Tag: Business

The five finalists for the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School Enterprize Awards 2011 have been announced.

Lady Danielle Di-Masi blogs about her recent encounter with the Dalai Lama.

“He explained that to connect successfully with each other we need to understand that need and nurture your fellow man. Nurture him with kindness, respect and compassion and they will do the same back to you.”

Julian Smith blogs about how vital it is for business owners to rediscover their passion.

“I shared some observations I have gleaned from the most successful business folks I have met on my travels – the one thing they all have in common is passion. The business dream and vision they started with, still resonates with them and motivates them.”

Sydney’s up and coming small businesses are being invited to register for the 2011 City of Sydney Business Awards, which are being badged as the ideal springboard for any business looking to raise its profile.

Mark Bouris shares six tips on how to set and achieve goals to make your small business a success.

The Federal Parliament is in uproar following Opposition Leader Mr Tony Abbott’s pledge to repeal the proposed carbon tax. Greens Senator Mr Bob Brown says Mr Abbott is being irresponsible, while industry observers say up to 34,000 new, clean, green jobs in regional Australia are at risk.

When done right, a business plan can be the best thing you ever did for your business.

In Melbourne’s South Yarra, a small business called Thinktank Media is helping other small businesses get social. They’re proving a couple of important things. One is that social media really does make good business sense, and the other is that employing an agency to ‘do’ your social media for you is within the reach of SMEs.

So you have a great new website and you’re using analytics but what are you doing with the information you collate and is it helping you tailor your online marketing?

If you plan to sell your company or business, the business’ title to IP must be clear and established, to avoid problems in the future, you must be able to prove now that your business owns what you say it owns.