Tag: Sme

A seminar in Brisbane today will provide small and medium sized businesses with advice from the experts on how they can protect their valuable brands by using Australia’s trade mark system.

We recently ran a survey with small business owners and we discovered that over 90% of business owners don’t keep a record of the day to day running of their business or use a diary system to track appointments or tasks they want to get gone. As someone once said to me “if it isn’t […]

Small businesses finding it difficult to attain finance can expect assistance from the Federal Government, says Minister for Small Business Craig Emerson following a roundtable discussion between banks and business groups late last week. If an SME has had an application for credit refused by a financial institution, they will have a second chance to […]

A lot of people imagine being a magazine editor is all glamour and freebies. Maybe if you work for Vogue or Madison, but not so much on Dynamic Business, sadly! Today, however, has been different. Because today, dear reader, I came back to the office to find a bottle of wine on my desk. This […]

In the current climate, it has never been more important for SMEs to protect their intellectual property. Unlike government departments and large corporations, there are no default contact clauses when it comes to IP protection for SMEs, so getting the right advice is crucial. Most businesses that rely on developing or exploiting any form of […]

Anthony Bell doesn’t always do things like the rest of the mob. And as Camille Howard discovers, it’s clear that going his own way has worked out very nicely, allowing his boutique business to beat big companies in the competitive financial services sector, while retaining the benefits of being an SME. Anthony Bell exudes confidence. […]