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Working from home not always the answer for mumpreneurs: Study

7:26PM | Friday, 8 July 2011 | Michelle Hammond

A 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.

Home based business  | Running a business from home

Telstra ordered to pay home-based worker’s injury costs

6:17PM | Monday, 27 June 2011 | Michelle Hammond

Start-ups with home-based staff have been handed a stark warning after Telstra was forced to pay legal and medical costs for an employee who suffered work-related injuries while at home.

 | Home based business  | Legal matters  | Leadership  | Workspace  | Running a business from home

Flexibility-focused females launching twice as many start-ups as men: Report

6:05PM | Tuesday, 14 June 2011 | Michelle Hammond

Female entrepreneurs launched almost twice as many new firms in the past 12 months as their male counterparts, according to a new report, as more women strike a balance between work and motherhood.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Work/life balance  | Running a business from home

Six in 10 SMEs allow staff to work from home: Report

4:22PM | Wednesday, 27 April 2011 | Oliver Milman

The trend towards more flexible working has been underlined by new research that reveals that six in 10 small businesses allow employees to work from home.

 | Work/life balance

Women ‘more motivated to start-up than men’: COSBOA

4:00AM | Monday, 11 April 2011 | Michelle Hammond

Employees' goals differ by gender, with women more driven to start-up than men, according to the head of the peak small business lobby group.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Work/life balance

Standing out from the eBay crowd

3:35PM | Wednesday, 16 March 2011 | Michelle Hammond

A website staple for bargain seekers and independent retailers, do opportunities still exist for eBay start-ups now that the market is so crowded?

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Growth  | Growth Strategy  | Technology  | Websites  | Running a business from home  | Planning stage  | Starting  | Growing

Flexible working touted as answer to commuting gripes

3:56PM | Friday, 11 March 2011 | Michelle Hammond

A new report reveals flexible working arrangements could slash employees’ unhappiness over dangerous drivers, traffic jams and body odour when commuting to work.

 | Home based business  | Leadership  | Managing people  | Running a business from home

Moving on up – and out

3:05PM | Wednesday, 2 March 2011 | Michelle Hammond

Operating a home-based business is no longer reserved for stay-at-home mums and retirees.

 | Home based business  | Growth  | Growth Strategy  | Running a business from home  | Starting  | Growing

Social media usage differs by gender

2:27PM | Friday, 18 February 2011 | Michelle Hammond

A new survey reveals that men prefer instant messaging to communicate with colleagues and customers away from the workplace while women gravitate towards social media.

 | Home based business  | Technology  | Social media  | Websites  | Running a business from home

Putting the balance into work/life balance

2:24PM | Wednesday, 2 February 2011 | Tammy May

Work/life balance has become a hot topic in the past five to 10 years, with increasing numbers of entrepreneurs admitting they don’t achieve it, others aspiring to it, and some dismissing it all together.

 | Work/life balance  | Growth  | Growth Strategy

Employees hoping for better work-life balance

1:30PM | Monday, 31 January 2011 | Michelle Hammond

New research reveals 83% of Australians are hoping to improve their work-life balance in 2011 on the back of a demanding work year in 2010.

 | Work/life balance  | Leadership  | Managing people  | How to hire staff

Joseph Campbell

1:41AM | Friday, 21 January 2011 | Kate Sallai

Follow your bliss.

 | Work/life balance  | Growth  | Business advice and education

The three A’s of awesome

1:47AM | Friday, 14 January 2011 | Kate Sallai

Neil Pasricha, founder of the successful 1000 Awesome Things blog, tells TEDxToronto the three secrets to leading an awesome life – all beginning with the letter ‘a’.

 | Work/life balance  | Growth  | Growth Strategy  | How I did it  | Business advice and education

Block off your holidays

1:53PM | Monday, 10 January 2011 | The Taskmaster

This year is one where you are going to studiously avoid burnout and be mentally fresh at all times. And that means scheduling breaks to keep the batteries recharged.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Work/life balance

Pat yourself on the back

12:49AM | Wednesday, 22 December 2010 | The Taskmaster

Every year you survive and thrive in small business is something that should be celebrated.

 | Work/life balance  | Leadership

Recruitment agency

12:39PM | Tuesday, 7 December 2010 | Michelle Hammond

Recruitment is an industry worth millions, but you’ll struggle to survive if you don’t do your research first.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Growth  | Buy a business  | Running a business from home  | How to start a...

Bed and breakfast business

12:38PM | Wednesday, 1 December 2010 | Michelle Hammond

Running a bed and breakfast might seem like a fairly simple and pain-free start-up, but there are several hurdles to success in the sector.

 | Planning  | Business planning  | Home based business  | Growth  | Buy a business  | Running a business from home  | How to start a...

Abraham Lincoln

11:57AM | Friday, 26 November 2010 | Kate Sallai

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count.  It's the life in your years.

 | Work/life balance  | Growth  | Growth Strategy  | Leadership

Home-based businesses have edge due to commuting ‘drain’

11:00AM | Wednesday, 17 November 2010 | Michelle Hammond

A new study shows home-based businesses are at an advantage to other firms due to the “drain” of commuting to a workplace.

 | Home based business  | Running a business from home

When should you base your business at home?

11:38PM | Friday, 12 November 2010 | Gayle Bryant

The idea of working from home is an attractive one – and one that many thousands have acted upon.

 | Home based business  | Running a business from home  | Planning stage  | Starting
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