While a majority of business owners are pleased with the return of the Turnbull Government, only one in four (27%) are confident the SME policies the Coalition brought to the election will pass, according to new research from MYOB. “The latest MYOB SME Snapshot confirmed that many of the policies the government took to […]
The social web is forever changing the way people and companies use the Internet.
Ah, social media. What is it? Why use it? Should you ever try to sell anything there? Unforgiving are the pitchfork-and-brimstone masses of social media, and let’s face it, they don’t like business.
The 2013 National Small Business Summit will focus driving policy and building relationships that benefit small business owners.
Social media continues to grow, with statistics in Australia showing all platforms increasing. Anna Cairo blogs about why you should consider developing a policy:
“Its emergence has created a vast range of communication opportunities, however, with it comes a blurring of the lines between personal and business communication.”
Employers must be mindful of the dangers social media present to their business brand over the Christmas period said law firm People and Culture Strategies.
Business travel represents the second largest controllable cost for companies. But are you keeping control of what your staff are spending on trips?
New laws under the forthcoming national Work Health and Safety Act will be a wake-up call for employers who believe their occupational health and safety policy will sufficiently cover workplace incidents.
Social media users are a diversity asset to businesses, according to Nareen Young, CEO of Diversity Council Australia (DCA). She said that while there were risks in allowing social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the workplace, with sensible risk management policies this connectivity could be beneficial.
The Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has come out and labeled the current debate on banking regulation in Australia spearheaded by Labor’s Wayne Swan and the Liberal’s Joe Hockey as “long on rhetoric but short on facts”.
