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Franchised Food Company (FFCo) has acquired Nutshack, the leading Australian retailer of nuts, confectionery and dried fruits.

Commonwealth bank has jumped on the iPad Internet Banking bandwagon and announced their NetBank service is fully compatible with the iPad.

Bob Ansett, who built up Budget Rent-a-Car to a $400 million business has joined with marketing consultancy Strategy and Action to help companies grow.

The Goodstart consortium will take over 570 child care centres from ABC Learning today, however some landlords are creating headaches for the Federal Government.

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Commonwealth Bank has won the coveted Established Business Award as part of the 2010 Reconciliation Awards for Business at an awards ceremony in Brisbane.

Commonwealth Bank has increased its small business lending at ten times the rate of competitors, with loans to small business totaling $25 billion The Australian reports.

Mortgage owners can breathe a sigh of relief with the Reserve Bank unlikely to raise interest rates above the current 4.5 percent in the RBA’s monthly board meeting tomorrow.

Australia Post will increase the costs of postage stamps to 60 cents, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) not objecting to the increase.

Domino’s Pizza iPhone app and website “digital touchpoints” now account for 28 percent of sales for the company, with an iPad app believed to be on the way.

Consumers are faced with an ever-increasing variety of choice of where to shop. What makes a customer choose to shop in your store over another?

Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd has successfully completed a deal with 7-Eleven’s Australian owners to transfer ownership of 295 Mobil branded service stations across to 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd.

Telstra has come to the realisation that customers may not be available during business hours and now allows customers to book service appointments for weekends.

Women business operators are more positive about their prospects heading into 2011 and more likely to be aiming for significant business growth than their male counterparts, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released yesterday.

The Toga Group was established in 1963 by current Executive Chairman Ervin Vidor, and has enjoyed 46 years of history and growth. The Australian, privately owned hotel group has more than 1,800 staff across Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

National Australia Bank (NAB) will launch an internet banking application for the Apple iPad tomorrow (Friday, 28 May 2010), when the device becomes available in Australia.

Nokia, Yahoo! and NAVTEQ are opening up new possibilities after Nokia and Yahoo! announced a partnership covering email and maps, with NAVTEQ opening up a unique opportunity for advertisers.

The Global Financial Crisis is being blamed as the cause of an increase in workplace bullying in Australia since the wake of the recession.

HTC’s Legend smartphone is being launched exclusively in Australia through Vodafone and Three Mobile, countering Telstra’s exclusive deal with HTC covering the powerful HTC Desire.

I’ve just had one of those days where, no matter what I do, I keep losing focus. This week I’ve been travelling a fair bit, but sometimes I think your brain just doesn’t appreciate being forced to look at a computer screen for hours on end. Here are a few things that work for me and help keep me on the task at hand ― hopefully you will add a few of your own ideas as well.