Almost 40 per cent of Australian small businesses don’t have a website in today’s digital era.
According to new research released today by Sensis, when it comes to digital marketing, many SMEs are at risk of falling behind their larger competitors.
Technology met fashion at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week and editor Jen Bishop went along for a look behind the scenes…
Australian SME business leaders have shown overwhelming dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s proposed tax on carbon.
A survey of 300 SME chiefs, who are members of Australia’s leading executive mentoring organisation, The Executive Connection (TEC), found only 19 per cent supported the tax.
Along with the changes in technology, hospitality and social trends, the business and corporate events industry has experienced huge shifts. With 10 years at the helm, Amy Merriman, Managing Director of event organising firm Event Planet, stops to reflect on the ever-moving world that is events. Amy’s trends to watch: It’s all about you! Events […]
The extreme dieters on TV hit The Biggest Loser aren’t the only winners this week with Australia’s fitness industry cashing in on our addiction to the reality TV weight loss phenomenon. According to business information analysts IBISWorld, the Biggest Loser has become an ongoing advertisement for fitness products and services, normalising the use of personal […]
The owners of small and medium sized businesses are being urged to take a hands-on approach to workplace safety and join their workers on the shop-floor to better understand safety risks. WorkSafe made the call after three leading Victorian CEOs took on the challenge to go undercover to see first hand the reality of workplace […]
Gerald Chait blogs about SBR and what it means for small business.
“An SBR-enabled application translates your information into a language the government agency systems instantly understand and analyse; meaning you get immediate validation and quick responses.”
Colette Hayman tried to retire after selling tween jewellery success story Diva but found it too boring. She tells JEN BISHOP how she’s back and starting from scratch, putting her name to another retail jewellery concept, Colette Accessories.
2011 has been a year of natural disasters and bringing a business back from the devastation of an unforeseen event isn’t easy. Follow these tips to help rebuild your business or to better prepare for the worst happening to you.
Becoming a more effective leader is the key to freeing yourself from the nitty gritty – and enjoying your work more. But for many business owners and managers, there is so much coming at them each day that it’s difficult to do more than simply react to it.
