Gym industry to fight Copyright Tribunal decision
Monday, 12 July 2010
The gym industry has decided to fight a decision by the Copyright Tribunal after being slugged a huge increase in license fees to play music while people exercise.  ...

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Gym operators furious with 1,500% increase for music license fees
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
The gym and health club industry has attacked a decision by the Copyright Tribunal to increase license fees required to play music at their locations by 1,500%, adding thousands to yearly costs and threatening the viability of smaller, independent gyms.  ...

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Female entrepreneurs against Opposition’s plan to employer-funded parental leave
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Some of Australia's top female entrepreneurs have spoken out against Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan to force large and medium businesses to fund a six-month paid parental leave scheme, saying the scheme will hurt businesses and could actually make it ...

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Australia’s top female entrepreneurs not in favour of quotas to boost women in senior ranks
Thursday, 04 March 2010
An exclusive SmartCompany survey of Australia's top female entrepreneurs has revealed most are not in favour of suggestions the Federal Government should introduce quotas or other regulations to encourage female participation at executive and board levels. ...

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Our top female entrepreneurs
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Meet Australia's top female entrepreneurs – they are smart, focused and generate more than $3.6 billion in sales.  ...

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Your Business Success
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
Your Business Success The Your Business Success program is a system of educational tools and services based on the Channel 9 TV show of the same name. The program was created because many small to medium business owners: Are reluctant to leave their business ...

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Mortgage brokers dominate franchisee satisfaction survey
Tuesday, 04 August 2009
The Rudd Government's decision to increase the First Home Owners Grant has helped propel three mortgage broking franchisees to the top of a new satisfaction survey from marketing firm 10 Thousand Feet.  ...

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Small independent gyms face struggle to survive
Thursday, 09 July 2009
Small, independent gyms should take note of the recent collapse of health and fitness operator LeisureCo into voluntary administration and make sure they can ride out the next six months, a senior analyst from research firm IBISWorld says.  ...

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Gym chain LeisureCo collapses into administration
Wednesday, 08 July 2009
Health club and sports facilities operator LeisureCo has entered voluntary administration, with Pitcher Partners partner Michael Basedow appointed as the company's administrator.    ...

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How will your sector fare in 2009-10?
Thursday, 02 July 2009
After an extraordinarily difficult 2008-09, Australia's small and medium businesses are gearing up for another very tough 12 months this financial year.  ...

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Keeping fit to grow
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
In the 1990s recession, gyms got hammered as consumers cut back discretionary spending. So how has the founder of women-only gym Fernwood Women's Health Clubs, Diana Williams, guided the franchise through this global recession?  ...

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Why do we start businesses?
Friday, 13 February 2009
The Australian Businesswomen’s Network conducted some research recently to gather some insights into “why did you start your business?”.  ...

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Franchisee satisfaction dips as economy turns
Monday, 02 February 2009
Topfranchise.com.au has released the results of a quarterly survey of Australian franchise satisfaction, and updated its list of Australia’s top 10 franchises. But the survey also reveals franchisees are growing concerned about how the downturn will affect ...

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Boost your retail sales
Saturday, 01 March 2008
The outlook for retailers is uncertain as interest rates rise and consumers begin to close their wallets. It's time to re-focus on marketing and selling strategies. Successful retailers tell EMILY ROSS how they do it. ...

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Top 10 lessons of successful female entrepreneurs
Thursday, 14 February 2008
What's keeping women entrepreneurs in the minority? Is it something they are doing wrong? It doesn't have to be this way. AMANDA GOME offers 10 steps to success. ...

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Jacqui Walker
Monday, 05 March 2007
Hot franchise concepts for 2007: Pick the right trend and get ahead.  ...

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