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Small and medium businesses are being urged to have their say on the Government’s plans to extend the Do Not Call Register Act to allow phone and fax numbers to be included on the Do Not Call Register.
The outlook for jobs is still positive and we should remain optimistic, despite the increase in interest rates, and a rise in the unemployment rate, says Matthew Tukaki, head of Drake International.
There have been fresh reports of a new wave of iPhone attacks, following the infamous ‘Rick Astley’ Ikee worm that affected iPhone users earlier this week.
Online shopping in Australia just got better with the launch of a new online entertainment shopping website www.treeet.com.au.
We are all in love with the iPhone at the moment (or so it seems). We have gone iCrazy. Developers are popping out apps like they are going out of fashion, and the Apple store now boasts over 75,000 apps. Some are great… others… are not. In fact there are some downright random and totally useless iPhone apps out there, so I thought I would share my favourites on this fabulous Friday.
When you’re starting out, the next best thing to ‘free’ is ‘freelance’. So once every family member with a shred of talent has been exploited (think painting the office or inventing company names), it’s time to mine the freelance quarry.
Dating website under fire for creating ‘fake profiles’ An online dating website has come under fire from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for creating ‘fake profiles’ and misleading users. The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Jetplace Pty Ltd, the operator of website www.redhotpie.com.au. The ACCC alleges Jetplace created and published […]
Social networking giants Twitter and LinkedIn announced overnight that they had formed a partnership to bring tweets to LinkedIn with users now able to integrate profiles by updating different accounts on both sites at the same time.
Consumer confidence has slipped for the first time in five months as a result of recent interest rate hikes, a new survey has found.
Wesfarmers chief Richard Goyder says he is concerned about the impact another potential interest rate rise could have on consumer confidence and the still fragile economy.
In the lead up to the US Climate Change Conference, climate change, sustainability and becoming carbon neutral is at the forefront at the forefront of most government discussions and business plans. In order to encourage and facilitate such discussion, global environmental group GreenBizCheck is conducting a national search for Australia’s next Eco Champion.
Consumer demand for personal credit such as credit cards and personal loans fell by 14 percent in the July to September quarter of 2009; while mortgage applications increased by 32 percent, a survey shows.
The big banks have been urged to follow the lead of the Commonwealth Bank in providing compensation to former Storm clients.
British confectionary maker Cadbury has rejected a $17.6 billion takeover offer from US food giant Kraft foods for the second time, after Kraft refused to raise the value of the deal.
I attended a fantastic one day workshop for directors of PR companies on Friday, which was put on by the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA).
iPhone worm on the loose A new iPhone worm for unlocked or “jailbroken” iPhones is on the loose and causing havoc for iPhone users, Symantec reports. The worm, known as Ikee has been written by an Australian hacker, using the same technique as a similar iPhone attack created by a Dutch teenager. According to Symantec, […]
The number of job advertised in major newspapers and online fell by 1.7 percent in October, showing that the Australian economy is still vulnerable.
The rush of first home buyers into the market in September helped to lift the number of new home loans to the highest level in seven months, official data shows.
For the first time, Sydney sales coaching company Sales Consultants Pty Ltd is inviting small and medium businesses to participate in their new ‘sales style shifting’ workshop.
Business conditions have finally caught up with business confidence, the latest National Australia Bank business survey shows.
