If your business uses software then you could well be at risk of using unlicensed software – More than 30 percent of all business software in use in Australia is unlicensed – and companies caught using unlicensed software face significant financial and legal penalties. Yet it’s an issue that many businesses small and large often […]
The Federal Government is hoping to double the number of mature-aged workers undertaking apprenticeships with its new financial incentives program, Support for Mid-Career Apprentices. Under some current industrial arrangements, employers are required to maintain the existing wage of an employee who undertakes an apprenticeship, and other employers are forced to pay an adult apprenticeship rate […]
A new national awards program has been launched recognise the efforts of small businesses in Australia. The Australian Small Business Champion Awards are open to businesses with 100 employees or less across retail, services and manufacturing sectors. Previously the NSW Small Business Champion of Champion Awards, organisers have opened the awards to a state and […]
The Federal Government has launched a new website in an effort to stay abreast of issues facing small business. Businesses and industry associations are being urged to register at www.consultation.business.gov.au so they can be contacted early on about proposed regulations, says Fran Bailey, Minister for Small Business and Tourism. By highlighting if there’s a problem […]
Nudie Juice has topped some big names at a recent international beverage awards ceremony in Madrid. The Australian company took out second place behind Schweppes Spain in the Best New Marketing Initiative category at the 2007 Beverage Innovation Awards. Coca Cola took out third, with Carlsberg receiving an honorary mention in the category. The award […]
Essential conferences, festivals and forums for medium to small business owners… Entrepreneur Event What: Brendan Nichols' Entrepreneur's Boot Camp When: June 23-24 Where: Holiday Inn, Surfer's Paradise, Queesland. Cost: $1,897 Business consultant Brendan Nichols will explain some of the scientific systems that he claims entrpreneurs have used for decades to produce large cash profits for […]
With research showing Australians work more hours each year than any other industrialised country, a new program is aiming to help businesses combat a lack of work-life balance among employees. The Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) sees participants forming teams of seven, with each person wearing step-counting pedometers to record their daily walking activities. All participants […]
Approximately one quarter of Australian golfers use the game as a networking tool, according to a new survey. The March 2007 Consumer Report, published by Sensis, shows Western Australians are the most likely to play golf with their business contacts at 38 percent, with Tasmanian golfers the least likely to take up this option (14 […]
As the Federal Government promises faster broadband connection, recent figures show there are a total of 3, 639,700 broadband connections accross Australia. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this is an increase of more than one million customers, or 51.2 percent from the previous year. The Australian Broadband Guarantee will provide eligible customers […]
A new initiative has been launched by the Victorian government to help small business operators find skilled workers… The $10.6 million My Business, My People initiative will be delivered by the Office of Small Business across the state, in partnership with a number of business support organisations including Group Training of Victoria, and Tourism Alliance […]
