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Australian owned specialty coffee brand, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, recently launched an innovative new internal campaign aimed at successfully engaging with its Generation Y team members.

A new survey commissioned by accounting software specialist CODA has found that Australian SMEs have admitted they lack control of their cash flow and have trouble improving payments from debtors.

Women who adopt a “masculine approach” at work earn up to $80,000 more than “nice” women, a new study has found.

The spread of swine flu across the country has worsened, with the death of a fifth victim in Sydney, taking the national death toll to 20.

The NAB monthly business survey has shown business conditions have been pushed back to their pre-crisis levels after receiving their strongest reading since September 2008.

International research has revealed office plants can help a business through hard times by boosting staff morale and improving business performance.

Specialist consultancy, Franchise Alliance will hold a free information seminar for business owners on franchising as growth strategy in Western Australia.

The global financial crisis has severely impacted the present and future lifestyles of Australian retirees, according to new CoreData research.

A Newspoll commissioned by Lifeline Australia revealed almost nine out of ten Australians are stressed, with the majority citing work as the cause.

New research by Tourism Australia’s No Leave, No Life program has found the blurring of the boundaries between work, home and personal life has led to an increase in sick leave in the workplace.

Sustainability is still a long way off for Australian businesses, says Swinburne academic Associate Professor Linda Brennan.

Tough economic conditions are negatively impacting household budgets, according to Dun & Bradstreet’s Consumer Credit Expectations Survey.

A new survey has found that interim managers will be in high demand in the next 12 months, as companies seek assistance to get them through the economic crisis.

The ATO last month launched an SME Online Tax Forum in an effort to better understand the cash flow problems business owners face. They are now encouraging all SMEs owners to participate.

Fixed-rate home loans hit a 10-month high in May, but mortgage experts say consumers are not overly concerned.

The NSW Government’s ban on bottled water in government departments will hurt local businesses, says the Australasian Bottled Water Institute’s CEO, Geoff Parker.

Consumers are flocking to Australian-made products in a show of patriotism, caused by concerns over job losses and an uncertain economy.

According to one of the world’s largest financial institutions, the worst is still to come, and Australians will be feeling the brunt of the global recession for some time.

A report published by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Perspectives on Fair Tax, has found that some Australian taxpayers see our tax system as too complex with high taxes and high compliance costs.

Emirates airline is going the extra mile to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the economic crisis.