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The Commonwealth Bank has launched a new program designed specifically to support women in business, called Women in Focus.

Following on from the success of her first business teleseminar on e-marketing, writer and publicity mentor Philippa Lowe is set to hold a second teleseminar on how to boost sales through referrals.

James Packer continued his asset-selling spree this morning, as his company Consolidated Media Holdings sold off its 27 percent stake in online job advertising group Seek.

A survey has found that the majority of Australia employees are perhaps a little too optimistic when it comes to salary expectations.

The Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) in the Northern Territory is offering businesses a free Business Health Check.

A new survey has found that Australian SMEs are embracing the web, with over 95 percent now connected to the Internet.

The Federal Government’s proposed changes to Australia’s bankruptcy laws, purported to provide for low-income earners, may be damaging to small businesses in the long run, according to leading insolvency expert Mark Robinson.

Online employment advertiser Seek Ltd has reporting a dwindling of profits for the 2008-09 financial year.

Complaints about telecommunications companies are continuing to rise, despite a nation wide campaign to lift customer service in the industry.

Fusitsu has partnered with the Australian Treasury to support the Government’s Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative, designed to reduce the regulatory reporting burden on Australian businesses.

Satisfaction levels for the big four banks have dropped in the last 12 months, according to the latest TNS Business Finance Monitor (BMF).

Griffith University will host a GFC symposium in September, to discuss the origins of the global financial crisis, responses and the impact on investment risk.

Adobe is set to hold a series of complimentary ‘Adobe@Work seminars to help organisations produce professional looking print and electronic collateral.

Australian website owners risk being sued for substantial damages if their websites do not include a disclaimer, says McCollough Robertson partner, David Downie.

Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly is upbeat about the Australian economy, believing that while there are still a few issues that have to be worked through, we are seeing an improved economic environment.

Westpac has been named Australia’s number one financial institution for small business banking by CANSTAR CANNEX.

Social networking giant Twitter has announced a radical new plan that could see businesses being charged for their use of the site, in an effort to generate new revenue streams.

Jewellery by Samantha Wills, cover star of the July issue of Dynamic Business magazine, is set to appear in the second Sex and the City movie.

A new report to be released by ACTU president Sharan Burrow at the Industrial Relations Society World Congress in Sydney today is expected to find women will be hardest hit by the financial crisis.

Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi continues to defy the downturn, announcing plans to open 17 new stores across NSW.