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Business conditions are improving according to the latest Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) survey.

A Gov 2.0 conference will be held in Canberra on October 19 and will focus on the government’s use of social media and web 2.0 applications which encourage engagement and interaction with citizens.

Nouriel Roubini, an American economist who predicted the global financial crisis in 2006, believes Australia has better prospects to recover from the downturn than other advanced economies including the United States and Europe.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a new checklist to help new or existing franchises make an informed decision before signing on the dotted line.

Revolution IT was named as the 2009 VIC Telstra Business Awards Winner on Friday 31 July (Panasonic Australia Medium Business Award).

Following the monthly meeting of the Reserve Bank, RBA governor Glenn Stevens announced that they would keep the cash rate at the current three percent.

Retail sales suffered an unexpected fall in June after three consecutive months of gains.

The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) today congratulated Westpac bank for its decision to cut rates across credit cards, personal accounts and business accounts.

Dynamic Business is teaming up with the National Sales Academy (NSA) to offer our readers a free breakfast seminar that promises to give you sales tactics you can take back and use in your business with immediate effect.

I’m getting really quite excited. Since we launched our invitation for small PR agencies to bid for our PR campaign on the website on Friday, I’ve heard a lot of mutterings, and even several confirmations, about agencies who are going to throw their hat into the ring. I really can’t wait to start receiving those pitches!

Consumers are placing more weight on word-of-mouth referrals in the downturn, according to Australian review site Word of Mouth On the Web (WOMOW).

Telstra has launched the new HTC Snap, the smartphone designed to improve workforce productivity.

Insolvencies may get worse before they get better, according to the Canberra Business Council.

In listening to a PRIA webinar with Eric Beecher, senior journalist and co-founder of Crikey.com recently, he discussed the increasing rise of ‘Churnalism’ or the constant turnover or regurgitation of news. As a business owner or decision maker, it is important that you are aware of this ongoing media trend as it affects all businesses large and small that want to communicate with the medi

Economists are predicting the Reserve Bank will leave interest rates on hold, when the board meets on Tuesday.

The Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) today unveiled its new History of the Australian Web Project, which covers the major trends of the Australian internet since 2001.

The job market is showing signs of improving, according to the latest results of the Olivier Job Index.

Supermarket giant Woolworths Ltd has announced plans to enter the telecommunications market, offering a no-frills mobile phone service to consumers.

Mortgage Choice, Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, has ranked as the four most popular franchise on the Top Franchise list.

Small businesses in Victoria are being encouraged to get involved in the Energise Enterprise Small Business Festival.