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Set family business rules clearly and early
2:54PM | Friday, 3 February 2012 | TaskmasterThe bitter family feud between Gina Rinehart and her children is embarrassing and ugly. It underlines the importance of ensuring family disputes don't hamper your business.
Home based business | Running a business from homeSh-t that tech entrepreneurs say
2:18AM | Friday, 3 February 2012 | Oliver MilmanHang around tech start-ups for long enough and you will be able to speak their language. For beginners, however, this guide is quite handy. Just remember to “pivot” at some point.
| Home based business | Work/life balanceOnline community launches Work At Home Person Week
2:49PM | Thursday, 2 February 2012 | Michelle HammondHome-based businesses are being encouraged to make contact with online community Support a Work At Home Person, as it launches the inaugural International Work at Home Person Week.
| Home based business | Technology | Social media | Websites | Running a business from homeGet some sleep
1:19PM | Monday, 30 January 2012 | TaskmasterWe often tend to celebrate those warriors who spend the night working. Yet we should celebrate team members who turn up bright-eyed and well rested.
| Home based business | Work/life balanceBill Gates reflects on the death of Steve Jobs
1:20AM | Friday, 27 January 2012 | Oliver MilmanAlthough the duo were portrayed as bitter entrepreneurial rivals, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were also friends and collaborators. Here, Gates recalls his final interaction with Jobs, as well as reflecting upon the late Apple founder’s legacy.
| Home based business | Work/life balanceWhat sort of banks should we have?
1:11AM | Friday, 20 January 2012 | Oliver MilmanThe (second) global financial downturn has put the focus on whether banks should be reformed. This lively UK discussion throws up some rather left-field ideas.
| Home based business | Work/life balanceGovernment looks to spark home-based business surge with National Telework Week
1:38PM | Monday, 16 January 2012 | Michelle HammondThe Federal Government will stage National Telework Week in November in a bid to highlight the benefits of working from home, on the back of the National Broadband Network rollout.
| Home based business | Work/life balance | Technology | Websites | Running a business from homeThe Page Turner
1:59PM | Friday, 13 January 2012 | Oliver MilmanThey say necessity is the mother of all inventions. Ingenious as it is, we’re not convinced of the desperate consumer need for the Page Turner, however.
| Home based business | Work/life balanceStart the New Year with clear focus
1:01PM | Tuesday, 3 January 2012 | TaskmasterThis year I will be concentrating on the areas where I have real skill. What will you focus on this year?
| Home based business | Work/life balanceRelax, rest and rejuvenate
12:16PM | Thursday, 22 December 2011 | TaskmasterWe’re finally there. The end of another challenging, exciting and experience-filled year that has tested even the most seasoned of entrepreneurs.
| Home based business | Work/life balanceDo some Christmas shopping
12:03PM | Wednesday, 21 December 2011 | TaskmasterIt’s the second last working day of the year and I’m tipping things are winding down at your workplace. So it’s time to grab a few hours and hit the shops. Yes, that’s right. Shopping.
| Home based business | Work/life balanceMake sure you can stay away from your business these holidays
12:44AM | Thursday, 15 December 2011 | TaskmasterI think every entrepreneur is guilty of this one. You plan a break, get everything prepared, do a bit of a handover and leave the office, ready for two weeks in the sun. But just as you’re packing your bathers and beach hat, you see the laptop.
| Home based business | Work/life balance | Leadership | Managing peopleTop 10 businesses started in a garage
12:33PM | Thursday, 1 December 2011 | Oliver MilmanThe humble home garage isn’t just a storage space. It can provide the ideal space to launch a new business.
| Business planning | Home based business | Running a business from home | StartingEmployers urged to review workplaces of home-based staff
11:17PM | Friday, 11 November 2011 | Michelle HammondEmployers are being urged to review the working environments of their employees, including home-based staff, with a new report revealing 90% of employees work in unsafe environments.
| Home based business | Legal matters | Leadership | Workspace | Running a business from homeReview your working from home practices
10:53PM | Friday, 28 October 2011 | TaskmasterIf you have employees working from home, you need to start thinking about OH&S practices.
| Home based business | Legal matters | Leadership | Running a business from homeFrom zero to creative hero
10:13PM | Friday, 7 October 2011 | Michelle HammondBeing temporarily dis-engaged from your parents as a teenager might not sound like the ideal background for a successful entrepreneur. But for Yvette Adams, it was a reality that she managed to turn into an innovative start-up business.
| Home based business | Work/life balance | Growth | Running a business from home | My Best MistakeSMEs urged to get robust over health and safety
9:50PM | Wednesday, 14 September 2011 | Oliver MilmanStart-ups have been urged to review their health and safety policies, particularly in relation to home-based workers, ahead of a looming national OH&S regimen next year.
| Home based business | Legal matters | Leadership | Running a business from homeVaccine product Nanopatch gets $15 million investment
8:00AM | Thursday, 4 August 2011 | Oliver MilmanAn innovative start-up that has developed a needle-free vaccine delivery product has received $15 million in investment capital to commercialise its work.
| Business planning | Financing a business | Venture Capital | Running a business from homeSME bosses reveal biggest entrepreneurial concerns
7:31PM | Wednesday, 20 July 2011 | Michelle HammondSmall business owners are plagued by isolation and an inability to delegate, according to new research conducted by Servcorp.
| Home based business | Work/life balance | Legal matters | Technology | LeadershipWorking from home not always the answer for mumpreneurs: Study
7:26PM | Friday, 8 July 2011 | Michelle HammondA new report claims women who have three children are less likely to return to paid work, but successful mumpreneurs say starting a home-based business is not necessarily the answer.
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