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The Friday SMB wrap-up
Welcome to Friday, small business owners. For those of you who've had a busy week, here's our weekly recap of the most important SMB and entrepreneur headlines from the past seven days....read more -
Doing online business in China
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$20 Billion per year needed for Australia's public transport
The Tourism and Transport Forum will release a report today by LEK consulting that claims Australian Governments will need to spend $20 Billion per year on new transport projects over the next decade to accommodate Australia's growing demand....read more -
NAB and CBA fail to pass on full rate cut
The National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth Bank are the first of the Big Four banks to reduce their standard variable interest rates following Tuesday’s official rate cut by the Reserve Bank, with both failing to pass on the full amount....read more -
Instagram and Pinterest: Should your business be on board?
Instagram and Pinterest are the two newest kids on the social media block, but are they right for your business? Here's how to decide....read more -
Prudent small business IT planning for uncertain times
The end of financial year is not far away and for most businesses, it's a time for planning. This year the task is complicated by the business environment: it's a difficult one to predict and this makes it hard to put together a realistic IT plan....read more -
The biggest hiring mistake you'll ever make
Let a good one get away? That's a bad mistake but not the worst. Here's the one that trumps all the rest....read more -
A big business secret every small business can use
Big businesses appear to have one huge advantage over smaller guys – they have access to best practice knowledge and tools to help them beat their competition - especially smaller competitors. Think you can't access these skills and knowledge? Think again....read more -
Why start-up culture is bad for creativity
Founders are expected to perform under pressure, iterate on the fly, and fail fast. But is that ethos doing more harm than good?...read more -
Sydney vs Melbourne. Which is better?
Recently returned from a trip to my new favourite city. It strikes me that the Sydney/Melbourne rivalry is just a bit silly really. I say this because there is absolutely no way you can compare two such different cities like for like....read more







