Tag: Start Ups

Small business owners are hard workers, full stop. Magazine editor Jen Bishop shares her thoughts about women in business and her at times conflicting views about women’s networks.

Whether you’re running an established business or looking to start a brand new business getting the right advice is key to operating a successful venture. In Australia, small business owners have some high quality, inexpensive sources of advice and information that can help.

Not something we want to think about too often, but still a part of the “admin” of our lives: planning for our demise is especially important for business owners, though it may be last on the list of things to do. Blogger Rick Mapperson offers some advice for small businesses.

A rate rise may be on the way for Australians but not yet. A number of factors are helping to keep inflation down, including the recent spate of natural disasters, though the possibility of a rate rise has not been entirely ruled out.

One of our bloggers, MYOB General Manager, Julian Smith, based in New Zealand, reflects of the resilience of antipodean businesses and communities in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.

If you’re a regular traveller for business then getting savvy about the latest perks can help make your journey a bit more enjoyable. Here’s a quick update.

In Australia approximately 96 percent of businesses are “small”, so it seems odd that the banks prefer to lend for mortgages than business growth. Senior NAB executive Joseph Healy shared his views about how banks think and why small businesses struggle to get their help.

The clash between Google and Microsoft intensifies with the launch of Google Cloud Connect, a simple add-on you can download free. It makes working in the Cloud cheaper and easier, and will change the way businesses collaborate.

Australians have a love-hate relationship with their banks and research released today confirms what many banking customers already know: banks aren’t listening but they know very well what people want from them.

The bank wars have just begun and small business owners may find themselves in the unusual position of having a whole lot more bargaining power than you might otherwise think.