Business Owner
Get proactive with online offerings
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SOUTH Australian businesses must be proactive with online offerings to ensure they satisfy customers buying from international websites.
Solar Shop sets up commercial arm
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SOLAR Shop Australia is looking to increase its services and sales to business through its new commercial entity, SSA Commsolar.
Working warning - beware of office gossip
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WORKER unfairly sacked for allegedly gossiping opens up a debate about how much bosses can regulate behaviour.
Easier lending for small firms - RBA
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SMALL businesses can expect better lending conditions as the economy strengthens, the Reserve Bank says.
Youth wages 'less than the dole'
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BUSINESS owners are struggling to find and hold on to apprentices amid concerns that their wages can't compete with the dole.
Business owners 'need an ombudsman'
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SMALL businesses say all political parties are on the nose and they need a dedicated ombudsman to look out for them.
'New breed' of entrepreneurs rises up
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SOCIAL entrepreneurs are tackling the world's problems and making money while they're at it, says Planet Ark co-founder, Jon Dee.
Floods to push many retailers 'over the edge'
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RETAILERS still reeling from a depressed Christmas period predict Queensland floods will carve 5 per cent off revenues.
Bakers burnt in battle for buyers' dough
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INDEPENDENT bakers loom as potential victims of an ongoing price war between supermarket giants.
Designer parents make money out of mess
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PARENTS turn frustration with their son's messy room into a surfboard storage business expected to make $1 million this year.
LinkedIn set to make share market debut
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CAREER website LinkedIn plans to float shares, in a bid to become the first listed major social network.
ABC chief to be charged over collapse
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FALLEN childcare entrepreneur Eddy Groves to face criminal charges relating to his collapsed ABC Learning Centres empire.
Nigerian fraud scheme targets businesses
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QUEENSLAND police warn local businesses affected by floods to be vigilant after reports of a Nigerian scam targeting pharmacies.
Trader fined for baby sleeping bags
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ONLINE trader must pay nearly $15,000 in fines and costs for selling non-compliant infant sleeping bags.
Schools 'should train entrepreneurs'
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HIGH schools should provide programs for a growing group of budding entrepreneurs, says Council of Small Business director.
Westpac still 'favourite business bank'
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WESTPAC still nation's favourite business bank but customer satisfaction with the big four has waned since November, says a study.
Universities take pond scum to G'day USA
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UNIVERSITY venture takes plans to grow and turn large quantities of algae into fuel for jets and trains to G'day USA trade show.
Website tracks discounts for flood victims
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A MARKETING executive launches a website to find and promote businesses that pledge discounts for the nation's flood victims.
Floods force Donut King outlets to shut
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GROUP behind Donut King and Michels Patisserie says some of its 108 outlets closed by Queensland's floods may not reopen.
Multimillion wine swindle 'mysterious'
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A WINE scam has cost companies across the country at least $5 million and has police puzzled.
Help on the way for flood business owners
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ABOUT 10,000 businesses directly hit by Queensland's floods but the Government is ramping up support for their recovery.
Bankers help flooded businesses
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BANKERS and insurers say they are putting measures in place to give fast relief to communities hurting from the floods.
Businesses forced to close in Queensland
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THOUSANDS of businesses have shut their doors across Queensland as losses from the worst floods in 100 years rise.
Business owners 'confused' by wage laws
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BUSINESS owners are underpaying staff because they are confused by maze of industrial relations laws, says Business SA chief executive.
Motorcycles, games top 2011 prospects
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ORGANIC-eating, motorcycle-riding, video-gaming travellers are the key to sure-fire business success this year, research suggests.
Business Breaking News
Super laws 'hit mums, entrepreneurs'
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TOUGHER restrictions on super contributions punish anyone who takes a career break, including small business owners, experts warn.
Retailers remain defiant in online GST war
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STORE giants given boost as association giant joins the fight against offshore web shopping.
Westfield fights e-tail therapy in online war
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SHOPPING centre giant launches our first virtual mall in battle with cheap overseas websites.
Last drinks as pubs pay for pokie greed
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PUB culture under threat with banks keen to seize keys of up to one in five watering holes.
Workers become slack during summer
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ALMOST 40 per cent say they wind-down during the silly season but one state is still hard at it.
Not happy: rate hike wrath at big four
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AUSTRALIA'S major banks angered a legion of businesses by lifting mortgage rates beyond official rises, a poll shows.
Selling local - Swing tags tell a story
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CARVING its name in the competitive world of fashion is Sydney-based clothing company Eleventh Commandment.
The internet strikes! TradeLeaks backlash
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ANGRY users swarm Aussie spinoff of WikiLeaks, claiming it has been tweaked to hush critics.
Aussie launches 'WikiLeaks for business'
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ONLINE retailer launches site he is describing as the business world's answer to WikiLeaks.
Lifestyle assistants sell 'me time'
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TWO Gold Coast girls launch personal assistant business for time-poor holiday shoppers dressed as 1950s housewives.
'Show me the money', Aussies tell banks
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ONE of life's biggest mysteries - why it takes so long to transfer money - still unsolved despite CBA grilling at Senate inquiry.
Grinch website outs non-festive firms
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US PASTOR launches whistle-blower website to name and shame small businesses that don't openly celebrate Christmas.
Butchers, florists to sell wine
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VICTORIAN liquor laws to let butchers, hairdressers and florists to sell wine to customers with their goods and services.
Online coupons drive boost in customers
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THE latest marketing fad of buying coupons online is helping bring new customers to a restaurant through "no-risk" marketing.
Small business goes mobile
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SMALL-BUSINESS owners are using mobile technologies to save money and increase efficiency, says Vodafone Australia.
Court reverses gym music decision
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Gyms have won a reprieve from having to pay musicians more money for playing their songs in fitness classes.
Staff given gifts instead of cash bonus
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BOSSES are giving presents instead of cash bonuses or pay rises to reward staff and retain skilled workers.
Reject Shop blames sales drop on RBA
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DISCOUNT retail chain The Reject Shop blames the Reserve Bank's November interest rate rise for its recent sales downturn.
LA celebs big fans of Aussie designer
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AN ex-model and screen printer from suburbia has become Los Angeles' streetwear designer to the biggest stars of Hollywood.
Small business interest rates fair - ANZ
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ANZ has mounted a vigorous defence of the higher borrowing costs charged to small business.
News
Mr X does flood levy deal
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JULIA Gillard has secured the final vote to pass her controversial flood levy after giving substantial ground to independent SA senator Nick Xenophon.
Sport
Irish in upset win over England
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KEVIN O'Brien struck the fastest-ever World Cup hundred as Ireland pulled off a sensational three-wicket win over England overnight.