Should you be allowed to whinge?
IF YOU experience bad service, should you complain about it online? One man doesn’t think so. He’s on a mission to make the internet a nicer place.
Small Business
Six lessons from start-ups
VERY few people are able to thrive in a start-up environment. It’s not a job — it’s a lifestyle. Here are six tips on how to survive from someone who made it.
Cheapest tender won’t always win government work
IN government contract work, the red tape can be more onerous than working with private enterprise and the competition for tenders can be hot.
Is your tradie ripping you off?
AUSTRALIANS have a love-hate relationship with tradies. We need them, often at short notice, but we don’t trust them to deal with us honestly.
The shocking real-life hazards of eating out
PERSPEX and metal shavings in your food, flying signs and food poisoning. If these claims are anything to go by, we should all cook at home more.
Why you need to fail to succeed
WHO wants to be a millionaire? Don’t we all. Hear what these guys have to say — they’ve made the mistakes so you don’t have to.
Radical replacement for eBay?
THIS company is hoping to become the new eBay, and it has some rather innovative ideas. Would you use its alternative?
Restaurant workers take $120 million pay cut
AUSTRALIAN restaurants are expected to save $120 million a year as they claim victory in a battle over weekend penalty rates.
Think twice before going to war
FOR those seeking to acquire market share, the race to the bottom price is the most common strategy.
Cult businesses you need to know
YOU know that one shop that’s so good, you tell all your friends about it? These businesses have developed serious cult followings.
A bird in the hand is worth …?
THE cost of acquiring a new customer is significantly more than keeping an existing one. Six to seven times more, writes Ross Greenwood.
Why multi-tasking is a myth
WITH ever more work piling onto our desks, you’d have to be the most adept multitasker to get it done. But multi-tasking is a myth and here’s how to convince your boss.
The creepy truth about Facebook
IT’S no secret Facebook knows a lot about its users, but it might surprise people to realise just how much. It’s starting to get a little bit creepy.
Confessions of a celeb supernanny
PRIVATE jets, $900 tips, a designer wardrobe and lavish holidays. Meet the Aussie nanny caring for the world’s richest kids.
From a chance encounter to business gold
A CHANCE encounter and government red tape led these Aussie young guns down an unlikely path together. But it almost didn’t happen.
So three guys walk into a bar and never leave
THREE bankers walked into a bar and never walked out. It’s not a joke — these guys chucked it all in to start their dream company – and it’s paying off.
How to outsource your life
HATE running errands? Organising your garage? Cooking dinner? Well there’s good news. You can outsource all the boring bits of your life.
Steal executive secrets for yourself
THEY’RE not perfect and they won’t try to please you either. Here are the key traits of top executives and how you can steal them for yourself.
Fighting chance against shootings
IN A world where military-style lockdowns are a reality, a group of people have come up with something that could save hundreds of lives.
How to earn $1185 a month doing nothing
NO, IT’S not a pyramid scheme, an email from your departed grandmother or a plea for help from a Nigerian prince.
This kid is already better at life than you
SAM Smith is only 12 years old and he’s already living the dream. He left school three years ago and now makes money doing what he loves.
Aussie tech industry’s best kept secret
IN A rundown warehouse near Sydney’s Chinatown is a hive of workers feverishly vying to be the next big thing. And they’re attracting some major attention.
Don’t put that word on the menu
IT’S a mouth watering dessert, but this Aussie cafe’s choice of name is leaving customers with a bitter taste in their mouths.
‘Let me tell you, failure f**king sucks’
AT 20, Nikki Durkin had her own company, millions in funding and huge dreams, but inside things were falling apart. Here’s the dark side of the start-up scene.
‘Let me tell you, failure f**king sucks’
AT 20, Nikki Durkin had her own company, millions in funding and huge dreams, but inside things were falling apart. Here’s the dark side of the start-up scene.
5 most common small business mistakes
LIFE is about making mistakes. But in business, they can cost you money, clients – and your future. So how can you skip the learning curve, and avoid the pitfalls?
Bilson: Cut small business some slack
ULTRA conservative lending practices among big banks are killing the entrepreneurial spirit for small businesses, Minister Bruce Bilson said today.
Six simple tricks to boost your business
SOCIAL media is a tricky business — how do you build a virtual following and engage your audience, without annoying them? It’s a fine line, say experts.
We launched two start-ups while unexpectedly pregnant
THERE’S never a ‘right time’ to start your own business. Jacqui and Michael Scruby quit their high-paying corporate gigs to follow their passions and then unexpectedly fell pregnant.
Marketing key for small business success
MARKETING is vital for small business so it’s important to get the most bang for your buck, writes Nhada Larkin
Which online businesses are set to boom?
THERE’s a lot of money to be made in setting up your own online store with some categories more lucrative than others. Where will your cash cow lie?
SPC Ardmona assistance rejected
THE Federal Government has announced it will not give struggling food processor SPC Ardmona an assistance package.
Make your business idea successful
CREATING a new business is a difficult process, Nhada Larkin has some tips to make it work
How to get your business ready for sale
ONE of the biggest rewards that comes from building a small business can be selling it to a willing buyer, hopefully for a handsome profit.
Why property is the best investment
LESLEY Ratz is a self-employed Lorraine Lea Linen area manager from Brisbane. Here she talks about her best investment.
10 worst celebrity business fails
BLESS those celebrities, they try so hard. But sometimes acting and singing talents just don’t translate into the business world. Here are their 10 biggest flops.
Chef: Crying babies ruin my restaurant
ONE couple brought their eight-month-old to a fine dining restaurant that costs $250 just to book a table. The baby wouldn’t stop crying. So the chef had to say something.
Trio set to launch hi-tech toaster
THREE Adelaide entrepreneurs have developed a hi-tech toaster that may be the best thing since sliced bread.
Business trying to absorb carbon tax
STRUGGLING manufacturing firms are experiencing a carbon tax squeeze, but many are unwilling to raise prices.
Nominate your favourite business
AUSTRALIANS are being encouraged to help recognise hardworking small and medium businesses by nominating them in the Telstra Business Awards.
Cheeky bum burger advertisement banned
THE controversial magazine ad showing the contents of a burger in between a woman’s bottom has been banned by the Advertising Standards Board after community uproar.
Online niche product owners thrive
AUSTRALIA’S craftiest small business owners are bucking the trend of high business failure rates by starting online with a niche product.
Bosses fear new bully dob-in laws
BOSSES fear staff blackmail over new powers imposed by the former Labor government for workers to dob in an office bully.
The words that are killing your career
STILL waiting for that elusive promotion? You might be doing things all wrong. Here are the 10 buzzwords that could be killing your career.
The secrets of successful people
GLAMOROUS lives and high flying jobs make them the envy of millions. But behind the scenes it can be a different story. Here is the other, dark side of success.
Cash-in hand crackdown
THE taxman will crack down on cash-in-hand payments, targeting blue collar workers in its quest to catch out cheats.
Why online shopping is about to get pricey
BETTER get all your online shopping out of the way soon. If the government has its way, it might be about to get rather expensive.
Mystery of the shadowy Bitcoin master
WE ONLY know one thing about the founder of this shadowy billion-dollar enterprise – his name. It just gets more mysterious from there.
Sweeten christmas sales with discounts
When it comes to luring shoppers this Christmas, there are a few sure fire ways to get it right. Here are tips from the experts on how to have a bumper season.
One less headache for small business
GOOD news for small business – the Government’s going to give you a big helping hand.
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