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Small business

Never lose a pet again

Denise Mooney An ingenious device can monitor your pet with GPS so you never have to worry again when thunderstorms and fireworks prompt a disappearing act.

Editor's Picks

Get fit at your desk

Kate Jones There are lots of things you can do to beat the sedentary blues.

Things to look for in a franchise

Nigel Bowen Not all franchises are created equal. Here are the essential ingredients of the best ones.

How I raised $35 million

Christine Long It was Chris Strode's major achievement for the year. What's yours?

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The gym franchise taking on Europe

Christine D'Mello It has been widely successful in Australia, and now this gym chain is poised for world domination.

Boob job prices plummet

Caroline James This preschool drop-out has built a $15m breast enlargement business by slashing the cost of surgery.

Guess what's the next food fad?

Gayle Bryant One Aussie business has cracked the market for meaty morsels here and in Japan.

Small Talk

Help! I've got no elves!

Kate Jones This is what you should do if you've reached the pointy end of the year and find you don't have enough staff.

How to cope with abusive customers

Christine Long Unfortunately, every business owner needs to know what to do when things get nasty.

The rise of Generation Z

Adam Courtenay You've met Alex from Target, now get ready for the rest of his cohort.

Five things that make us click

Caroline James What are the secrets to making people enter your web site, read your ads and open your emails?

Conversation

The Big Idea

I feel sorry for financial planners

Alexandra Cain Most are hardworking and ethical. But they get tarred with the scoundrels' brush.

Comments 95

The Venture

Traffic fiasco needs fixing

Tony Featherstone Small businesses are caught in gridlock, causing some to go to the wall.

Comments 37

Work In Progress

All the lonely people

James Adonis Are you among the army of workers who rarely comes face-to-face with your co-workers?

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