Tag: Sme

Westpac have announced a series of initiatives to help to support Australia’s small business community, focusing on a new and revitalised online BusinessIQ.

A new 48-page guide to the month long Energise Enterprise – Australia’s largest small business festival – was launched in Melbourne earlier today.

British Airways recently launched its On Business loyalty program in Australia, a program which rewards small-to-medium size companies for their registered employees’ business air travel.

Consumer law nationally has been radically changed with the passing of new laws that prohibit standard form consumer contracts which contain unfair terms. These changes are likely to have a significant impact on SMEs and how they interact with their customers.

The HAPI Strategy – The Human Application Programming Interface (API) – where companies implement people focused strategies to integrate with their customers, partners via an employee engagement framework that build engaging, relevant and useful relationships through reviews, opinions and recommendations.

The Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) Scheme has been fundamental to the success of Australian SMEs export performance and funding needs to be reconsidered critics claim.

26 percent of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with a turnover of $1 million or more plan to take on more staff in 2010, with half expecting an increase in sales within the next six months.

MYOB today unveiled MYOB LiveAccounts, an online accounting solution for Australian businesses that need to raise invoices, track expenses and manage income – online.

Psychometric testing has found a new home alongside more traditional recruitment methods employed by businesses large and small. How could it work for you in 2010?

Small businesses are concerned that the Government’s small business tax cuts announced on the weekend might be cut out before they are even enacted.