Maintaining a clear head in business can be a challenge, but one expert says it can also make a difference to your bottom line and future prospects. Stephanie Thompson is the principal corporate psychologist at Insight Matters, Corporate Psychology and Coaching, a small business that she started 14 years ago. With two decades of experience […]
The rate of business failures has more then doubled over the last 15 years according to the Jones Partners Insolvency report.
A new plan requiring jobseekers to apply for 40 positions a month has been condemned for needlessly increasing red tape obligations on small business owners.
The belief that your business is too small or too insignificant to be a target of cyber criminals is precisely the problem. In fact, that’s the kind of thinking that cyber crims are quite literally banking on. The damage caused by security breach cannot be overstated. It directly affects your brand, can cost a lot […]
The competition watchdog has put business on notice, warning it will take enforcement action if cost savings linked to the government’s carbon tax repeal are not passed on.
Many business owners shy away from taking their own enterprise to the next level. Expansion can be hard and it involves risk. However, there are a number of options that business owners should consider as they move forward. Not all of them work for every business. A shrewd entrepreneur should find the solution that works […]
Are you cool with your employees cruising Facebook whilst on the job? Well, you’re in the minority.
Clive Palmer has caused a headache for the government on carbon, but his positioning on the mining tax repeal has heightened uncertainty over a key small business tax break.
Businesses will need to think more strategically about which government grants to apply for following the recent belt-tightening of the budget. The budget repair task has meant the pool of available money is smaller, the grants are more modest and business owners will need to adapt accordingly. Chief executive of consultancy outfit Insight Business, Martin […]
Most Australian SMEs are not prepared for the switch to chip and PIN based card payments according to new research commissioned by PayPal Australia.
