers to take stock of their potential exposure to risk of litigation involving sexual harassment, a legal expert warns.