Pizza shop’s help wanted sign goes viral
A restaurant burned by unreliable workers has bluntly advertised what they’re looking for on a sign hung outside their front door.
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Cafe changes sign after job advert smashed
An Aussie cafe has apologised and backflipped on a controversial job advertisement that called for a “female barista”.
‘Unliveable’: Bakery broken into for 42nd time
An Alice Springs business owner shining a light on the local crime wave says the town will soon be “unliveable”, after his bakery was trashed for the 42nd time.
Mum’s $1k gamble makes $2.3 million
The Brisbane mum lost her job just a few weeks before giving birth to her first child but a gamble with $1000 in savings has turned into a “wild” ride.
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Two-speed economy hits tourism
SOME of Australia’s hottest regional holiday spots are struggling to attract tourists for more than a fleeting visit as a two-speed economy emerges in the key industry.
Make a business plan, then change it
YOU have to question sometimes why people go into business. It is a life of independence, that’s for sure, but also of slavery.
Twitter co-founder’s Australian plan
TWITTER co-founder Jack Dorsey talks up his plans to break into Australia with a new app that acts as a real-time cash register for small businesses.
Good service key to survival
THE going is getting tougher for small businesses but surprisingly most don’t see big business as the main threat to their survival.
When Christmas splurges peak
HAVE you budgeted for Christmas spending yet? Commonwealth Bank had done it for you and its forecast is pretty scary.
What the free trade deal means for you
IT’S being billed as the deal of a lifetime for Australia’s economy, and after nine long years, it’s finally being signed in Canberra today.
The people waging war on halal
THERE’s a pervasive conspiracy theory floating out there. That all ‘real’ Australians should stop buying halal food or you’ll end up funding terrorists.
The town that could ban tobacco completely
IT’S a little town with 7700 people. And it’s about to put itself on the map if it pulls off a ban on all tobacco. But not everyone is happy.
‘Pyramid scheme’ settles for $17m
MULTI-LEVEL marketing company Herbalife USA has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleges its business model is a pyramid scheme.
So just what’s the big idea anyway?
SOME people have good ideas. Some can turn them into projects, then into successful ventures. There are few people, though, who can do all three.
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