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The times continue to change

27 April 2012

To quote Bob Dylan, “Come writers and critics who prophesise with your pen, and keep your eyes wide. The chance won't come again and don't speak too soon, for the wheel's still in spin”.

If the Reserve Bank wanted yet another reason to slash rates next week, it received it yesterday when car parts maker CMI Industrial and transport and logistics group 1st Fleet went into administration.

What am I meant to like about being CEO?

27 April 2012

Dear Aunty B,

I have been running my own business for eight years and I loved it until about six years ago.

Three days outside my comfort zone

27 April 2012

A friend recently posted the following image on her Facebook page. I saw it and instantly it registered with me. I realised immediately that there was one aspect of my life where I was severely stuck in my comfort zone.

2012: The year of rental growth?

27 April 2012

During times of slower property price growth, let’s be honest, property investors count on rising rents to boost their investment returns.

The world’s greatest salesman

27 April 2012

“Let there be light...” boomed the bold voice from deep within the darkness.

My director abandoned the company but now wants to come back

26 April 2012

Hi Aunty B, 

I don’t know what to do. The 40%-share director of my company (I own the remaining 60%) has walked away and abandoned the company, leaving me with all her stuff ups to fix.

ATO’s new challenge

26 April 2012

The SME community's relationship with the Australian Taxation Office has been a complex one over the past four years.

IT’s green credentials

26 April 2012

Last week, Greenpeace launched a campaign urging the three big cloud computing companies – Amazon, Apple and Microsoft – to make their clouds more environmentally friendly.