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Nominations for the City of Sydney Business Awards open on the 16th of June, with over 20,000 independent small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) eligible.

Australia’s best and brightest young mathematical minds are to be put to work as interns on small business projects across Australia, the Government has revealed.

Premier Kristina Keneally and Treasurer Eric Roozendaal have brought forward their plans to cut payroll tax under measures introduced in today’s NSW state budget.

Social networking has infiltrated our mobile phones, as figures released by Telstra show customers are flocking to their mobiles to stay connected on the go

Symantec today released the results of its survey on the security trends and behaviours of small and medium businesses in Australia as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Week. The survey revealed that 56% of Australian SMB respondents  have been affected by a cyber threat, up from 46% in the 2008 survey.  This increase can […]

Tourism Australia’s ‘There’s Nothing Like Australia’ campaign has received positive feedback from potential visitors overseas with data from online monitoring firm Webtrends showing that 70 percent of social media feedback was by people who liked it. Despite being accused of too stereotyped and dated, the campaign had a 64 percent positive response rate from the […]

New research has shown that small businesses are being bogged down by financial reporting and bookwork, with too much time spent on documenting the business strangling growth.

More than two-thirds of private companies believe the global economy is on the recovery path, according to a poll conducted by global consultancy KPMG. Seven from 10 businesses surveyed not only believed in the recovery but even more were planning to expand their businesses, with two-thirds looking to hire more staff. Many were also preparing […]

Citibank’s Clear Platinum credit card is Australia’s favourite, according to banking comparison website InfoChoice.com.au.

Apple’s new iPhone 4, launched earlier today by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in San Francisco, USA, will attempt to capture the e-book market after Jobs announced the advent of an iBooks app and an iBookstore. The iBooks app will allow users to read PDF format documents along with the epub format books. The iBooks app […]

Apple’s newest iPhone, the iPhone 4, now features video calling and boasts a number of leaps in video technology, including an iMovie app that will allow videos to be edited in the iPhone. The iPhone 4’s updated operating system, with a faster A4 processor and a better battery life, said to last through 10 hours […]

Apple boss Steve Jobs has launched the Apple iPhone 4, the newest generation of the popular smartphone and reportedly the one with the biggest leap to date. According to Jobs, the iPhone 4 is the “thinnest smartphone in the world” with a depth of 9.3mm and features a new look and design. The iPhone 4 […]

Businesses need to be cautious around job numbers released today by ANZ Bank which suggest growth of 4.3 percent in job advertisements for May.

Growth in the construction industry continues to slow concludes the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index for May.

This month car and campervan rental company Jucy Rentals announces the release of it’s upgraded Choppa campervan. This is in response to the growing demand for campervan holidays in Australia, with data showing a four percent increase in stays in caravan parks and camping grounds last year.

Job Ads in newspapers have plummeted 6.5 percent in May, despite continued growth in online ads according to the latest ANZ Job Advertisement series results.

Australian businesses are tipped to cash in on the FIFA World Cup this year, with merchandisers, retailers, football organisations and bookmakers expected to take home tidy profits.

How many events have you been to that you want to kill yourself at? The speeches are boring, there is the standard drinks package, you dry retched on the hideous canapés, there is no entertainment, the gift bags have a heap of promotional collateral and the most decent thing in it is a branded pen or a stress ball?

National Australia Bank (NAB) through it’s wholly owned subsidiary Great Western Bank (GWB) has announced the acquisition of the failed TierOne Bank (TierOne) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for a cash payment of approximately US$76 million.

The Federal Government’s proposed increase in the Superannuation Guarantee from 9 to 12 percent has ‘almost universal support’ from Australians a poll commissioned by ASFA concludes.