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ANZ has issued an official statement covering their first quarter results, reporting an underlying profit after tax of $1.6 billion for the four months to end-January. This was a 16 percent increase in profit covering the bank’s first-quarter results, which was boosted by improved margins on its products. However earnings were lower than hoped due […]
Unified Communications vendor ShoreTel has launched a video competition encouraging current and potential customers to tell their best ShoreTel story through a short video (3 minutes max). The videos will be showcased at contest.shoretel.com and the top video entries will win some really cool prizes including a 52” Sony HDTV! The contest runs until April […]
An economic bounce-back and improved job market is driving competitive staff back to school in 2010 after a stagnate 2009, says Edinburgh Business School (EBS). “In 2010, pressure will build for those looking to move from middle management to senior executive positions, to demonstrate not only their professional experience, but also their academic qualifications,” says […]
AFACT has filed a notice of appeal today with the Federal Court, containing 15 grounds of appeal on the decision in February this year in iiNet’s favour. AFACT’s executive director Neil Gane believed that there were good grounds to appeal the decision. “The court found large scale copyright infringements, that iiNet knew they were occurring, […]
Australia’s largest privately-owned debt collection agency Prushka has rejected claims by the Council of Small Business that proposed changes to bankruptcy legislation will produce better outcomes for SME’s. CEO of Prushka, Roger Mendelson said the Government’s proposal to change the current bankruptcy threshold from $2,000 to $10,000 shows an obvious lack of understanding of small […]
In a statement from the Shadow Minister for Small Business, Bruce Billson has chastised the Federal Government for not providing assistance to small businesses affected by the freeze on the home insulation program headed by Peter Garrett. Support for the army of insulation installers who have lost their jobs is an important initial step, but […]
Companies that keep customers on hold with irritating jingles, the radio or silence could be doing themselves out of business, communications specialist Comscentre says. Small to medium sized businesses are realising first impressions count and are turning to professional custom telephone greetings known as Message/Music on Hold (MoH). “Research has shown that the combination of […]
Aussie has been recognised as one of the country’s top 10 fastest growing franchises in BRW Magazine’s annual Fast Franchises list. The BRW Fast Franchises list ranks companies according to their average annual turnover growth over three years, and as a result Aussie came in at number seven. The magazine also ranks companies by growth […]
Interest rates are expected to stay on hold with quarterly wage growth easing in the December quarter, seasonally adjusted. With total hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses, rising just 0.6 percent. Coming in under the market forecast of 0.8 percent. The wage price index rose 2.9 per cent from a year earlier in Australian Bureau […]
The government’s National Broadband Network draft legislation has gone up on the Department of Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy (DBCDE) website, but demand for the document has caused the DBCDE site to crash. The legislation is contained in two separate bills and are available from the below links when the DBCDE site is back up. […]
As your small business chugs along, one of the key things to keep in mind is: How many hands are in your pocket? With so many technology-related expenses, there may well be a few. Where middle men were once the cost of doing business – hooking up your phone lines, for example – many vital […]
Workers on Pilbara’s Gorgon Gas project are expected to work for 70 hours a week and for 29 days straight before having a 9 day break. The West Australian revealed yesterday that low-skilled workers such as labourers would get about $150,000 annually and qualified tradesmen would get about $10,000 more. The Master Builders Association Kim […]
Disputes over the $2.3 billion Eagle Downs hard coking coal project in Queensland threatens a billion dollar Queensland Rail (QR) expansion, with Aquila Resources and Bowen Central Coal (BCC) disputing the infrastructure arrangements. Disputes over the infrastructure terms resulting in the use of the Dalrymple terminal in Mackay instead of the expanded Abbot Point coal […]
Business Growth, Sales & Marketing and Cashflow & Capital Raising – Tuesday 23 March 2010 Sydney (9am – 2pm) This interactive half day seminar will enable SME owners, advisors, government and the business community to collaborate and devise “real” solutions to manage the key SME issues of business growth, sales & marketing and cashflow & […]
Deputy Secretary of the National Broadband Network within the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) Colin Lyons has quit, effective the end of February 2010. The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy today thanked Mr Lyons for his esteemed work and dedication to the Department. “Col has […]
Global cash flow finance specialist, Bibby Financial Services, expects demand for invoice financing to continue to grow by around 20 per cent this year as small businesses seek better ways to manage their cash flow and more flexible business finance arrangements. Greg Charlwood, Asia-Pacific chief executive of Bibby, reports the company’s Australian business grew by […]
Queensland based florist, Brisbane City Blooms, has today claimed they are Australia’s first and only florist with an online store built for iPhone users. Developed by enflexion, an Australian interactive design firm, the Brisbane City Blooms iPhone interface was created off the back of Flower Store In a Box, a dedicated e-commerce shopfront designed for […]
Last weekend, there was another Twitter security breach — a phishing attack. As the Twitter micro blogging service comes into its fourth year of existence, it is more popular than ever, especially for businesses, which makes it a perfect target for cyber criminals. The nature of Twitter has always meant to be very open, so […]
Industry & Investment NSW (I&I NSW) will hold a series of monthly seminars to enhance the business skills of innovative NSW companies. The first seminar on 23 February focused on intellectual property strategies for entrepreneurs and involved representatives of more than 80 companies. The seminars are being organised through I&I NSW’s Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) […]
Over 16,000 signatures were collected in response to a Federal Government discussion paper on the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia. The signatures were collected in Electronics Boutique retail outlets across Australia and through the the Grow Up Australia website. “Support for the introduction of R18+ rating has been overwhelming with […]
