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Melbourne-based company Aafia Pty Ltd has launched a new training program called Leadership Journey, which attempts to take participants out of their comfort zone and teach them new skills and ways to communicate effectively with peers.
Retail sales posted a surprise fall in July as the effects of the Federal Government’s stimulus wore off.
August marked Victoria’s small business Energise Enterprise festival, September has been all about New South Wales’ Small Business September and now October will focus on South Australia’s Small Business Month.
Australian bosses are looking to start hiring again as the outlook for the economy continues to brighten, a new survey has revealed.
Telecommunications specialist Comscentre has called on the Federal Government to engage further with SMEs over the National Broadband Network.
Australian businesses are growing more confident by the day according to NAB’s latest Monthly Business Survey & Economic Outlook, as business confidence hit a six-year high in August.
Foreign exchange specialist OzForex predicts the Australian dollar is due for a downward spiral, while interest rates will remain steady.
Queensland company Little Green Genie (LGG) is today embarking on a cause to help reduce the emssions created by computers, through the introduction of world first computer carbon offset software.
A new survey has found that bullying is rife in Australian workplaces, with half of the respondents saying they had witnessed the behaviour, while 25 percent has experienced bullying themselves.
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US food giant Kraft Foods $19.6 billion bid for rival company Cadbury has been rejected by the British confectionary powerhouse.
The latest Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Business Expectations Survey for the December 09 quarter has revealed businesses are expecting a boost in sales in the coming months and are confidently planning a significant re-stocking of inventories.
The Australian job market is showing signs of improvement, with new figures revealing an increase in the number of advertised jobs.
The financial crisis has been blamed for women delaying having children as they fret about job security and the cost of raising children in an unstable economy.
An increasing number of SMEs are turning to debtor finance to solve their cash flow woes in the downturn, new data has revealed.
In an effort to protect jobs for local workers, the Federal Government has announced that foreign guest workers will now be paid market rates.
Financial institution Bankwest has revealed the top 20 job hot spots across the country, using data supplied by the ABS.
Virgin Blue has taken to Twitter to promote the airline’s services, using the social networking site as a launch pad for fare wars.
International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the global economy is at risk if policy makers withdraw stimulus measures from their economies too soon.
The ACT Government is inviting small businesses to attend an open forum to discuss their thoughts on doing business in the ACT.
