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As the confirmed cases of swine flu in Australia rocketed past 600 yesterday, the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has warned the “hysteria” over the virus will undermine the tourism sector.

Yesterday announcement from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that Australia is not in a recession has left economists red faced, after months of predicting that Australia was heading for a deep recession. The latest data released by the ABS has shown that the Australian economy grew by 0.4 percent (seasonally adjusted) in the March […]

Driving with an iPhone just got a whole lot safer, thanks to a group of entrepreneurs who designed and developed the iTraffic Australia, a new driver awareness application alerting drivers to school zones and speed cameras. The iTraffic application provides subtle audio reminders – as opposed to distracting visuals – for the driver alerting them […]

A survey of Queensland CEOs has shown that more than half reject the idea that we will soon see the benefits of the Government’s stimulus package flooding into the economy.

Times are tough so every dollar saved counts. Last week I provided the first ten of my top twenty tax tips for this financial year. This week I now provide you with my Top Ten Tax Tips for 2009.   Remember that tax planning should be 365 days per year not just one month.  These strategies […]

I am excited about writing another blog and happy to support Dynamic Business, but like most CEO’s running a business, it’s now another thing on the to-do list for me. I am sure this is how most other business owners feel too. Can we really be bothered? Won’t it all just pass as a fad? Where do we have the time to market, communicate, opinionate? Don’t we have enough to do already? So I completely understand when our clients and contacts come to us with the same problem.

As business managers it’s important to remember that mismanaged redundancies can be equally as damaging to your company and employer brand as they are to employees. Over the years I’ve seen many companies struggle to recruit new talent based on poorly handled HR situations in the past. Redundancy is never going to be easy but […]

The economic crisis has led to a sharp rise in IT enrolments according to University figures. Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Science and Technology executive dean Simon Kaplan said domestic IT enrolments jumped by 15 percent this year. Kaplan believes this is because the IT industry is viewed as secure, with work that is […]

Recent research has suggested that 78 percent of franchisers do not have a tailored strategy to recruit women; however gym franchise Contours is bucking this trend, with women accounting for 90 percent of its franchisees. According to Contours’ business development manager Simone Harris, owning a contours franchise is an attractive investment for women as it […]

Webtrends, today announced the ability to fully track and analyse search data generated from Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing. Microsoft’s latest search engine has been designed to compete with search engine giant Google and can intuitively understand what people are seeking on the net. Now, Webtrends customers can track which traffic comes to their site […]

The NSW Department of State and Regional Development and Enterprise Connect will be hosting two free seminars to assist businesses with finding opportunities in the current economic downturn. The half-day seminars will teach attendees to reassess their customers, increase productivity, and introduce businesses to exporting opportunities. Opportunity Upturn in an Economic Downturn is their second […]

Australia has officially escaped recession, with the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing that the Australian economy grew by 0.4 percent (seasonally adjusted) in the March quarter. A recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, seemed imminent when the nation’s economy declined in the last quarter of 2008. […]

Unemployment is healthy for the economy and is necessary for businesses to maintain profits, according to MasterCard Asia-Pacific economic adviser Yuwa Hedrick-Wong. Dr. Hedrick-Wong said that a businesses ability to “lay off people faster than your competitor” will determine who is a “survivor.” “That in turn will allow business to expand, and investment will begin […]

SMEs must start planning now to maximise their tax benefits in the coming financial year, according to accounting and advisory firm, MPR Group.

Tourism Australia will target the lucrative business events sector in its next marketing campaign. The program for 2009/10 includes a four-tier PR campaign to generate more content about Australia’s offerings and an enhanced Business Events Australia website. Tourism Australia will also run a familiarisation program to bring buyers to Australia and exhibit at key international […]

The Reserve Bank has left Australia’s cash rate at three percent following their monthly board meeting this afternoon. Governor Glenn Stevens says the stabilisation of the global economy has influenced their decision, although the Australian economy continues to contract. “Capacity utilisation has fallen back to about average levels, and will decline further over the rest […]

Bucking the trend of reducing services, and implementing high prices across the market for excess baggage, Emirates have announced generous new baggage policies for economy & business class passengers, and frequent flyer members enabling them to check in between 30 and 50 kilograms for free. The new policy will enable first class passengers to check […]

Recent property market indicators suggest now is the ideal time to buy a factory or commercial premise.

RSA’s Online Fraud Report for March/April 09 has revealed Australia is in the top 10 for hosted phishing attacks by country. The report found the total number of phishing attacks globally increased by 18 percent in February, representing an increase of 1,500 attacks. The number of hosted phishing attacks in Australia jumped up, placing us […]

Research conducted by NAB has found that local customers are driving the growth of small businesses, with 41 percent of Victorian businesses receiving the majority of sales from local customers. The research demonstrates the difference Australians can make to small businesses striving to survive the economic downturn and keeping regional economies afloat, says Kevin Potter, […]