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Aunty, are you telling us tall stories about entrepreneurship? Wednesday, 01 December 2010
Dear Aunty B, My business is two-years-old and it's been struggle-town all the way. What keeps me going are the great stories on SmartComapny and elsewhere about making it. And then I read this article and noticed the comments by one of your readers - johncoxon. ...
Land supply to increase as economy recovers, BIS Shrapnel predicts
Monday, 01 November 2010
More residential land will be released for development over the next five years, easing shortages in areas such as south-east Queensland and Sydney, forecaster BIS Shrapnel predicts in a new report. ...
House prices to grow by 20% over next three years, new BIS Shrapnel report reveals
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Housing prices will grow by over 20% in the next three years due to shortages in key capital city areas and strong migration, especially in Sydney, a new BIS Shrapnel report reveals. ...
How soon will interest rates rise again?
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
It was no surprise that the RBA did not increase interest rates at their September meeting, but home owners and property investors should factor in rising rates in their budgets for the next year or two. ...
Will high interest rates cause our property markets to crash?
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
A reporter from a major daily paper recently asked me recently what I thought of the latest doomsayer economist who was predicting the property market was going to crash. I think I shocked him when I agreed saying, "He is right – our property markets will crash." ...
New government will face economy with no real growth drivers: BIS Shrapnel
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Despite the uncertainty surrounding last week's Federal Election, whoever forms Government will continue to face a sluggish economy with effectively no growth drivers over the next few years, a new BIS Shrapnel report predicts. ...
THE BIG PICTURE: Economy's new speed limit
Monday, 16 August 2010
Is there a new speed limit for the economy? In the recent Statement on Monetary Policy, the Reserve Bank broadly left unchanged both its economic growth and inflation forecasts for the period out to 2012. On current figuring the Reserve Bank expects the economy ...
Frugal consumers tipped to stunt Australian economy over next 12 months as WA named fastest-growing state
Monday, 26 July 2010
Australia will record tepid economic growth over the next year with GDP blocked by an emerging trend of frugality among consumers and a sluggish construction recovery, according to the latest Access Economics Business Outlook report. ...
Construction activity tipped to stay flat for two years, auctions still down
Monday, 26 July 2010
Building activity will stay flat during the next two years due to a lack of Federal Government support and an underwhelming supply of projects from the private sector, a new BIS Shrapnel report reveals. ...
Low cost ways to keep staff
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
The $US188 billion retailer Wal-Mart's latest strategy to build a smarter workforce is to offer its employees affordable online college degrees. If a staffer's performance evaluation is good and they have been with the company full-time for a year, or three ...
Report says house prices growth will slow over the next three years
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Growth in residential property prices will slow over the next three years as first home buyers back out of the market and interest rates move to more normal levels as the economy recovers, a new BIS Shrapnel report reveals. ...
Unemployment falls 0.2 to 5.2% in May: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 10 June 2010
The unemployment rate fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.2% to 5.2% in May, beating expectations that the rate would remain unchanged at 5.4%. ...
Slower population growth in 2010-12 is good news for interest rates but bad news for retailers
Monday, 17 May 2010
Economic research firm BIS Shrapnel has forecast the rate of Australia's population growth will slow over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 financial years, taking the pressure off interest rates but potentially adding to the pain being felt by retailers. ...
SMEs to suffer as engineering and construction projects dry up: Report
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Smaller businesses in the civil and construction engineering sectors are expected to struggle during 2010-11 as overall industry activity slides 6%, a new BIS Shrapnel report reveals. ...
Peter Ritchie
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Peter Ritchie is perhaps best known for his role as the long-standing chief executive of McDonald's Australia. But since "retiring" from this role in the mid-90s he's become a prominent company director (he is the deputy chair of Seven Network) and an investor ...
How to lead in the recovery
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
The business landscape has changed. As the recovery kicks in, many companies are ramping up sales and marketing and putting on staff so they won't be caught short when the economy is thriving again. Expansion is back on the agenda. ...
Economy set to boom on back of property: BIS Shrapnel
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
The Australian economy is on the verge of another boom fuelled by the property market and sustained business investment, the latest BIS Shrapnel economic forecast reveals. ...
Housing affordability drops as surging auction results spark fears of prices overheating
Monday, 22 February 2010
Housing affordability declined during the December quarter due to sharp price increases and three consecutive interest rate rises, the latest figures from the Housing Industry Association reveal. ...
Bullying crackdown launched – but when does a tough boss become a bully?
Friday, 12 February 2010
The Victorian Government has launched a crackdown on bullying following the heavy fines handed down to four men for bullying a co-worker who committed suicide, with 40,000 snap bullying inspections to be carried out. ...
Iconic wine company Cockatoo Ridge collapses
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Iconic wine company Cockatoo Ridge, best known for its sparkling whites, has been placed in voluntary administration after a restructure attempt failed. ...
