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Australian businesses are taking longer to pay their bills, with business-to-business payment terms worsening in the September quarter compared to this time last year.

Yodalizer, a new Brisbane-based market intelligence analysis agency is on a mission to work with mid-tier SMEs to provide credible and up-to-date data to support business growth.

41 percent of Australian medium sized businesses have been victims of a hacking attack or an IT security incident in the past year according to the latest McAfee report The Security Paradox.

Former Apple Inc Creative Director Timon Harrison has urged all Australian businesses to embrace design to create winning experiences for their customers online at his keynote at Web Directions South yesterday.

The Aussie dollar has failed to reach parity with the US dollar after coming as close as US 99.94 cents yesterday as profit takers moved into the market ahead of the release of US economic data tonight Australian time.

Renowned presenter, Gavan Podbury, is bringing his successful, life-changing seminars on how to work with difficult colleagues and make the most of all working relationships, to Sydney in November 2010.

An adventure travel business that plans to fly tourists into Tasmania’s stunning wilderness areas has won RMIT University’s prestigious 2010 Business Plan Competition.

Skype has announced that Skype for Windows 5.0 is now out of beta, bringing group video calling and Facebook integration to the popular desktop VOIP client

Ms Pippa Sampson, principal lawyer of Goddard Elliott, has been restrained from sending debt collection notices by the Federal Court in Melbourne after the ACCC alleged the debt collection notices were misleading and deceptive.

Melissa Mellen, a chartered professional engineer who is the owner and sole director of Murray F. Young & Associates (MFY) has been named the 2010 Telstra South Australian Business Woman of the Year.

Bunnings Warehouse and Dymocks retail outlets have both committed to rolling out PayPass contactless payments terminals across all their stores, partnering with Commonwealth Bank to roll out the service.

A record number of Australians are packing their lunches, canceling holidays, and buying in bulk, as the impact of earlier interest rate rises continues to hamper spending.

Creating business value through innovation is a key factor in the success of many businesses. But what happens when your idea or product has been stolen?

An Australian Government initiative, Enterprise Connect, and SMBiT Professionals are partnering to bring a series of free events to rural areas with the aim of introducing attendees to the future directions of technology.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the British Government’s trade and development arm, yesterday kicked off the UK Market Entry (UK-ME) business competition in Sydney to help Australian companies expand into the UK, Europe and the world.

Veda Advantage’s Business Credit Demand Index, released today, indicates many small-to-medium sized businesses (SMEs) remain reluctant to take on credit throughout 2010, with demand falling 5.7 percent in the July to September period over the same quarter in 2009.

The arrival of spring always has an effect on business. Spring sales, a lift for real estate, a new season in fashion and a range of consumer items all contribute to a more lively and energetic economy.

The Australian dollar has hit US99.37c this morning as concerns the United States Federal Reserve will reflate the currency as soon as November continue to weaken the US dollar.

The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) is calling on the Government to explain its critical comments regarding Self Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs) being used as a ‘tax minimisation’ vehicles.

Dell has launched the Australian Take Your Own Path (TYOP) campaign, which features Australian and international entrepreneurs and showcases howing using Dell technology helped make their business a success.