Tag: Business

Intellectual Property laws are often critiqued as a protectionist system that limits innovation and cross-company collaboration.

Clearswift, the software security company, has unveiled new global research outlining the latest business adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in Australia, the US, UK and Germany.

Recent surveys of Australian businesses show that as many as 20 per cent of companies have female founders with another 13 per cent officially listed as owners.

Nominations and entries for Telstra Business Women’s Awards for 2010 are now open, with nominations closing June 21st.

I’m always looking at the latest trends in business – it’s part of my job. When you’re in the B2B segment, getting close to your clients and really “knowing” what’s it’s like to run a business provides great insights into the right solutions and marketing strategies that really “cut through” for the Aussie business owner.

Businesses are failing to embrace social media fully, citing confusion over measuring ROI and fear of negative feedback in Nielsen Online’s 2010 Social Media Business Benchmarking Study.

On Friday morning, I jumped on QF401 to Melbourne. For those readers who are unaware, this flight leaves Sydney at 6am. Which got me thinking: when does a work day start and end for these people?

One in four Australian SME business leaders say they are not well-informed or adequately prepared for the Federal Government’s new Fair Work industrial relations laws.

Australian women now have access to online mentoring and networking with the launch of new web-based services by the Australian Women’s Mentoring Network.

Facebook users spend 3.26 times longer on the Internet than non-Facebook users, signaling an important behavioural shift according to new research from Nielsen Online.