Abbott to keep Labor cuts, defer super guarantee contribution and elevate small business

A Coalition government will delay increases to the superannuation guarantee for two years and small business will be a cabinet portfolio within the Treasur... by Cara Waters
 

Business for breakfast, lunch and dinner: A look into the busy life of Job Capital founder Jo Burston

Jo Burston knows how to take hold of life’s chances. Prior to starting her own business, Job Capital, in 2006, Burston was working in a corporate role ... by Yolanda Redrup
 

Computer crash: IT services company collapses with $3.8 million debt

A Perth-based information and communication services firm offering onsite and remote ICT help has collapsed, owing unsecured creditors $3.8 million. Ma... by Yolanda Redrup
 

A grinding battle is brewing: Original Coffee Guy tells of his fight with franchise giant Retail Food Group

A small business which has been trading as Coffee Guy since 2006 is now struggling against the might of the Retail Food Group and its introduction of The C... by Cara Waters
 

Fair Work Commission vice-president calls for change to commission’s approach

A vice-president of the Fair Work Commission has criticised the commission’s approach to the industrial relations system and said most Australian busines... by Yolanda Redrup
 

Will ‘walkable’ suburbs perform well in the future?

You often hear that location is paramount when choosing a great investment property. But what makes a good location? While a lot of factors come into... by Michael Yardney
 

Bakers in legal stoush to try to recover assets from former not-for-profit research body

Businesses in the baking, milling and grain industries launched legal proceedings yesterday to recover assets from a $90 million property portfolio they c... by Cara Waters
 

Millionaire Chinese toymaker to get permanent residence as immigration department approves first $5 million visa

The federal immigration department has announced the approval of the first 888 visa-holder – an unnamed “successful” toy manufacturer from China who,... by Myriam Robin
 

Marketing's great hopes: Big data vs neuroscience

As any marketer worth her salt knows, your marketing is only as effective as your understanding of your audience. Back in the early Madison Avenue da... by Richard Parker
 

Midday Roundup: Metcash buys automotive business for $84 million

Metcash has acquired the assets and operations of Australian Truck and Auto Parts Group for $84 million, as part of its expansion into the hardware and au... by Yolanda Redrup
 

Aussie Twitter users motivated by “insider information”, not freebies: Report

Nearly half of Australia’s Twitter users follow a business on the social network in order to keep up to date with its products, rather than to receive di... by Michelle Hammond
 

Bumbling ASIC heralds new internet censorship era

An inept regulator exercising a hitherto-unused internet censorship power has been revealed as the source of the accidental blocking of a Melbourne educati... by Bernard Keane
 

ATO’s $78 million data-matching budget increase to hit property investors

Property investors who use questionable tax avoidance schemes will come under more sophisticated levels of scrutiny following the Australian Tax Office (... by Larry Schlesinger
 

Gillard throws $7.8 million extra at business names register – but will it fix the problems?

A small business group is confident the additional $7.8 million allocated to the National Business Names Register in the 2013 federal budget will fix th... by Michelle Hammond
 

THE LIGHTER SIDE: Former US presidential candidate wants to ‘rename the cell phone’

In a video on his official YouTube channel, the one-time Republican congressman likens calling the modern mobile phone a ‘cell phone’ is akin to ca... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

Five big developments from Google I/O

Yesterday saw the end of the first day of Google’s three-day developer-focused conference Google I/O in San Francisco. And for consumers, there was plent... by Dian Tjondronegoro
 

The art of Chen

I arrived at Sydney airport. I briskly exited the terminal and was immediately greeted by the humid morning air. I strategically positioned myself in the c... by Trent Leyshan
 

Will Swan's budget change gender imbalance in the boardroom?

Did I see this week in Treasurer Swan's budget a little mention of $4.3 million to attract more female directors to board roles? Of course, the quest... by Naomi Simson
 

Big Money: Is the internet destroying the middle class?

Ever heard of the term ‘virtual reality’? The guy who came up with it is Jaron Lanier, who in 1985 was involved in VPL Research, the first company to s... by Myriam Robin
 

YouTube’s cease and desist letter over Microsoft Windows Phone app

YouTube’s director of global platform partnerships, Francisco Varela, has sent an angry letter to Microsoft over an app that strips out advertisements fr... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

Google reveals Android has reached 900 million activations and 48 billion app downloads

Google has revealed over 900 million devices running its Android platform have been activated worldwide, along with 48 billion apps downloaded through its ... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

VIDEO: Jolla posts teaser video, names smartphone launch date

Jolla, a start-up founded by staff from Nokia’s elite Meego-N9 smartphone development team, has posted a teaser video hinting at the imminent announcem... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

My employees won’t stop gossiping

Dear Aunty B, I work in management at an inbound call centre. For the most part everything runs smoothly, and my team of 10 people get on very well. But ... by Aunty B
 
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