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Now is a good time for small businesses to start laying out what they want of government. My own suggestions range from dismissal to mentori…

We’re in a digital age, so of course employees will communicate through networking sites. Does that mean their employer is not engaging th…

Personal assistants and sales reps are the most likely staff members to be sacked, according to a SmartCompany/Roy Morgan Poll released toda…

Business owners say that Labor’s IR policy will stifle growth, a new poll reveals. They see sacking off the agenda, but also say that hiri…

As business owners and CEOs, we need to review culture and determine what aspects of culture are benefiting business and what aspects are ho…

Dear Aunty B,

I have a small company that was started about three years ago. We are growing rapidly and cash flow has started t…

Dear Aunty B,

We used to pay a lot more for our products and so we charged a lot more. We’ve recently found a cheaper supplier …

Dear Aunty B,

I am distraught. I started a recruitment company four years ago and for the first few years it struggled, but I went out of…

Dear Aunty B,

I have 8000 emails in my in-box. How can I clean up my in-box – or better still get someone to do it for me?

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Dear Aunty B,

I have just expanded from six staff to 15 in the last year. I have always had an open-door policy. Lately the interruptions…