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Recent surveys of Australian businesses show that as many as 20 per cent of companies have female founders with another 13 per cent officially listed as owners.

The Federal Court Tuesday declared that Mailpost founder Peter Kritas and NSW master franchisor, Mailpost Postie Network Pty Ltd (MPNS), engaged in conduct that contravened the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Optus has announced a partnership with Hewlett-Packard (HP) Australia which will see Optus offering the HP Mini 5102 Netbook on a series of specially developed business class mobile broadband plans for small and medium business customers.

Australians are finding their inner barista as sales of home coffee machines climb, Aromas Tea and Coffee Merchants say.

Spammers are targeting Google Chrome users this week, infecting their systems with malware via email through a fake browser extension.

Controversial Sydney publicist Max Markson will answer questions about his PR actions in an exclusive Q&A session for A List Entrepreneurs on Tuesday 27 April at 6pm at The Coach Bar-Lower Ground Floor GPO Sydney, No.1 Martin Place

Nominations and entries for Telstra Business Women’s Awards for 2010 are now open, with nominations closing June 21st.

National Australia Bank (NAB) disagrees with the ACCC decision concerning the proposal to acquire the Australian and New Zealand businesses of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings.

Tech blog Gizmodo has created massive buzz around the yet-to-be released iPhone4G by controversially leaking photos of Apple’s latest iPhone after a prototype was left behind in a bar.

Australia’s Goods & Services Tax (GST) is predicted to increase as pressure mounts on the Federal Government to fund its recent spending, including the recently minted COAG hospitals agreement.

I’m always looking at the latest trends in business – it’s part of my job. When you’re in the B2B segment, getting close to your clients and really “knowing” what’s it’s like to run a business provides great insights into the right solutions and marketing strategies that really “cut through” for the Aussie business owner.

Telstra has announced immediate availability of the much anticipated HTC Desire Google Android mobile phone, a week earlier than anticipated.

Businesses are failing to embrace social media fully, citing confusion over measuring ROI and fear of negative feedback in Nielsen Online’s 2010 Social Media Business Benchmarking Study.

The former Head of the nation’s largest employment company, Drake Personnel, has called the Coalitions developing position on cutting the dole for those under 30 “absolutely ridiculous”.

Microsoft Office 2010 has reached the released to manufacturing (RTM) milestone after an extensive beta testing program, with Microsoft’s productivity suite due to hit retail stores in June.

AUSTRAC has signed an agreement with the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of Guatemala to exchange financial information relating to money laundering and terrorism financing.

Adelaide based ISP Internode has preempted the roll out of the National Broadband Network by cutting prices on the companies Fibre To The Home (FTTH) plans.

In response to the widespread chaos caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Lonely Planet is offering 13 of its European iPhone guides free in what the company is calling a “Volcano Relief Sale”.

The ACCC has made the right decision in opposing a NAB takeover of Axa. The ACCC’s opposition is well founded on legal grounds and puts the NAB on notice that the ACCC is prepared to go to court to stop it from buying Axa.

The ACCC will block the proposed aquisition of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA) by National Australia Bank Ltd’s (NAB) in favor of a bid by AMP Limited (AMP).