Dynamic Business

Nick Heywood-Smith, director of health services company Wellness and Lifestyles, has been named the Ernst & Young Central Region Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Westpac have announced a series of initiatives to help to support Australia’s small business community, focusing on a new and revitalised online BusinessIQ.

The National Australia Bank and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings have agreed to extend the period for NAB to address merger concerns raised by the ACCC to August 31.

Darwin retailer City Ceramics has once again been declared the Telstra Northern Territory Business of the Year following the awards ceremony on Friday evening.

Gift and Homewares Australia’s second Home and Giving July Fair, held at Sydney Showground, welcomed a turnout from exhibitors and visitors from across the industry.

Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry, Richard Marles MP, today announced a new online tool to help SMEs manage their intellectual property.

The NSW Business Chamber is offering SMEs free access to it’s new Online Growth Program, complete with one-on-one coaching, seminars, and information

Outdoor renovation service company Gumleaf Gutter Protection has recently absorbed competing brand Leaf Man Guttering Protection.

A new 48-page guide to the month long Energise Enterprise – Australia’s largest small business festival – was launched in Melbourne earlier today.

Peter Holmes a Court and Ray Martin last week joined the Aboriginal Employment Strategy to celebrate the achievements of Indigenous Australian Career seekers.

Second hand goods retailer Cash Converters has launched a new PR campaign to rebrand their image as a category leader across Australia.

Limited office space as well as growing environmental awareness have facilitated a rise in business interest in incorporating greenwalls into office design.

The winners of the inaugural Online Retail Industry Awards have been announced, with national retailer ABC Shop declared Online Retailer of the Year.

ANZA Technology Network has launched its 2010 Gateway to the US program with a series of free ‘webinars’ for Australian entrepreneurs and SME owners.

The Good Guys Capabala, Queensland has implemented a new ‘tradeit’ policy to help combat Australia’s growing eWaste problem.

Business-grade telecommunications company Macquarie Telecom has announced its new plans for a $5 million contact centre in the Sydney CBD.

A report from Goldman Sachs suggests that Julia Gillard’s compromise with the mining industry could cost the budget more than $35 billion this decade.

Men At Work has been ordered to pay royalties to Larrikin Music, after a judge found their hit Down Under to be partially plagiarised from a children’s song.

A new Franchising Code of Conduct will be enforceable under law today, with franchisors forced to comply with new franchising laws by the ACCC.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today announced new law to offer greater protection to consumers in the coming financial year.