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Saturday, 04 February 2012

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Daughter’s email to Gina Rinehart reveals family feud
Madeleine Heffernan Being crowned the richest woman in the Asia-Pacific region doesn't protect you from family drama.

HR managers say labour costs soaring under Fair Work Act: Survey
Madeleine Heffernan The people charged with administering the Fair Work Act have mixed feelings about the legislation.

Forbes names Gina Rinehart richest woman in Asia-Pacific, but Gerry Harvey no longer a billionaire
Patrick Stafford Gina Rinehart has snagged the title of being the richest woman in the Asia-Pacific region with her fortune doubling to $US18 billion, according to the latest list of wealthy Australians compiled by Forbes.

Death to PowerPoint! Slideshows banned by meetings and events organisation
Patrick Stafford Executives and public speakers should completely do away with PowerPoint presentations, a meetings industry association has said, as it prepares to ban the use of slide presentations at its yearly conference.

Five of the biggest winners in Facebook’s IPO… and three you won’t expect
Patrick Stafford The tech world is in a tizzy over Facebook's IPO, which at $US5 billion is set to be among one of the largest in recent years.

Services sector rebounds in January: Midday Roundup
Madeleine Heffernan and Patrick Stafford Services sector activity has rebounded thanks to two consecutive rate cuts last year, a new survey shows.

Job cuts to push unemployment higher, economists tip RBA rate cuts to lift confidence
Patrick Stafford Economists say unemployment will continue to rise this year as businesses add to the job cuts yesterday by Westpac and Holden.

Business groups raise concerns over progress of national reforms for OHS and directors' liability
Madeleine Heffernan A new report has found time is running out on achieving 12 key national regulatory and competition reforms.

Divergent housing data raises more questions than answers
Larry Schlesinger Anyone following the slew of property market data that has been released of late could be forgiven for being more than just a little bit confused as to how capital city housing markets have truly performed.

Xero acquires Max Solutions after raising $15 million
Michelle Hammond Accountancy software company Xero has raised $15 million to fund global growth and has made its first acquisition for the year, snapping up Max Solutions in a deal worth almost $5 million.

Can our retailers fight back against supplier and landlord rip-offs? Gottliebsen
Robert Gottliebsen Retail operators have been taken advantage of for too long, and it's time they learned to negotiate better rents, supply chains and labour management. But some may not have the skills to do this.

THE LIGHTER SIDE: The changing face of news
Emma Krieger Clarke and Dawe discuss how the Fourth Estate will influence how people feel.

Trends & Ideas

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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

Make sure you can deliver

There is nothing worse as a customer than to find out that what you expected cannot be executed. So be 100% certain you can deliver on your promises. BY TOM MCKASKILL

Property valuations – get them right

Property valuations are relevant in many tax contexts. Getting a valuation wrong can mean more tax to pay. BY TERRY HAYES

The secrets of running a business from the bush

Location has never been less important to the success of a business. BY NINA HENDY

Tammy May

MyBudget director and founder Tammy May explains why her business is recession-proof. BY MADELEINE HEFFERNAN

The Business Bitch

Aunty B

My lovable old bastard of a client won't take my advice!
Aunty B In my view it is very hard to get lovable old bastards to change on the question of control, so get him to focus on getting on with business.

Ask the Experts

Selling strategies

Cold calling is dead, but the red phone is alive and well
Trent Leyshan The phone is still a powerful tool if you know how to utilise its qualities correctly.

IT Systems

What is “as a Service”?
David Markus The big trend for 2012 will be “as a Service” (aaS); part of the jargon for cloud computing which includes PaaS, IaaS and SaaS.

Smart Blogs

The Futurist

Scope not scale
Colin Benjamin As the big end of town shreds jobs to retain profitability, the key to success will increasingly give smart companies the edge through scope not scale.

Female Entrepreneur

Five years of blogging: The reward
Naomi Simson We never know the impact that we may have on another. Even via a simple blog.

Entrepreneur Zone

Tammy May

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

Stan Gordon

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

Rob Davidson

Davidson Recruitment co-founder, Rob Davidson explains the recent spate of collapses in the sector.

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