Cleaning company with 2500 employees and $92 million turnover collapses

Administrators have been appointed to cleaning giant Swan Services after the business suffered losses from a number of unprofitable contracts. Anthony E... by Cara Waters
 

Financing Gen Y: How Sarah Riegelhuth co-founded a financial firm with a difference

Sarah Riegelhuth is the perfect role model for any young woman. Intelligent, humble and self-motivated Riegelhuth founded the financial planning firm Wealt... by Yolanda Redrup
 

Component supply chain to shrink after Ford bails on Australian manufacturing

Ford’s decision to scrap its manufacturing plants over the next three years will have a devastating effect on the automotive supply chain, with component... by Patrick Stafford
 

Bob Jane labelled a “calculating” liar in court as father-son feud continues

Tyre king Bob Jane has been called a liar in court, in the latest development of the continuing legal stoush between himself and his son, Rodney. The fa... by Yolanda Redrup
 

Dyson takes on Miele in legal stoush over claims about product performance

Miele has had to amend some of its advertisements after being taken to the Advertising Claims Board by its competitor Dyson. Dyson’s beef was with Miele... by Cara Waters
 

Tumblr: Brands should forget buying media and start producing content

Ah, Tumblr. It’s been flying under the radar for years, home of sincere and arty youth, porn and GIFs.   Quietly working its way up to being o... by Richard Parker
 

Securities advisor sentenced to five years in prison for $1.6 million fraud

A former Bell Potter Securities advisor has been sentenced to five years in jail for fraudulent conduct which cost investors and self-managed superannuatio... by Yolanda Redrup
 

Billabong sells off Canadian sites as chain remains in trading halt

Billabong has started selling its Canadian stores, in a move which suggests the troubled surfwear company doesn’t expect any private equity sale to inclu... by Patrick Stafford
 

How to swing property purchase negotiations in your favour

Savvy property investors know how to negotiate a better deal for themselves by applying pressure to three critical negotiating points. These three cri... by Michael Yardney
 

Packer goes all in on Barangaroo, and cuts his losses on everything else

Crown Limited chairman James Packer confirmed this morning his company has sold out of casino rival Echo Entertainment Group. In a statement, he said the ... by Myriam Robin
 

Lowe’s out $15 million on Masters hardware: Midday roundup

American hardware group Lowe’s has recorded a $15 million loss on its stake in the Masters hardware joint venture. As reported by the Australian Financ... by Patrick Stafford and Yolanda Redrup
 

Business concern mounts as apprenticeship numbers fall

An industry body has expressed its concern over figures from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, which shows a drop in the number of p... by Michelle Hammond
 

Pocketbook looks to raise $700k ahead of Dubai pitch competition

Personal finance app Pocketbook is hoping to raise up to $700,000 from local and foreign investors before heading to Dubai in September for the chance ... by Michelle Hammond
 

Nine property entrepreneurs on their 30th BRW Rich 200 List

There are nine exceptional property entrepreneurs who have featured on every BRW Rich list since its 1984 commencement. They dominate the full list o... by Jonathan Chancellor
 

THE LIGHTER SIDE: Ford really is "a going thing"

Before anyone asks, yes, this is a genuine 1960s Ford ad. And never has it been truer that Ford is "a going thing", although perhaps not in the spirit... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

Ford’s exit spells the end of the road for car manufacturing

“You’ll never see Japanese cars in an RSL car park.” That was Bill Bourke, Ford Australia’s sales supremo of the ’60s. Bourke was wrong. Dead... by Remy Davison
 

Inspired ideas to create the best places to work

As you know, I believe not enough employers use R.E.D. (Recognition Every Day) and, as a result, the researchers tell us that 10s of billions of dollars ... by Naomi Simson
 

Big Money: If this is a currency war, I’ll take two

Are we seeing a global currency war? It’s a phrase increasingly being used by analysts and financial journalists to describe the perceived jockeying for... by Myriam Robin
 

Samsung reaches 10 million Galaxy S4 sales milestone, new colours and wallet app coming

Korean Smartphone giant Samsung has claimed that its Galaxy S4 smartphone has sold over 10 million units since its release on April 27. By comparison, the... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

Over 75 million smartphones sold in China in just one quarter

There were 75.28 million smartphones sold in China during the first quarter of 2013, the equivalent of more than three times the population of Australia, a... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

Microsoft updates YouTube app after Google’s angry letter – but still no ads

Microsoft has updated its YouTube app for Windows Phone following demands from YouTube’s parent company, Google, that Microsoft immediately remove and di... by Andrew Sadauskas
 

My workaholic employee has 10 weeks’ leave and won’t take a holiday! Help!

Aunty B, Help! I have a staff member who I just love to pieces but they are addicted to work! He comes in at least an hour early every day and stays lat... by Aunty B
 
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