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.
Matthew Tukaki, the former head of Drake Australia, has said that employers needed to start acting in January to retain key talent, with the latest survey showing employees leaving in droves.
Buying a business is like having a baby, a new survey has found, with small business owners reporting it takes nine months on average to find a suitable business within their price range.
Australian women universally agree they are making financial sacrifices when choosing to enter motherhood, with almost half of women agreeing it isn’t worth it.
Are you the resident ‘IT geek’ that everyone goes to for help? Or, according to a survey commissioned by remote IT provider LogMeIn, are you one of the 80 per cent of Australians who seek help from family or friends with their IT problems?
NSW business leaders remain unconvinced about the merits of the Federal Government’s recently introduced National Employment Standards.
Businesses are failing to embrace social media fully, citing confusion over measuring ROI and fear of negative feedback in Nielsen Online’s 2010 Social Media Business Benchmarking Study.
Employee theft is a big issue for small business owners, with 49.4 percent of small business owners saying that employees had stolen from them in the past.
Results from a survey into Australians using mobile phones found 39 percent of men and 26 percent of women have lost or had their mobile phones stolen before.
Australian executives are confident of a strong finish to the 2010 financial year, with expectations at their highest level in seven years according to Dun & Bradstreet.
