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Five sectors that are ruing the RBA’s decision to hold on rates
Madeleine Heffernan Beyond the red faces of economists and pundits who predicted a rate cut yesterday, five key sectors are ruing the Reserve Bank's decision to keep rates steady at 4.25%.

Office furniture maker in administration as sector struggles
Patrick Stafford An office furniture manufacturing and installation business has been placed in administration after the company was unable to meet supplier and financial commitments.

Visy alleges payroll officer stole $3.3 million
Madeleine Heffernan Employers are warned to do thorough due diligence on employees working with company funds after packaging giant Visy succeeded in continuing a freeze on the assets of a payroll manager accused of stealing at least $3.3 million.

Analyst gives thumbs up to new JB Hi-Fi online deals model, but concerns remain over retailer’s future
Patrick Stafford A retail analyst has praised a move by JB Hi-Fi to include more discounted products in a daily deals type strategy, even though investors remain glum about the chain's outlook as it prepares to reveal its finances for the first half.

Amazon considers opening bricks and mortar stores: Report
Patrick Stafford Amazon may be exploring ways to open bricks and mortar stores, in what would represent a fundamental shift in the company's business model after remaining online for over 15 years.

Telstra fixes glitch on Apple’s iMessage platform
Patrick Stafford Telstra has confirmed it has fixed a glitch that prevented customers from receiving messages sent through the iPhone’s iMessage platform, although confused customers have spent days posting about their troubles on the Telstra, Apple and Whirlpool forums.

Dollar hits six month high, BHP profit falls in first half: Midday Roundup
Patrick Stafford and Madeleine Heffernan The Australian dollar has risen to a seven-month high this morning, after a surprise decision by the Reserve Bank to leave rates on hold at 4.25%.

The RBA can't bring down the dollar but is it ignoring the real economy? Kohler
Alan Kohler The RBA can't cut rates to bring down the Australian dollar, so instead it will watch the statistics and try to ignore warnings about hardship in the real world.

ICT start-ups dominate $10.4 million Commercialisation Australia round
Michelle Hammond More than 25 businesses will share in $10.4 million in the latest round of Commercialisation Australia grants, with 11 of the winners coming from the information and communications technology sector.

RBA's decision to leave rates on hold the right call: Joye
Christopher Joye Keeping rates on hold in February was a no-brainer from a pure policy-setting perspective, but the question is: what will banks do now?

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Swimming against the internet tide

The internet has drastically affected several sectors, from music to film processing. The big question is, who is next? BY BRAD HOWARTH

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The real cost of workplace bullying

Bullying doesn’t just happen in the schoolyard, it frequently occurs in workplaces too. BY ANDREW DOUGLAS

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Our most influential rich lister

Can you name this rich list member? BY JAMES THOMSON

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What's driving up the price of housing?

We unravel the latest property data to find out what's driving up the cost of housing. BY TIM LAWLESS

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How I find staff from overseas and protect them from poachers

Velrada chief executive Robert Evans says one of the biggest keys to its success is finding staff overseas. BY PATRICK STAFFORD


The Business Bitch


Aunty B

Should my sales team “just” sell?
Aunty B I reckon you should pull your head in and do a lot more listening and watching.

Ask the Experts


Profitable growth

Is sloppiness eating your profitability?
Julia Bickerstaff A great way to identify sloppiness is to get a group of your oldest employees together and ask, What don't we do as well as we used to?

People problems

Managing a depressed employee
Eve Ash Employers have a responsibility to help staff who may be suffering from depression or anxiety.

Smart Blogs


Gen-Y Millionaire

Pizzazz or perfection?
Kirsty Dunphey In business we need perfectionists and pizzazzers. What's your style?

Property Investor

The biggest property myth of 2011
Michael Yardney Probably the biggest property myth of 2011 was the claim that Australia was in a property bubble that was about to burst.
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Entrepreneur Zone


Tony Melvin
News imageTony Melvin wants his business Resicert to become the national leader in property inspection, a cottage industry he expects will explode.

Tammy May
News imageMyBudget director and founder Tammy May explains why her business is recession-proof.

Stan Gordon
News imageThe founder of Franchised Food Company says a downturn would be good for both recruitment and sales, and explains why foreigners get it so w...

About online reputation management, blog sites and educational sites such as Blue Mau Mau and Franchise Fool and various other sites contain much venting where in Australia and around the world there is no effective access to equal justice when scams are operated by those that can out-fund any previously insignificant victim. 

 

I feel for those that are attacked over an illigitimate complaint, but if they operate honestly and professionally the criticism will fade unlike the much of the real damage reported when rogues operate.

 

The Senate is now conducting an inquiry into access to justice.  Let us hope they can accomplish more than Craig Emerson will allow following the franchising inquiry. 

 

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