The latest consumer and business confidence figures in Australia might be heading north, but elsewhere in the world it’s another matter. …
Trade seminars can be a trap for the unwary exporter when prejudices can be presented in lieu of expertise. Don’t turn cultural perspecti…
Great people are critical to a great business. In a tight employment market, employers must concentrate on recruiting and retaining the righ…
I am a very trusting soul; some might say naïve in my positive outlook. So if someone does lie to me, it cuts me to the core. Two sided …
Not only will we soon have more union-sponsored candidates for safe seats than at any time since Federation, we will also see the battle of …
Why is John Howard trying to get elected by banging on about IR when he should be talking about how to start businesses and remove barriers …
One of my entrepreneur friends said to me recently: “If it was easy running a business, wouldn’t everybody do it?” One of my …
It would be easy to miss that morning exercise but I aways feel better for it, and pat myself on the back for passing the first test of the …
Beware election year complacency. There are signs that crises could be created that SMEs won’t like. Everyone is being way too compl…
Recently one of my closest friends died suddenly and unexpectedly…. I find it harder to respect people who are very overweight. Rec…
