Big Mac bows to little McCurry
A SMALL Malaysian curry house has won a battle against fast food giant McDonald’s, winning the right to call itself McCurry Restaurant.
Small Business
WD-40 seeks help for new ideas
THE Australian CEO of the lubricant WD-40 is turning to his customers worldwide to ask them for ideas for a new product.
Regional flavour to food gongs
ALL the winners in the Appetite for Excellence Awards are from outside the cities.
More SMEs sure of second-half profits
MORE small businesses are confident about posting a profit in the second half of 2009, the latest National Australia Bank survey shows.
Emerson’s tough love
CRAIG Emerson is unlikely to ever be confused with a typical small business minister anxious to protect his constituency.
Our oldest private company
AUSTRALIA’S oldest privately owned company celebrates its 180th year, but it has never experienced anything like this crisis.
Kleenmaid creditors vote to liquidate
THE creditors of Kleenmaid Group have voted for the white goods company to be wound up.
Tax break to keep state in business
TREASURER Troy Buswell has stunned the West Australian business community by unveiling a unique plan to refund their payroll tax for a year, a move he says will stimulate growth and save jobs.
ThinkSmart boss bucks the trend
FOR ThinkSmart boss Ned Montarello, the latest reporting season was a breeze.
Small business faces strife
SMALL and medium-sized firms in NSW have been suffering the worst business conditions in the country since the global economic crisis tightened its grip.
Capitalising on multiculturalism
JOSEPH Chou left his home in China to make his fortune working in the Australian property market.
ACCC backs franchisee action
MOBILE phone retailer Allphones could be forced to pay millions of dollars in damages after the corporate watchdog agreed to represent more than 100 franchisees pursuing allegedly withheld commissions.
Waiting game secures fame
SHE hand-picked the waiters and waitresses at the wedding dinner of actress Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.
Westpac plans to top SME lending
WESTPAC has outlined a plan to overtake National Australia Bank as the nation’s biggest lender to the $60billion small and medium-sized business segment.
When big resumes chase small jobs
BIOLOGIST David Weinberg received feelers from a biotechnology start-up shortly after Merck & Co laid him off in October.
Cyber scams on the up in the downturn
The bear economy is creating a bull market for cyber-crooks.
Aussie’s eBay paydirt
ONLINE auction giant eBay has invited a small Australian company to offer payment services on its US website, opening the door to a $US25 billion ($34.6 billion) market.
Chocolate may be recession proof
EVEN in a recession, frugal consumers shell out cash for popular premium chocolate.
Rudd developing jobs plan for crisis
The Rudd government is working on options for a jobs package to help stave off the predicted job losses of thousands of workers.
How to cut costs without firing staff
AS layoffs mount amid the slowing economy, some employers are cutting costs without axing jobs.
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