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1. Who’d hire a Gen-Y?

They can be demanding and impatient – but some of the traits that so infuriate many bosses can also make Gen-Ys outstanding employees. It’s a matter of channelling the energy. By Mike Preston. By Mike PrestonThe jury is ...

2. ENTREPRENEUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: Suzi Dafnis

Suzi Dafnis is 41 years old, a marketing guru, and burst on to the BRW Rich List with a worth of $14 million. She founded Pow Wow Events and now runs the Australian Businesswomen's Network.Suzi Dafnis is 41 years old, a marketing guru, and burst on to the BRW Rich List with a worth of $14 million. She founded Pow Wow Events and now runs the Australian Businesswomen's Network.Here are her hopes for 2009.Connect more with my tribe...

3. Construction entrepreneur Laurence Eales celebrates Melbourn

Laurence Eales, owner of one of Australia's largest equipment hire firms EA Hire, is celebrating today after upstaging some of the wealthiest thoroughbred owners in Australia to win the Melbourne Cup with his horse Shocking. Eales, who is aged 37, was born in Cairns but is now based in Melbourne. He has built EA Hire up from a one man, one excavator operation into a thriving business with more than 150 staff. He only started buying horses four years ago, when he took a share in ...

4. Daughter’s email to Gina Rinehart reveals family feud

Being crowned the richest woman in the Asia-Pacific region doesn't protect you from family drama. Despite the best efforts of mining and media giant Gina Rinehart to keep the spat with her children private, fascinating emails from her progeny have become public thanks to a case in the NSW Supreme Court where three of the kids are suing Gina over control of a family trust. The emails show that the Rineharts, like many families, worry about money and safety. But the bar is con...

5. ENTREPRENEUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: Amanda Gome

The first half of the new year will be so tough, SmartCompany will be working over time to inspire and to challenge you to get out of bed in the morning. What a great challenge for entrepreneurs! The first half of the new year will be so tough, SmartCompany will be working over time to inspire and to challenge you to get out of bed in the morning. What a great challenge for entrepreneurs! By the second half of the year, while everyone is still groaning, we will begin to report o...

6. BEST OF THE WEB: Keeping on top of social media

Social media has been on employers’ radar for awhile now, and there are good indications that many businesses are now looking up potential candidates’ social networking profiles before they come in for interviews. In fact, there’s evidence to suggest that many employers are now shortlisting candidates based on the information they’ll find on a social networking site.

7. Would-be media moguls

The indulgences of the rich can take many forms. Expensive jewellery, luxury cars and yachts, sports teams – if it's expensive and exclusive, there's bound to be a billionaire somewhere who will buy it. For example, this week the world's most expensive suit went on sale in Britain – a $1.06 million number made by designer Richard Jewels and jewe...

8. Kiddie market for mobile phones... Six degrees of myth... Fu

New market for mobilesHere’s one answer to the problem of market saturation for mobile phone sellers: go younger to the pre-teens. Trendhhunter.com reports on the growing trend of making a mobile phone a must have for children as young as six years old. Mobiles might make sense for parents of teenagers who want to keep tabs on their progeny...