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Telstra will be launching the HTC Wildfire Android smartphone in August to flesh out the telco’s range of Android devices after the success of the HTC Desire on the Next G network.

Gift and Homewares Australia’s second Home and Giving July Fair, held at Sydney Showground, welcomed a turnout from exhibitors and visitors from across the industry.

Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry, Richard Marles MP, today announced a new online tool to help SMEs manage their intellectual property.

The NSW Business Chamber is offering SMEs free access to it’s new Online Growth Program, complete with one-on-one coaching, seminars, and information

Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman will be making ‘educational visits’ to about 60 businesses in Mosman over the next two weeks to discuss Australian workplace laws.

Outdoor renovation service company Gumleaf Gutter Protection has recently absorbed competing brand Leaf Man Guttering Protection.

A new 48-page guide to the month long Energise Enterprise – Australia’s largest small business festival – was launched in Melbourne earlier today.

Dynamic Business Magazine cover star Valerie Khoo’s Sydney Writers’ Centre won the coveted Micro-Business category at the NSW Telstra Business Awards Friday.

Vodafone and 3 are pushing their free Tour de France content and iPhone app through a competition with prizes including a trip to the 2010 Tour de France and Avanti bikes.

Peter Holmes a Court and Ray Martin last week joined the Aboriginal Employment Strategy to celebrate the achievements of Indigenous Australian Career seekers.

Second hand goods retailer Cash Converters has launched a new PR campaign to rebrand their image as a category leader across Australia.

Australian businesses broadly support taking action on climate change, but the vast majority are uncertain about the impacts of the Federal Government’s climate change policies.

Limited office space as well as growing environmental awareness have facilitated a rise in business interest in incorporating greenwalls into office design.

More than half the employers randomly audited by the Fair Work Ombudsman in Northern Victoria recently failed to comply with federal workplace laws.

The NSW Chief Industralian Magistrate’s Court in Sydney has fined a Sydney telecommunications company $54,000 for underpaying two former workers more than $30,000.

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has teachers, engineers and mechanics in its sights this year, advising that it plans to audit large claims from these professions for the 2009-2010 financial year.

The winners of the inaugural Online Retail Industry Awards have been announced, with national retailer ABC Shop declared Online Retailer of the Year.

92 percent Baby Boomers plan to travel around Australia after they retire, but half of those surveyed don’t feel confident in having the money to do it when they retire.

Last week, I participated in COSBOA’s National Small Business Summit, which was held at Brisbane’s Convention Centre. The Summit brought together about 400 people who work, own or are passionate about small business.

Intact Group, a commercial property services firm launched in 2007 when its founder was just 23 years old has won top honours in the 2010 Telstra NSW Business Awards.