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ANZ is offering five free workshops to Canberra small business operators to help them start, manage and grow their business and plan for more prosperous times ahead.

Minister Craig Emerson’s response to the federal franchising recommendations made by a Parliamentary Committee in relation to the Franchising Code of Conduct has fallen well short of what’s needed to clean out rogue franchisers that prey on vulnerable franchisees, says a prominent law professor.

Google has announced the launch of Google Dashboard, a new feature allowing users to view and control data associated with their Google Accounts.

Small business owners are being invited to attend the 2009 Small Business Development Conference, with the aim to further professional development and to promote best practice across the industry.

At a speech in Melbourne last night, RBA governor Glenn Stevens emphasised the challenges that lie ahead for Australia and how we must do our best to ensure that “the road to recovery will connect to the road to prosperity.”

There has been a significant jump in the number of part-time workers over the past year as a result of the global financial crisis, a trend that is now filtering through the law profession, reports The Australian.

Research In Motion (RIM) today debuted the BlackBerry® Bold£ 9700 smartphone in Australia and New Zealand.

AC/DC have topped the 2009 BRW list of 50 highest-earning Australian entertainers, raking in an estimated $105 million in the past year.

News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch has hinted at a possible delay in plans to charge online users for access to content on the company’s newspaper websites, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

A national campaign to tackle cyber bullying has begun this week, designed to teach school children the correct way to behave when using the internet.

Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly says the average cost of funding will continue to rise, putting further pressure on lenders.

Symantec has today announced the availability of a new data backup and recovery solution for small business, following the results of the Small and Mid-Sized Disaster Preparedness Survey in September 09, which found that the average SME has experienced three outages within the past 12 months, as a result of poor data recovery solutions.

The Federal Government and the Australian Services Union (ASU) today reached an agreement to provide further protection to social and community services workers under the new Fair Work system.

Private business investment has taken a beating in the global financial crisis, according to Treasurer Wayne Swan.

Telstra has announced an overhaul of its small business mobile plans to give customers more flexible choices.

If you are scared of flying, never fear, Richard Brason is here! President of Virgin Atlantic, Branson, has released a new iPhone app to help nervous flyers make it through their first flight.

Australians are feeling more positive as we emerge from the financial crisis, but this has failed to translate into sales at the cash register, latest ABS data reveals.

Telstra has dropped its controversial $2.20 administration fee for people paying their bills over the counter or by mail, less than two months after it was introduced.

Despite an improved economic outlook, Australian businesses are still feeling the effects of the global financial crisis, a business survey shows.

Another rate rise before Christmas would hurt the economy and be particularly damaging to retailers, the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) warns.