Where: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney When: October 24 (Brisbane), October 25 (Melbourne), October 26 (Sydney) Cost: $895 ($795 Business Connect and Alliance partner discount) This event is designed for those managing an SME and wanting to grow their company and avoid any of the problems associated with rapid growth. Verne Harnish, founder of the Young Entrepreneur’s […]
Around one in ten business owners plan to take advantage of WorkChoices laws to implement workplace reform in their business, according to a new nation-wide survey. In the recent poll, conducted by Action International Business Coaching, 11 percent of small businesses indicated they have implemented, or intend to implement, changes to employment conditions in their […]
The New South Wales government has launched a new program to assist young entrepreneurs. Designed to help young people run their own enterprise, the Youth Entrepreneurship Program allows participants to partially claim back the cost of skills training (for courses such as the Department of State and Regional Development’s Young Entrepreneur Stepping Up program), and […]
The Federal Government has released a report highlighting the entrepreneurial success of Australia’s 1.2 million small businesses. The Federal Government has released a report highlighting the entrepreneurial success of Australia’s 1.2 million small businesses. The report, Encouraging Enterprise, outlines the government’s initiatives to increase small business innovation and growth, including information about relevant policies […]
Some of the world’s top cycle messengers will converge on Sydney this month to compete in the 14th Annual Cycle Messenger World Championships. “It’s a big event for us but we want to show the rest of the world no one can deliver like Sydney,” says Simon McKenzie from the Sydney Bicycle Messenger Association. “We’d […]
With finalists selected from over 4,000 entries, this year’s Nescafe Big Break award shows there’s plenty of innovation coming from our young entrepreneurs, aged 16 to 24. The final leg of the process sees voting open to the public to decide who gets $100,000 to help them pursue their dream. Head to www.nescafebigbreak.com.au for all […]
More than $30,000 worth of prizes were handed out at the inaugural Australian Home-based Business Awards recently. Samea Maakrun from NSW-based aromatherapy and lifestyle business Sasy‘n’Savy took home the merchandising award as well as being named overall best performing home-based business. “To tell the truth I didn’t think I’d be one of the finalists […]
