Running a business from home
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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.
Online 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.
Government 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.
Top 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.
Employers 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.
Review 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.
From 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.
SMEs 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.
Vaccine 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.
Working 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.
Telstra ordered to pay home-based worker’s injury costs
6:17PM | Monday, 27 June 2011 | Michelle HammondStart-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.
Flexibility-focused females launching twice as many start-ups as men: Report
6:05PM | Tuesday, 14 June 2011 | Michelle HammondFemale 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.
Standing out from the eBay crowd
3:35PM | Wednesday, 16 March 2011 | Michelle HammondA website staple for bargain seekers and independent retailers, do opportunities still exist for eBay start-ups now that the market is so crowded?
Flexible working touted as answer to commuting gripes
3:56PM | Friday, 11 March 2011 | Michelle HammondA new report reveals flexible working arrangements could slash employees’ unhappiness over dangerous drivers, traffic jams and body odour when commuting to work.
Moving on up – and out
3:05PM | Wednesday, 2 March 2011 | Michelle HammondOperating a home-based business is no longer reserved for stay-at-home mums and retirees.
Social media usage differs by gender
2:27PM | Friday, 18 February 2011 | Michelle HammondA new survey reveals that men prefer instant messaging to communicate with colleagues and customers away from the workplace while women gravitate towards social media.
Recruitment agency
12:39PM | Tuesday, 7 December 2010 | Michelle HammondRecruitment is an industry worth millions, but you’ll struggle to survive if you don’t do your research first.
Bed and breakfast business
12:38PM | Wednesday, 1 December 2010 | Michelle HammondRunning 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.
Home-based businesses have edge due to commuting ‘drain’
11:00AM | Wednesday, 17 November 2010 | Michelle HammondA new study shows home-based businesses are at an advantage to other firms due to the “drain” of commuting to a workplace.
When should you base your business at home?
11:38PM | Friday, 12 November 2010 | Gayle BryantThe idea of working from home is an attractive one – and one that many thousands have acted upon.
