Smart Company RSS - DailyUpdateRss http://www.smartcompany.com.au/feeds/dailyupdaterss.xml Smart Company RSS - DailyUpdateRss en-au (C) Smart Company 2008 Smart Company RSS Now is the time http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Colin-Benjamin-Blog/20081205-Now-is-the-time.html?source=RSS Smart companies cannot afford to wait until the end of the year, let alone the end of financial year, to review liquidity, cashflow, or profit and loss. Do it now! COLIN BENJAMIN The Futurist Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Colin-Benjamin-Blog/20081205-Now-is-the-time.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS Five leadership temptations http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Naomi-Simson-Blog/20081204-Five-leadership-temptations.html?source=RSS It’s important to maintain, or at least be able to revisit, what it is that made your business special in the first place. Here are five touchstones to keep your leadership on track. NAOMI SIMSON Get Out of My Way Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Naomi-Simson-Blog/20081204-Five-leadership-temptations.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS iPhone app tsunami http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Josh-Catone/20081205-iPhone-app-tsunami.html?source=RSS There are 10,000 iPhone apps – but how many are good? JOSH CATONE Webmaster Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Blog/Josh-Catone/20081205-iPhone-app-tsunami.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS New .tel domain names now on sale http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20081204-New-tel-domain-names-now-on-sale.html?source=RSS Trends & Ideas Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20081204-New-tel-domain-names-now-on-sale.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS THE LIGHTER SIDE: You think times are tough? Ask Monty Python http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081204-THE-LIGHTER-SIDE-Comparing-past-hardships-luxury.html?source=RSS The Briefing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081204-THE-LIGHTER-SIDE-Comparing-past-hardships-luxury.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS I am fed up. Can I hit my latepayers with a late fee? http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Agony-Aunt/20081204-I-am-fed-up-Can-I-hit-my-latepayers-with-a-late-fee-.html?source=RSS Agony Aunt Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Agony-Aunt/20081204-I-am-fed-up-Can-I-hit-my-latepayers-with-a-late-fee-.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS Surgery via text message http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20081204-Surgery-via-text-message.html?source=RSS Trends & Ideas Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20081204-Surgery-via-text-message.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS Billabong founder loses $64 million in two days as profits slide http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Billabong-founder-loses-64-million-in-two-days-as-profits-slide.html?source=RSS Shares in surfwear giant Billabong International have plunged 20.5% in two days after the company revealed sales in the company’s key US market plunged in November and slashed its profit forecast. The Briefing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Billabong-founder-loses-64-million-in-two-days-as-profits-slide.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS CD sales bounce back from the dead http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20081205-CD-sales-bounce-back-from-the-dead.html?source=RSS Trends & Ideas Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20081205-CD-sales-bounce-back-from-the-dead.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS Australia’s first Google phone delayed http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Australias-first-Google-phone-delayed.html?source=RSS The release of the first Google Android phone in Australia has been pushed back, and the price bumped up from $199 to $299. The Briefing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Australias-first-Google-phone-delayed.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS Why the Qantas/British Airways merger won’t happen: Kohler http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Why-the-QantasBritish-Airways-merger-wont-happen-Kohler.html?source=RSS The Briefing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Why-the-QantasBritish-Airways-merger-wont-happen-Kohler.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS M2 Telecommunications grabs People Telecom in $17 billion takeover http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-M2-Telecommunications-grabs-People-Telecom-in-17-billion-takeover-.html?source=RSS Junior telecommunication company M2 Telecommunications has swooped on People Telecom in a $17 million takeover deal that will boost M2’s revenue from $109 million to $250 million. 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The Briefing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Financial-and-legal-giants-slash-jobs.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS Fairfax chief executive David Kirk the latest to go in media turmoil http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Fairfax-chief-executive-David-Kirk-the-latest-to-go-in-media-turmoil.html?source=RSS Fairfax Media chief executive David Kirk has resigned and will be replaced by notorious cost-cutter Brian McCarthy in the latest shake-up at Australia’s second largest newspaper publisher. The Briefing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20081205-Fairfax-chief-executive-David-Kirk-the-latest-to-go-in-media-turmoil.html?source=RSS SmartCompany RSS